Van Wert independent staff Eight people appeared for criminal hearings this past week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Michael Sparrow, 30, of Van Wert, pleaded not guilty to one count each of possession of heroin and possession of a Fentanyl-related compound, each a felony of the fifth degree. He was released on an […]
POSTED: 08/04/21 at 11:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent sports/submitted information All Lincolnview Junior High and High School fall sports athletes and their parents should plan to attend the OHSAA pre-season meeting at 6:30 p.m. on Monday, August 9,in the high school gym. Following the OHSAA portion of the meeting, athletes and parents will attend team meetings with their coaches. The Lincolnview […]
POSTED: 08/04/21 at 4:01 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Independent staff and submitted information The United Way of Van Wert County announces that this year’s Day of Caring event will be held Friday and Saturday, September 24 and 25. In preparation for the event, food barrels will be placed at many industries and businesses throughout town during September. Members of the public will be […]
POSTED: 08/03/21 at 10:56 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert’s First Presbyterian Church presented its 2021 church Mission Committee support check for $1,000 to the Lima Soup Kitchen. Volunteers from Van Wert help serve the noon lunch in Lima every month. Volunteers for this month were Angela Crosby, Evan Crosby, Ella Crosby, Emma Crosby, Jean Ringwald, Fred Early, and Louie Crow, who presented the […]
POSTED: 08/03/21 at 10:35 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Independent staff and submitted information South Jefferson Street, between Main Street and Central Avenue, will be closed Thursday, August 19, for the Operation Back to School high school event in Fountain Park hosted by First United Methodist Church.
POSTED: 08/03/21 at 10:30 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Jo Anne Medley, 81, of Payne, passed away peacefully in the late morning hours of Saturday, July 31, 2021, at Hearth & Home in Van Wert. Jo Anne was born in Sturgis, Michigan, on March 24, 1940, a daughter of Edith (Gable) Gravit and Ronald Rawles, who both preceded her in death. She was a […]
POSTED: 08/03/21 at 3:39 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Independent staff and submitted information TOLEDO — A local man has been arrested by the FBI on child pornography charges following the execution of a search warrant at his son’s house, where Coy was living. John Charles Coy, 71, will appear before U.S. Magistrate Judge Darrell A. Clay on Tuesday on a charge of receipt […]
POSTED: 08/03/21 at 9:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent staff A second Van Wert woman was killed Monday, this time in a multi-vehicle crash in Allen County’s Richland Township. Linda Tuckerman, 75, of Van Wert, was pronounced dead at the scene and her body taken to the Allen County Coroner’s Office. According to investigating troopers from the Lima Post of the […]
POSTED: 08/03/21 at 9:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor The latest edition of Random Thoughts centers around the start of fall sports, Lincolnview boys basketball coach Brett Hammons, Quinn Ewers, and the Indianapolis Colts. Fall sports It was nice seeing fall sports teams practicing on Monday. It won’t be long before things get underway. Regular season golf will start this […]
POSTED: 08/03/21 at 3:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert Independent staff CLOVERDALE — A Van Wert woman was killed in a single-car crash on Ohio 694 near Cloverdale in Putnam County on Monday. According to the Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Dawn Luke, 48, was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident, which occurred at approximately 12:54 p.m. […]
POSTED: 08/02/21 at 11:13 pm. FILED UNDER: News