tIndependent staff and submitted information ST. MARYS — Midwest Electric recently donated $13,100 to 14 west-central Ohio charities and community projects, including two in Van Wert County, through the cooperative’s Community Connection Fund. Midwest Electric thanks the 89 percent of members who round up their electric bill and donate to this fund, Midwest Electric has provided $1,213,214 to 1,005 […]
POSTED: 08/14/21 at 1:04 am. FILED UNDER: News
A drone survey conducted by Van Wert County Emergency Management Director Rick McCoy identified a low-power tornado that apparently touched down in Van Wert and Allen counties, with damage confined to crop damage, with no structural damage or injuries reported. McCoy said an area farmer contacted him to report peculiar markings on the edge of […]
POSTED: 08/14/21 at 1:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
Independent staff and submitted information Van Wert School at the Goedde will open its doors for its first-ever open house on Thursday, August 19. Students and their parents are encouraged to attend at 5:30 p.m. for a private meet and greet with teachers and administrators, and to pick up schedules. Community members are welcome to […]
POSTED: 08/14/21 at 12:57 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Aidan Pratt threw three touchdown passes and Nate Jackson ran for two scores as Van Wert defeated Crestview 41-7 in the second and final scrimmage for both teams on Friday night. A regular game format was used until lightning caused a 30 minute delay with 1:19 left until halftime at Eggerss […]
POSTED: 08/13/21 at 9:30 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Carl R. “CB” Beck, 87, of Van Wert, passed away Wednesday, August 11, 2021, at Van Wert Manor after experiencing a severe stroke. He was born December 19, 1933, in Van Wert, the son of George G. and Retta Florence (Bechtol) Beck, who both preceded him in death. On November 14, 1954, he married the […]
POSTED: 08/13/21 at 8:54 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Note: This week’s Friday Flashback goes back four years to August of 2017, when the Van Wert Cougars and the Crestview Knights got in one final tune up before the start of the regular season. Below is the story as it appeared on the VW independent Sports page. Van Wert independent sports In the final […]
POSTED: 08/13/21 at 3:47 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports BLUFFTON — Crestview fell to Bluffon but topped Ada in a season-opening tri-match at Bluffton Golf Course on Thursday. The host Pirates carded a team score of 173, followed by the Knights (210) and the Bulldogs (218). Evan Scarlett led Crestview with a 44, while Will Sharpe was three strokes behind […]
POSTED: 08/13/21 at 3:47 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
There’s wheeling and dealing going on between buyers and sellers at the 2021 Lincoln Highway Buy Way Sale, which dots the historic highway from West Virginia to Iowa and goes through the heart of Van Wert County. The annual sale, which attracts bargain hunters from all over, began on Thursday and runs through Saturday. Scott […]
POSTED: 08/13/21 at 3:44 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent news The Van Wert City Schools Board of Education will meet in special session on at 7:30 a.m. on Monday, August 16, in the First Federal Lecture Hall at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. The purpose of the meeting is to finalize (accept and approve) personnel items prior to the first day […]
POSTED: 08/13/21 at 3:43 am. FILED UNDER: News
This large limb fell victim to Wednesday’s overnight storms that rumbled through Van Wert County and the surrounding area. The same storm also flipped a camper on its side at Huggy Bear Campground (see pictures below). The strongest wind gust recorded in the county was 47 miles per hour. Scott Truxell/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 08/13/21 at 3:42 am. FILED UNDER: News