SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Five people were sentenced on a variety of charges during hearings held this past week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Judge Martin Burchfield presided over each of the hearings, along with four other hearings. Cyle Black, 35, of Van Wert, was sentenced to three years of community control for aggravated […]
POSTED: 10/21/21 at 3:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Ohio City Fire Department was summoned to a garage fire at E. Carmean St. and Monroe St. Wednesday night. Mutual aid was provided by the Rockford Community Fire Department and Van Wert County CERT was called in for support services. No one was injured in the blaze. Scott Truxell/Van Wert independent
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Trick-or-treat in the City of Van Wert will be held between 4-6 p.m. Saturday, October 30. Children should go only to homes with a porch light on during that time.
POSTED: 10/21/21 at 3:36 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent news and submitted information For the 12th consecutive year, the Brumback Library has been recognized as one of the best public libraries in the entire United States. The library has again been given a star designation by Library Journal, one of only 31 libraries in Ohio bestowed with the honor. “The Brumback […]
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Van Wert High School inducted 37 new members into the National Honor Society during a ceremony held Sunday at Willow Bend Country Club. Juniors and seniors are invited to be a part of this prestigious group by maintaining a 3.6 (or higher) GPA and displaying the four pillars on which NHS is founded: leadership, character, […]
POSTED: 10/21/21 at 3:34 am. FILED UNDER: News
Brian S. Farris, 54, of Wren, passed away Saturday afternoon, October 16, 2021, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. He wa born on June 25, 1967, in Van Wert to Cledith and Rita M. (Bidlack) Farris who survive in Grover Hill. On November 9, 1991, he married the love of his life, Laura J. […]
POSTED: 10/20/21 at 9:35 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Jerry Wayne Martz, 86, passed away early Monday morning, October 18, 2021, at Van Wert Manor. He was born June 26, 1935 in Berne, Indiana, the son of Ralph T. and Elizabeth M. (Cox) Martz and spent the majority of his life in Van Wert. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, […]
POSTED: 10/20/21 at 9:15 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor It’s all come down to Week No. 10. A win by Van Wert over Bath will give the Cougars no worse than a share of the 2021 Western Buckeye League championship and quite possibly will cement the No. 2 or No. 3 seed in Division IV, Region 14. It’s something that many […]
POSTED: 10/20/21 at 4:00 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor CONVOY — Balance has been the key for a pair 6-3 teams, Crestview (3-3 NWC) and Leipsic (5-1 NWC), two Northwest Conference teams that will square off in the regular season finale on Friday. The visiting Vikings are averaging 152 yards rushing and 154 yards passing per game and more numbers show […]
POSTED: 10/20/21 at 3:59 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Lincolnview’s Kendall Bollenbacher was voted NWC Volleyball Player of the Year and Lancer head coach JaNahn Evans was named Coach of the Year in balloting done earlier this week. First Team Kendall Bollenbacher Lincolnview (Player of the Year) Sr.Peyton Heitmeyer Leipsic Sr.Kylie Stackhouse Bluffton Sr.Laci McCoy Crestview Jr.McKayla Blankemeyer Lincolnview Jr.Soraya […]
POSTED: 10/20/21 at 3:58 am. FILED UNDER: Sports