VW independent/submitted information CONVOY — The Convoy Community Days Committee will be holding a Thirty One Bag Bingo event on Saturday, September 28, in the Edgewood Park Building in Convoy. Doors open at 9:30 a.m. and Early Bird Bingo begins at 10 that morning, with regular bingo games to follow. Those interested can play 20 […]
POSTED: 09/23/19 at 7:23 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information LIMA — The Ohio Department of Transportation’s District 1 has listed the following highway projects being undertaken this week in Van Wert County: U.S. 30, under U.S. 224, near the city of Van Wert, will be restricted to one lane in each direction through the work zone for pavement repairs. Work is being […]
POSTED: 09/23/19 at 7:21 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Bolstered by an individual championship by Van Wert’s Caylee Phillips, the Lady Cougars edged Shawnee by a single point to win the girls’ eight team Van Wert Health Invitational on Saturday. Van Wert finished with 46 points, while Shawnee finished with 47. On the boys’ side, Lincolnview finished third behind Ottawa-Glandorf […]
POSTED: 09/23/19 at 3:45 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Van Wert and Lincolnview played to a soccer draw on Saturday, while the Lady Cougars fell to Bryan and junior varsity tennis players were in action in Lima. Soccer Van Wert 1 Lincolnview 1 County rivals Van Wert and Lincolnview played to a 1-1 tie at Van Wert High School. Nick […]
POSTED: 09/23/19 at 3:45 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor This week’s Monday Mailbag includes questions about Van Wert football, and OHSAA football playoff qualifiers and computer rankings. Q: After two straight losses, what’s next for Van Wert? Name withheld upon request A: Ottawa-Glandorf is next, and it’ll be homecoming Friday night at Eggerss Stadium. In reality, with two league losses, […]
POSTED: 09/23/19 at 3:45 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Nominations are needed for this week’s Van Wert independent/Northwest Ohio Welch Trophy Student Athlete of the Week award. Area fall sports coaches and athletic directors are encouraged to send nominations via email to sports@thevwindependent.com by 12 p.m. on Tuesday. One name will be picked and the winner will be featured on […]
POSTED: 09/23/19 at 3:44 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Here are this week’s football broadcast schedules for WKSD 99.7FM and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM. Friday, September 27 WKSD: Wayne Trace at Antwerp, 6:20 p.m. pregame, 7 p.m. kickoffWERT: Ottawa-Glandorf at Van Wert, 6:30 p.m. pregame, 7 p.m. kickoff Saturday, September 28 WERT: BYU at Toledo Rockets, 10:30 a.m. pregame, 12 p.m. kickoffWKSD: […]
POSTED: 09/23/19 at 3:43 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Bradford Darrell Stetler, 51, of New Haven, Indiana, died at 8:50 p.m. Friday, September 20, 2019, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born September 6, 1968, in Van Wert, the son of Dudley and Betty (Basil) Stetler, who both preceded him in death. Brad was a 1986 graduate of Van […]
POSTED: 09/21/19 at 7:25 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent/submitted information Ohio’s unemployment rate increased slightly to 4.1 percent in August 2019, up from 4.0 percent in July, according to information released by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. Ohio’s nonagricultural wage and salary employment increased 3,700 over the month, from a revised 5,588,000 in July to 5,591,700 in August 2019. […]
POSTED: 09/21/19 at 7:29 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Just a reminder that the YWCA of Van Wert County will be hosting a voter registration event on Tuesday, September 24, as a way to recognize and celebrate National Voter Registration Day. Community members can join the YWCA in Eugene Bagley Alley on Tuesday from 11 a.m.-1 p.m. and again from 5-7 […]
POSTED: 09/21/19 at 7:18 am. FILED UNDER: News