Submitted information The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reminding both pedestrians and motorists that safety is a shared responsibility. Since 2016, there have been 14,677 pedestrian-related crashes on Ohio’s roadways. Of those, 807 were fatal crashes involving the deaths of 814 pedestrians. During this time, 41 percent of pedestrian-related crashes occurred between 6 p.m. and […]
POSTED: 10/01/21 at 11:28 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent news/submitted information YMCA Camp Clay recently teamed up with Van Wert Rotary Club and other local businesses to support of the Rotary District 6600 MESA (Medical Equipment and Supplies Abroad) Bike Tour. The program is designed to raise funds to collect and send medical equipment and educational materials around the globe. They collect […]
POSTED: 10/01/21 at 11:27 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor LIMA — No. 9 Van Wert passed and ran by Shawnee 49-14 on Friday night, keeping the Cougars on track for at least a share of Western Buckeye League championship. The majority of passing yards came in the first two quarters. By halftime Aidan Pratt had connected on 27-of-32 passes for 217 […]
POSTED: 10/01/21 at 11:17 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports COLUMBUS GROVE — After a somewhat slow start, No. 8 Columbus Grove scored three touchdowns in the second quarter and the Bulldogs went on to enjoy a 38-0 win over Crestview at Clymer Stadium on Friday. It was the final road game of the regular season for the Knights (5-2, 2-2 […]
POSTED: 10/01/21 at 11:16 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Here are final scores of area games played during Week No. 7 of the high school football season. Western Buckeye League Van Wert 49 Shawnee 14Bath 17 Defiance 13Ottawa-Glandorf 42 Celina 0St. Marys Memorial 48 Kenton 7Wapakoneta 30 Elida 13 Northwest Conference Columbus Grove 38 Crestview 0Allen East 49 Delphos Jefferson […]
POSTED: 10/01/21 at 9:44 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent news A young child suffered only minor injuries after being hit by a car in downtown Van Wert early Friday morning. According to information from the Van Wert Police Department, it happened at 6:51 a.m. in the 200 block of West Main Street. A police report indicates child tried to cross in […]
POSTED: 10/01/21 at 1:06 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Harold Dean DeBolt, 79, passed away on Thursday, September 30, 2021, at Van Wert Health. He was born on July 5, 1942 in Lima the son of LeRoy DeBolt and Thelma (Miller) Debolt, who both preceded him in death. On September 5, 1964, he married Sharon Kaye (Sprunger) Debolt who passed away on June 9, […]
POSTED: 10/01/21 at 11:14 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Note: The latest installment of the Friday Flashback takes us back to October, 2012, when Crestview traveled to Putnam County and picked up a Northwest Conference win over Columbus Grove. Below is the story as it appeared on the VW independent Sports page. Van Wert independent sports The Crestview Knight football team got a satisfying […]
POSTED: 10/01/21 at 4:00 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Lincolnview is bound for district competition after finishing second at the Division III sectionals at Colonial Golf Course on Thursday. The Lancers finished with a team score of 336 and finished as the runner-up to Minster (321). Lincolnview was led by Evan Miller, who carded a 79, followed by Grant Glossett (83), Aiden Hardesty (85), […]
POSTED: 10/01/21 at 4:00 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Volleyball Shawnee 3 Van Wert 0 Shawnee defeated Van Wert in straight sets 25-15, 25-15, 25-21 on Thursday. Carlee Young had 27 digs for the Cougars, followed by Mariana Ickes (16) and Sydnee Savage (11). Finley Foster had 20 assists, while Savage and Maria Bagley each had six kills. Ickes had […]
POSTED: 10/01/21 at 4:00 am. FILED UNDER: Sports