United Way announces campaign theme

Independent staff and submitted information The United Way of Van Wert County was established in 1922 to “increase the organized capacity of people to care for one another.” For 99 years, the United Way of Van Wert County has been caring for less fortunate members of the community.   The campaign theme this year is “Neighborhood of […]

Last 2021 city brush pick-up August 30

Independent staff and submitted information Van Wert Safety-Service Director Jay Fleming has scheduled the final brush pick-up this year for the week of  Monday, August 30.   Those planning to participate must have brush out by 7 a.m. that Monday. Place brush next to the curb and away from poles, trees, and other obstructions. City workers will […]

Rose J. Merkle

Rose J. Merkle, 85, of Hudson, Indiana, and formerly of Van Wert, passed away peacefully at 9:39 p.m. Saturday, August 21, 2021, at her residence while surrounded by her loving family.  She was born June 21, 1936, in Van Wert, the daughter of Fred and Bertha (Hundley) Campbell, who both preceded her in death. On […]

Roundup: volleyball, tennis, golf, soccer

Van Wert independent sports Monday was another busy day for local high school sports teams, with volleyball, tennis, golf and soccer games on the schedule. Volleyball Van Wert 3 Paulding 1 Van Wert opened the 2021 season by defeating Paulding in exciting fashion 18-25, 27-25, 28-26, 25-21 at Van Wert High School on Monday. Carlee […]

Random Thoughts: matches and more

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Opening weekend results, intriguing WBL games, two somewhat unusual matchups and more hot fall sports weather. After one week The Midwest Athletic Conference went 7-3 and the Western Buckeye League went 6-4 during the opening weekend of the 2021 high school football season. The Northwest Conference went 5-3, but it was […]

Swim team sets meeting date for parents

Submitted information The Van Wert Marlins swim team is preparing for another great season of swim. A Parent Meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. Monday, September 27, at the Van Wert YMCA and the first practice of the season will take place on Monday, October 4. At the meeting, prospective parents will have the opportunity […]

Law Enforcement 8/24/2021

Van Wert Police August 23, 2:29 a.m. — Shawannah E. Lowe, 31, of 523 N. Chestnut St., was charged with domestic violence as a result of an incident that occurred at her residence. August 20, 6:56 p.m. — Caleb A. Heller, 28, of Cincinnati, was charged with operating a vehicle while impaired (OVI) and possession […]

City Council discusses downtown parking

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert City Council discussed downtown parking on Monday during a committee-of-the-whole meeting held prior to the regular Council meeting. Consultants Nathan Deig and Sydney King of engineering and architectural firm Jones Petrie Rafinski, went through a presentation that outlined some of the aims of the Van Wert Forward downtown development project […]

The Edition: Classy new city watering hole

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor It took six years of planning and a multi-year renovation of an historic downtown Van Wert building, but The Edition wine bar and tap room will officially open for business on Tuesday. The new business, owned by Jim Collins and Cindy Collins Schumm of Collins Fine Foods, is located in the building […]

State approves Vision Park spec building

Independent staff and submitted information A new 100,000-square-foot spec building has been approved as part of JobsOhio’s Ohio Site Inventory Program. Having the building in the state development program will leverage the expertise of private developers, fill gaps in Ohio’s industrial building portfolio, and speed up the process of bringing economically impactful inventory online. Van […]