Bostyx rocks the NPAC

Bostyx, a merger of the Boston and Styx rock bands, didn’t disappoint as they rocked the house down Saturday at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio. The band had the honor of being the final concert of the 2017-18 concert season at the NPAC. The new concert season will likely be announced sometime […]

Gas prices up in VW; still below state ave.

VW independent/submitted information While the low gasoline price in Van Wert was 21 cents higher than last, it still remained below the state and national average. The low price in Van Wert today is $2.54 per gallon, at both Murphy’s USA in the Towne Center shopping center and the Lassus Handy Dandy station on North […]

NPAC video tour

Local resident Terry Dietsch has been producing YouTube videos of a number of Van Wert landmarks over the last few months. The latest project is a video tour of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio (above), which area residents should find entertaining.

Van Wert BDC schedules annual meeting

VW independent/submitted information The annual meeting of the Business Development Corporation of Van Wert Inc. (BDC), an Ohio not-for-profit corporation, will be held at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, at Willow Bend Country Club, 579 Hospital Drive in Van Wert. Any adult resident of Van Wert County who actively registers at the annual meeting and […]

Gertie (Jara) Jurczyk

Gertie Jurczyk (nee Jara), 79, of Mansfield, and formerly of Amherst and Lorain, died Saturday, April 21, 2018, in Mansfield surrounded by her children. Gertie was born October 10, 1938, in Lorain the daughter of Peter and Bertha Jara (nee Wojewodka), who both preceded her in death. On June 18, 1960, she married Clarence (Larry) […]

Lancers have big day at DSJ Invite

Van Wert independent sports/submitted information DELPHOS — Lincolnview enjoyed a successful day at the Delphos St.. John’s Track Invitational, with the Lancers scoring 142 points and winning the championship trophy, and the Lady Lancers scored 121 points to earn the runner-up trophy. Top three finishers for the boys: Evan Cox (1st high jump), Brad Korte […]

Weekend HS baseball, softball recap

Van Wert independent sports Cougars win baseball DH against Delphos St. John’s Van Wert won a 2-1 pitchers duel, then followed up with a 16-4 victory over the Blue Jays at Stadium Park on Saturday. In the first game, Holden Willingham held Delphos St. John’s to just two hits. A first inning sacrifice fly by […]

Student Athlete of the Week nominations

Van Wert independent sports All area spring sports coaches — baseball, softball, track and field and tennis — along with athletic directors are encouraged to send in nominations for the Van Wert independent/Northwest Ohio Welch Trophy Student Athlete of the Week. Nominations for the award must be submitted via email (sports@thevwindependent.com) by 12 p.m. on […]

Marjorie L. Brodbeck

Marjorie L. Brodbeck, 75, of Willshire, passed away early Saturday morning, April 21, 2018, at Lima Memorial Hospital, where she was a patient. She was born May 11, 1942, in Mercer County, the daughter of Charles and Norma (German) Zizelman, who both preceded her in death. She married Earl Brodbeck Jr., who survives in Willshire. […]

Convoy ribboncutting

Tom and Chris Gibson, owners of Gibson’s Barnyard BBQ, now have a restaurant in downtown Convoy. The Gibsons, who started a barbecue catering business seven years ago that has grown and now provides food for a number of large and small area events, celebrated the opening of their restaurant at 110 W. Tully St. in […]