Street paving to begin in Van Wert

Van Wert independent Weather permitting, crews in Van Wert will begin street paving on Tuesday, June 23, on Congress Street, Sibley Street, Johnson Avenue, North Walnut Street, Monroe Street, Shaffer Street, Harrison Street and Boyd Avenue. Traffic will be maintained during this project, which should be complete by mid-July. Parking will not be allowed during […]

Calvert hired as full time Marsh teacher

Submitted information Lauren Calvert is no stranger to The Marsh Foundation School. Hired by The Marsh residential division as a family teacher in 2016, she has worked in the school as a school family teacher since 2018. Now, she has been hired as a full-time math and language arts teacher. Calvert holds a bachelor’s degree […]

More COVID-19 testing; Dr. Acton resigns

VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS – Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Dr. Amy Acton, MD, provided the following updates Thursday on Ohio’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Testing expansion Governor DeWine announced that Ohio is expanding testing and encouraged those who want a COVID-19 test, including those who are low-risk or asymptomatic, […]

John Crawford

John Crawford, 87, of Van Wert, passed away at 6:10 p.m. Wednesday, June 10, 2020 at Sarah Jane Living Center in Delphos. He was born on October 29, 1932, in Pineville, Kentucky to the late Caleb and Effie (Lee) Crawford. On June 30, 1952, he married his soulmate, Lula (Cadle) Crawford. John was a Korean […]

Health District: 10 COVID-19 cases

VW independent/submitted information On Thursday, the Van Wert County General Health District reported its 10th confirmed case of COVID-19 in the county. Seven of the 10 confirmed cases in Van Wert County have recovered and there is one current hospitalization. As of Thursday morning, Ohio reported 39,575 total cases of COVID-19 (2,865 probable and 36,710 […]

Leipsic officially approves NWC move

Van Wert independent sports LEIPSIC — The agreement is now complete between Leipsic High School and the Northwest Conference. The Leipsic Board of Education voted unanimously earlier this week to formally accept an invitation to join the NWC in time for the 2021-2022 school year, a year earlier than first thought. The Vikings are leaving […]

Crestview grad excels behind the camera

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent writer CONVOY — They say a picture is worth a thousand words. If that’s the case, Wyatt Richardson of Convoy has said a lot during his 19 years on earth, and he has much more to say. The recent Crestview High School and Vantage Career Center graduate has taken and shared countless pictures […]

Ohio joins lawsuit against robocallers

Submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has joined six other states in filing suit against a pair of Texas businesses accused of blasting billions of illegal robocalls, including over 59 million calls to Ohioans. The federal lawsuit alleges that Rising Eagle Capital Group LLC and JSquared Telecom LLC are behind a bombardment […]

Severe storms skirt Van Wert County

Van Wert independent news Van Wert County was spared severe weather on Wednesday. The entire area was under a severe thunderstorm watch for six hours and the forecast called for strong storms with heavy rain and gusty winds. However, the county was mostly spared of any rain, but other areas, including Fulton and Williams counties […]

Clay transferring to Youngstown State

Van Wert independent sports 2019 Van Wert High School graduate Austin Clay has found a new collegiate home in Youngstown. Clay is joining the Youngstown State University track and field team after a redshirt freshman season at Central Michigan. The thrower is transferring because CMU is cutting the school’s track and field program. He’ll be […]