Dale Rexford Pankratz, 76, husband of the late Linda Pomeroy Pankratz, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021, in Lexington, Kentucky. Rex was born January 21, 1945 in Toledo, to Dale and Margaret Pankratz, who both preceded him in death. Rex worked in manufacturing with Aeroquip from 1971-1989 and then went on to work for Milner […]
POSTED: 12/20/21 at 4:17 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Grover Hill residents Karla K. Welch, 70, passed away Saturday, December 11, 2021, and Rick R. Welch, 67, passed away on Saturday, December 18, 2021, both at Van Wert Health. Karla was born July 4, 1951 in Van Wert, to Lester and Carolyn (Tomlinson) Sherer, who both preceded her in death. Rick was born June […]
POSTED: 12/20/21 at 3:10 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Glen “Lefty” Mosier, 94, passed away Saturday morning, December 18, 2021, at his home near Ohio City. He was born on June 10, 1927, in Van Wert County ,the son of Clay and Ada (Marsh) Mosier, who both preceded him in death. He married the former Ellen Jones December 28, 1957, and she survives. Other […]
POSTED: 12/20/21 at 10:43 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert independent staff The VW independent has received reports of the News page not refreshing properly, i.e., showing news copy from last week or November, instead of the latest news stories. We are working to fix the problem but in the meantime, simply click the News, Sports or Obituaries tabs, or any of the […]
POSTED: 12/20/21 at 9:51 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ronald Lee Doner, 67, of Van Wert, passed away Sunday, December 19, 2021, while in hospice care in Fort Wayne, with his family by his side. Ron was born May 3, 1954, to Ronald L. and Carole L. Doner in Van Wert. He married the love of his life, Patricia Davis, September 14, 1974. Ron […]
POSTED: 12/20/21 at 9:33 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert independent news The Van Wert Police Department continues to investigate a weekend gunshot fatality. A brief press release from Lt. Robert Black stated police and EMS were dispatched to a home on South Tyler Street Sunday afternoon. The release confirmed one person was dead but due to the ongoing investigation, no other information […]
POSTED: 12/20/21 at 5:08 am. FILED UNDER: News
This semi-truck wreck shut down eastbound US 30 at the Lincoln Highway overpass in Tully Township for about eight hours. It happened at 8:40 Sunday night when the trucker, Jay Notz, 75, of Wisconsin, drifted off the road into the median before going back onto the highway and striking a guardrail, a culvert and bridge […]
POSTED: 12/20/21 at 5:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Christmas may have come a bit early for the Van Wert Cougars. After trailing by as many as 20, Aidan Pratt’s steal of a Wayne Trace inbound pass and ensuing layup and foul shot with 1.3 seconds left gave the Cougars an improbable 56-55 win over previously undefeated Wayne Trace at the […]
POSTED: 12/20/21 at 4:50 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor It was quite a night for Garrett Richardson. The 5-11 senior guard poured in a personal best 29 points to lead Lincolnview to a 60-47 win over Fort Jennings. The victory snapped a three-game losing streak. 17 of Richardson’s points came in the first half and he went on to finish 9-of-14 […]
POSTED: 12/20/21 at 4:49 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Tonight’s Lincolnview at Wayne Trace non-conference girls basketball game has been postponed due to illness. A makeup date has not been set yet.
POSTED: 12/20/21 at 4:45 am. FILED UNDER: Sports