James (Jim) R. Smith, 74, of Scott, joined Jesus Christ in heaven Saturday, December 11, 2021. James was born in Van Wert, in 1947 to Monnie (Stone) Smith and Ronald McCoy Smith, who both preceded him in death. He was surrounded by his family as he slipped away to meet his beloved parents and daughter. […]
POSTED: 12/13/21 at 1:19 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Submitted information First United Methodist Church, 113 W. Central Avenue in Van Wert, has announced the children’s Christmas musical “The King and Me” at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, December 19. Doors will open 6 p.m. The musical is a fun story about a girl who has always dreamed of converting sleepy little Bethlehem into a tourist […]
POSTED: 12/13/21 at 11:36 am. FILED UNDER: Church
Eva G. Braden, 83, passed away peacefully at her home, Thursday December 9, 2021, surrounded by the love of her daughters. She was born August 15, 1938 to Glen and Laura (Foote) Entrekin, who both preceded her in death. Eva was employed for many years at the Van Wert County Hospital where she worked in […]
POSTED: 12/13/21 at 11:15 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor KALIDA — It was no big surprise, but points were at a premium during Saturday’s game between Van Wert and Kalida at Richard Kortokrax Court. It was just 29-28 after three quarters of play, then Kalida’s Justin Siebeneck hit a three-pointer early in the fourth quarter to give the Wildcats a 32-28 […]
POSTED: 12/13/21 at 4:55 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Wayne Trace blistered the nets with a 61 percent shooting percentage, allowing the Raiders to defeat Lincolnview 81-40 on Saturday. The Raiders connected on 29-of-45 (64 percent) two point shots and 6-of-12 three point attempts. In addition, Wayne Trace had three players in double figures. The tone was set early as Wayne […]
POSTED: 12/13/21 at 4:54 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports COLDWATER — Sofi Houg scored 14 points to lead Van Wert to a 35-30 road win over Coldwater on Saturday. Van Wert led 9-8 after the first period, but the second quarter was the difference, as the Cougars enjoyed a 13-6 scoring advantage, with Kyra Welch accounting for six of her […]
POSTED: 12/13/21 at 4:54 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Van Wert finished second, Crestview sixth and Lincolnview ninth out of 12 teams at the Lincolnview Invitational, which was won by Spencerville on Saturday. Van Wert’s Ashton Baer won the 138 pound weight class by defeating Crestview’s Levi Grace 5-2 in the finals. Kaedyn Swander (106) finished as the runner-up in […]
POSTED: 12/13/21 at 4:53 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor It appears Van Wert County was spared heavy damage due to high winds that blew in late Friday night and continued for much of Saturday. According to the National Weather Service, wind speeds were measured at 50 miles per hour at 11:39 Saturday morning in the Village of Scott and 50 miles […]
POSTED: 12/13/21 at 4:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff and submitted information COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Health has reported that the first two cases of the Omicron COVID-19 variant have been confirmed in Ohio following genomic sequencing by The Ohio State University Laboratory. “We have known that it would only be a matter of time until a case of […]
POSTED: 12/13/21 at 4:49 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff and submitted information Ohio gas prices have fallen 3.7 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.09 per game as of Monday, December 13, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 5,345 stations in Ohio. Gas prices in Ohio are 17.8 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand $1.10 […]
POSTED: 12/13/21 at 4:48 am. FILED UNDER: News