Former Van Wert High School marching band members and current band members came together for a show during halftime of the Van Wert-Wapakoneta football game Friday evening. Alumni band members included VWHS graduates from 1951 through 2017. Scott Truxell/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 09/02/17 at 7:56 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Moderate temperatures Friday provided excellent weather for the 2017 Van Wert County Fair’s third day of activities and events. Big draws were the Heroes & Legends Wrestling, the ABBMR & Michindoh Tractor Pull, and several Junior Fair livestock shows. Meanwhile, more activities and events are on tap for the weekend, starting with […]
POSTED: 09/02/17 at 7:54 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Van Wert’s Nate Place capped off a 12-play, 73-yard drive with a one-yard touchdown run with 56 seconds left, then intercepted a long pass to secure a 26-20 win over visiting Wapakoneta. Friday’s home-opening victory avenged a 52-6 loss in last year’s season finale. “What a difference a year makes,” Van […]
POSTED: 09/02/17 at 7:51 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Nate Place scores from the one yard line in the fourth quarter of Friday’s 26-20 win over Wapakoneta. Video by Scott Truxell/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 09/02/17 at 7:51 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor CONVOY — It was a game that won’t soon be forgotten. The Crestview Knights rallied from an 18-point first quarter deficit, and held on to defeat the Hicksville Aces 41-40 on Friday night. “Both teams laid it all on the line,” Crestview head coach Jared Owens said. “Even though we had […]
POSTED: 09/02/17 at 7:50 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Health (ODH) is warning of a phone scam where callers posing as health department staff are asking for personal information that the department would never seek over the phone. The callers use Caller ID spoofing technology to make it appear that they are calling from a credible […]
POSTED: 09/02/17 at 7:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach has announced that, during this year’s Van Wert County Fair, his office will once again be assisting citizens with registering to receive an automatic email alert when a registered sex offender moves into an area near their home. Sheriff Riggenbach said that, on Saturday, September […]
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Submitted information The Master Gardener Volunteer (MGV) Program is a national and international organization designed to provide opportunities for gardening enthusiasts of all types and levels to acquire training in numerous aspects of gardening and landscaping, to develop long-lasting friendships with other MGVs, to learn from other MGVs, and to provide an outlet for those […]
POSTED: 09/02/17 at 7:36 am. FILED UNDER: News
James Alan “Jim” Dibert, 69, of Van Wert, passed away at 8:30 a.m. Friday, September 1, 2017, at his residence. He was born January 22, 1948, in Lim, the son of J. Edsel and Alice (Burkhart) Dibert, who both preceded him in death. On September 29, 1969, he married Deb Helen Dibert, who survives in […]
POSTED: 09/01/17 at 3:12 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Thursday was Veterans Day at the Van Wert County Fair, and a large contingent of veterans from Vietnam, Korea, and even a few remaining World War II vets, showed up for a lunch of bean soup and cornbread, as well as a few surprises from the Van Wert County Veterans Service Office. […]
POSTED: 09/01/17 at 7:30 am. FILED UNDER: News