Gasoline prices decrease a bit for week

VW independent/submitted information Local gasoline prices have stayed mostly static, with all but one Van Wert service station selling gasoline at or below the state average. The lowest prices are at Murphy USA in the Towne Center shopping center and Lassus Handy Dandy on North Washington Street, which are selling gasoline for $2.53 per gallon. […]

ODOT Dist. 1 lists local highway projects

VW independent/submitted information LIMA — The Ohio Department of Transportation’s District 1 lists the following construction projects ongoing this week in Van Wert, Paulding, and Putnam counties: Van Wert County U.S. 30, between Dull Robinson and Richey roads, west of the city of Van Wert, will be reduced to one lane in each direction through the […]

Kline, Place ready to lead their teams

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor When the 2018 high school football season kicks off on August 24, Van Wert County will field two of the more athletic quarterbacks around. Drew Kline will begin his third full season as the signal caller for the Crestview Knights, while Nate Place will begin his second season taking snaps from […]

Questions for The Monday Mailbag

Van Wert independent sports The Monday Mailbag will make its debut on August 20, at www.thevwindependent.com sports. The Monday Mailbag will feature questions from area readers on any sports topic — high school sports, collegiate sports, and sports at the pro level. Send your questions to sports@thevwindependent.com by 8 p.m. each Sunday, and indicate if […]

Crestview to host Van Wert

Submitted information CONVOY — The Crestview varsity football team will host the Van Wert Cougars in a jamboree game at 7 p.m. Friday, August 17,  at the Crestview Athletic Complex. The jamboree is approved by the OHSAA and both schools contribute financially to the OHSAA Foundation which provides scholarships to Ohio student-athletes. Gate admission is $5 […]

Harold L. Shaffer

Harold L. “Short” Shaffer, 73, of Rockford, died early Saturday morning, August 11, 2018, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born in Celina on June 30, 1945, the son of John William and Grayce (Gibson) Shaffer, who both preceded him in death. On October 19, 1968, he married Patricia A. […]

Court rejects man’s request for new trial

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Ohio Third District Court of Appeals has denied yet another appeal of a man originally convicted of rape and gross sexual imposition nine years ago in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Gregory Bradley was sentenced to 15 years to life after his conviction by a jury on the rape charge […]

Fair Board makes changes to fair gates

VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert County Agricultural Society’s Board of Directors has made a decision to decrease the number of gates for the 2018 edition of the Van Wert County Fair. During Fair week, Gates 2 and 3 along U.S. 127 will no longer be available for entrance to the fair. The board made […]

ODH: Make sure students are vaccinated

Submitted information COLUMBUS — As the summer begins to wind down, it is time for parents to begin thinking about preparing to send their children back to school. Along with remembering school staples such as folders and back packs, the Ohio Department of Health (ODH) wants to remind parents to get their children immunized for […]

C’view Middle School sets orientation

VW independent/submitted information Crestview Middle School will be holding sixth grade orientation at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 15, in the school auditeria for all incoming sixth graders and their parents. Students will be able to meet their teachers, as well as visit classrooms, locate lockers, and walk through the daily schedules. Parents who have not […]