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Monday, May. 25, 2026

Van Wert independent sports CONTINENTAL — Lincolnview’s soccer season came to an end with a 7-0 loss to No. 1 seed Continental in the Division III sectional championship match on Saturday. The Lancers finished the season 7-10.

POSTED: 10/25/21 at 3:47 am. FILED UNDER: Sports

Van Wert independent staff and submitted information PAULDING — “All Aboard the JPHS Christmas Train” is the theme for this year’s John Paulding Historical Society’s Festival of Trees, which begins Friday, November 5. “The festival is our largest fundraiser for the museum,” event Chairman Eileen Kochensparger said. “With COVID ceasing all activities last year, it […]

POSTED: 10/25/21 at 3:43 am. FILED UNDER: News

Van Wert independent news Extended early voting hours will be offered throughout this week and the upcoming weekend. Early ballots may be cast in-person between 8 a.m. and 7 p.m. today through Friday at the Van Wert County Board of Elections Office, 1262 E. Ervin Road in Van Wert. In addition, in-person ballots may be […]

POSTED: 10/25/21 at 3:42 am. FILED UNDER: News

Editor’s note: this is the final installment of a four-part series of articles on the YWCA’s new vision statement and what it means for the local community. VW independent staff and submitted information The YWCA’s new vision statement – By lifting voices and providing safe spaces, the YWCA of Van Wert County will empower all […]

POSTED: 10/25/21 at 3:41 am. FILED UNDER: News

VW independent staff and submitted information Travel is back and for seniors getting back to traveling is a relaxing way to help to improve one’s mental and physical .The Van Wert Senior Center is helping seniors to meet this need with a trip to Frankenmuth, Michigan on Friday, November 12. Trip reservations can be made […]

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Submitted information Van Wert City Council will hold a “committee of the whole” meeting at 6 p.m. Monday, November 8, prior to the regularly scheduled City Council meeting in Council Chambers, 515 E. Main St. to discuss possible changes to ward boundary lines based on 2020 U.S. Census data.

POSTED: 10/25/21 at 3:40 am. FILED UNDER: News

Van Wert independent sports The Ohio High School Athletic Association has released official playoff pairings and Van Wert will begin its defense of its Division IV state title at home against Rossford. The Cougars (9-1) are the No. 3 seed in Region 14 and will host the No. 14 seed Bulldogs (5-5) at 7 p.m. […]

POSTED: 10/24/21 at 2:12 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports

Gary Russell Cooper, 75, is now “absent from his body but present with his Lord.” He was born on May 31, 1946, in Allegan, Michigan to Russell and Irene Cooper and big brother Bob. The family, being in the oil business, traveled around the Midwest as Russell was an oil well driller and they followed […]

POSTED: 10/23/21 at 4:29 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries

Van Wert head football coach Keith Recker holds up a Western Buckeye League championship T-shirt after Friday’s game against Bath. The Cougars won by a handy 51-7 margin and earned a WBL co-championship with Wapakoneta. It’s the program’s first league title since 1987. A complete game story can be found on the Sports page. Bob […]

POSTED: 10/22/21 at 11:43 pm. FILED UNDER: News

Van Wert independent news With an October 29 deadline fast approaching, free vouchers remain available for Van Wert’s citywide clean-up. Vouchers can be picked up at the Water Office at 515 East Main Street. There is a limit of one voucher per household and you must be a city resident. The vouchers allow the one-time […]

POSTED: 10/22/21 at 11:42 pm. FILED UNDER: News