Lady Lancers surge past Fort Jennings

Van Wert independent sports FORT JENNINGS — A strong second quarter sparked Lincolnview to a 54-45 road win against Fort Jennings on Monday night. The Lady Lancers trailed 21-16 when Alena Looser hit a trey, then Olivia Gorman drained consecutive triples to give Lincolnivew a 25-21 lead. Gorman followed up with a pair of buckets […]

Local AAU tryouts scheduled for March

Van Wert independent sports/submitted information NWOHIO Basketball Club tryouts for seventh and eighth grade boys will be held on Sunday, March 4, at 6 p.m. at Van Wert High School and for thirrd, fourth, fifth and sixth grade boys on Sunday, March 11, at 6 p.m. at Van Wert High School. Tryouts for grades 9-11 […]

Charles E. Dixon

Charles E. “Chuckie” Dixon, 61, of Van Wert, passed away 1:20 a.m. Monday, February 5, 2018, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. He was born June 14, 1956, in Van Wert, the son of Francis L. and Margaret L. Dixon, who both preceded him in death. Charles was a longtime member of Trinity […]

Local student musicians perform at recital

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor More than 50 high school musicians put their talents on display during the 15th annual Van Wert County Young Artists Showcase held Sunday afternoon in the sanctuary of First United Methodist Church in Van Wert. The event, which was formerly called the Young Artists Recital, has been sponsored by The Van Wert […]

Tricera-what?

It was a zoo at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio on Saturday. Actually, it was a Dinosaur Zoo, as puppets of creatures extinct for 65 million years still managed to excite and awe youngsters during Saturday’s performance. Here a “zookeeper” talks about a triceratops that wandered onstage at the NPAC. Dave Mosier/Van […]

Local gasoline prices stayed fairly stable

VW independent/submitted information Retail gasoline prices ranged from a low of $2.33 per gallon, a couple of cents over last week, to a high of $2.39, which was significantly lower than the high last week. The low price was, again, at Murphy USA in the Towne Center shopping center. One Stop Shop, 214 N. Washington […]

Entrepreneurship Fair

An Entrepreneurship Fair was held Saturday for local residents wanting to start their own businesses. A good-sized group of entrepreneur-wannabes attended the event. Here, Van Wert Area Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Stacy Adam welcomes attendees. Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent

Knights race past the Hicksville Aces

Van Wert independent sports HICKSVILLE — Crestview used a big second half to turn what was a close game against Hicksville into a rout. Leading 34-31 to begin the third quarter, the Knights outscored the Aces 25-13 in the period and 13-7 in the fourth quarter to win 72-51. Derek Stout scored 10 of his […]

Lancers fall to Delphos St. John’s

Van Wert independent sports DELPHOS — Delphos St. John’s celebrated 100 years of basketball, then held Lincolnview’s potent scoring attack in check during a 50-31 non-conference win over the visiting Lancers on Saturday. The Blue Jays jumped out to a 15-7 lead after one quarter, then led 28-14 at halftime and 50-36 after three quarters. […]

On the Air: radio stations WKSD/WERT

Van Wert independent sports Here is this week’s high school broadcast schedule for radio stations WKSD 99.7FM and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM. All games also stream live at www.thevwindependent.com. Unless otherwise noted, coverage will begin at approximately 7 p.m. with tipoff at 7:30 that evening. Please note the schedule is subject to change. Monday, February 5 Woodlan […]