Van Wert independent sports Pairings have been set for OHSAA girls’ basketball sectional tournaments. Local matchups are listed below. Division II at Spencerville High School St. Marys will play Shawnee at 6:15 p.m. February 20, followed by Van Wert and Elida at approximately 8 p.m. The St. Marys/Shawnee winner will play Bath in the upper […]
POSTED: 02/05/18 at 7:50 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports/submitted information ADA — Allen East scored a total of 233.5 points to take the 2018 Northwest Conference Wrestling Championship held at Ada High School on Saturday. Columbus Grove finished second with 199 points while Bluffton took third with 195 points. Repeating as conference champs for the second consecutive year, Allen East’s […]
POSTED: 02/05/18 at 7:49 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports All area winter sports coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to send nominations for the Van Wert independent/Northwest Ohio Welch Trophy Student-Athlete of the week to: sports@thevwindependent.com. Nominations must be received by 12 p.m. on Tuesday. One name will be picked and the winner will receive a T-shirt from Northwest Ohio […]
POSTED: 02/05/18 at 7:49 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Five fire departments, Convoy, Ohio City, Wren, Van Wert, and Monroeville, Indiana, sent firefighters and vehicles to fight a house fire (above) on Convoy Road, approximately 3 miles west of Convoy, at approximately 3:50 p.m. Saturday. The house was a total loss, but no one was reportedly injured in the fire. The newly-formed Community Emergency […]
POSTED: 02/03/18 at 11:38 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Richard J. “Dick” Smith, 82, of Van Wert, went to his heavenly home at 10:51 a.m. Friday, February 2, 2018, at his residence while surrounded by his loving family. Dick was born March 23, 1935, in Van Wert, the son of Irene (Mundy) and Glenn Smith Sr., who both preceded him in death. He was […]
POSTED: 02/03/18 at 11:16 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Approximately 700 high school 10th-graders had the chance to learn about Vantage Career Center’s 17 career programs during Vantage’s Sophomore Day on Friday. Sophomores spent the day learning construction techniques, painting auto bodies — either virtually with Vantage’s new virtual paint system or in its paint booth — learned to weld, and […]
POSTED: 02/03/18 at 8:21 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information LIMA — A new administrative area within the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is now under the leadership of Chris Hughes of Van Wert County. Hughes was named capital programs administrator for ODOT District 1 late last year. District 1 includes the counties of Allen, Defiance, Hancock, Hardin, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert, and […]
POSTED: 02/03/18 at 8:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information With the recent release of information on the formation of the Van Wert County CERT (Community Emergency Response Team), the Van Wert community is already responding, with businesses contacting the EMA Office advising they are wanting to partner with the local program. Walmart employees (in photo at right) recently donated a television […]
POSTED: 02/03/18 at 8:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information CELINA — A new center that promises to be a driving force in agriculture education and water quality research has officially opened at Wright State University’s Lake Campus. About 100 people crowded into the Agriculture and Water Quality Education Center on Friday to watch Wright State President Cheryl B. Schrader cut the ribbon […]
POSTED: 02/03/18 at 8:01 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information A benefit Trivia Night will be held at Van Wert Elks Lodge 1197 at 7 p.m. Saturday, February 17. Doors will open at 6:30 that evening. Rounds of trivia will be led by Landeck’s trivia master while raffles and other games are offered. Don’t miss out on this opportunity for great prizes. […]
POSTED: 02/03/18 at 7:55 am. FILED UNDER: News