Van Wert independent sports SIDNEY — Van Wert American Legion Post 178 improved to 11-11 on the season by sweeping a short doubleheader at Sidney Post 217 on Wednesday. In the first game, Jaxson Amweg drove in five runs and TJ Reynolds had a grand slam home run to lead Post 178 to a six […]
POSTED: 07/11/19 at 5:00 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A total of 16 criminal hearings, including two sentencings and one arraignment, were held this week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Johnathon Coyne, 32, of Van Wert, was sentenced to 18 months in prison on a charge of assault, a felony of the fourth degree. Judge Martin D. Burchfield gave […]
POSTED: 07/10/19 at 11:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
POSTED: 07/10/19 at 10:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert Health invited staff and the community to a Topping Off ceremony held Tuesday morning to place the final steel beam atop the new $46-million hospital facility now under construction. The beam, which was lifted into place by a construction crane, contained nearly 1,000 names of current and deceased community members […]
POSTED: 07/10/19 at 8:14 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor 2017 Crestview High School graduate and current Bowling Green State University education major Griffen Waltmire will take center stage before Friday night’s NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Kentucky Speedway. After setting the wheels in motion earlier this year, Waltmire, the son of Ron and Tina Waltmire of Convoy, is scheduled to […]
POSTED: 07/10/19 at 8:04 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information First United Methodist Church, 113 W. Central Ave. in Van Wert, in partnership with many Van Wert businesses and churches, will be holding its fourth annual Operation Back to School event on Sunday, July 28, in downtown Fountain Park. The event is free and provides backpacks, school supplies, and hygiene items to […]
POSTED: 07/10/19 at 8:01 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Van Wert Safety-Service Director Jay Fleming has announced street closings for the fourth annual Town Creek Live! celebration this Saturday. The following streets will be closed from noon-midnight Saturday for the annual festival: Central Avenue, from Washington to Market street Market Street, from Central to Crawford Bagley Alley, from Central to Main […]
POSTED: 07/10/19 at 7:57 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Salvation Army will be having its first annual Spaghetti Dinner on Thursday, August 8, at its facility on North Cherry Street. The dinner, which is both dine in and carry out, will be served from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Meal cost is $8 for adults and $6 for kids under 10. All proceeds […]
POSTED: 07/10/19 at 7:55 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent sports Post 178 turned an 8-2 deficit against Ottawa Fighting 63rd into a 9-8 win on Tuesday. It was the fifth win in six games as the team improved to 9-11 on the season. Trailing by six runs entering the bottom of the sixth inning, Post 178 scored seven runs. Parker Conrad […]
POSTED: 07/10/19 at 4:58 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Alice Rose Gasiday, 97, of Van Wert, passed away under hospice care at 2:02 a.m. July 9, 2019, at Van Wert Manor after a brief illness. She was born August 20, 1921, in Chattanooga, the daughter of Elmer and Catherine (Berron) Hisey, who both preceded her in death. A 1939 graduate of Van Wert High […]
POSTED: 07/09/19 at 4:00 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries