The Van Wert County Courthouse

Monday, Oct. 13, 2025

The Van Wert High School varsity baseball team defeated Vermilion 13-2 to win the Division II regional championship at Bowling Green on Friday evening. The Cougars will now play in the Division II state championship final four at Akron. photos by Bob Barnes/Van Wert independent

POSTED: 06/01/19 at 7:03 am. FILED UNDER: News

YMCA Camp Clay Director Kevin Morrison thanked Westwood Behavioral Health Center in Van Wert for its generous sponsorship of the Aqua Park and splash pad on Monday, June 3. Area residents can enjoy $3 admission Monday-Thursday all summer, thanks to the YMCA’s business sponsors. Shown with Morrison are unidentified members of Westwood’s staff. YMCA photo

POSTED: 06/01/19 at 6:59 am. FILED UNDER: News

Submitted information BOWLING GREEN — U.S. Representative Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) hosted a Stopping Senior Scams Workshop at the Penta Career Center in Perrysburg Township. Latta was joined by representatives from the Federal Trade Commission and the IRS’s Taxpayer Advocate Service, and advocates for aging populations from multiple Ohio counties were in attendance. The workshop focused […]

POSTED: 06/01/19 at 6:57 am. FILED UNDER: News

First United Methodist Elementary Sunday school classes collected change throughout Lent and Easter to purchase stuffed furry friends. These furry friends will be donated to Marsh Foundation for blessing bags for foster children. The classes collected enough change to purchase 14 furry friends. First United Methodist Church is located at 113 W. Central Ave., across from […]

POSTED: 06/01/19 at 6:55 am. FILED UNDER: News