VW independent news A five day jury trial has been scheduled for a Middle Point man charged with tampering with evidence. The trial for Dale Gear, 57, was scheduled for June 6-10 during a January 27 pre-trial hearing in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Court records show Gear signed a time waiver during the […]
POSTED: 01/29/22 at 12:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff and submitted information Ashley Shepherd, director of gifted services for Western Buckeye Educational Service Center, announces that the 2022 Van Wert County Spelling Bee will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, February 6, at the Marsh Foundation. The event is free and open to the public. Thirteen contestants representing seven Van Wert […]
POSTED: 01/29/22 at 12:09 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent news The Van Wert County General Health District is no longer providing weekly COVID-19 updates. “There were inconsistencies with the numbers we were seeing at the local level compared to the state and wanted to avoid any confusion with the general public,” Van Wert County General Health District Public Information Officer Sam Shriver […]
POSTED: 01/29/22 at 12:08 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff and submitted information Thomas Edison Early Childhood Preschool is now taking applications for children between 3-5 years of age living in the Lincolnview Local School District. Thomas Edison Preschool is a developmental preschool. All students that attend will be screened in the following areas: social/emotional, fine/gross motor, height/weight, hearing, vision and speech. […]
POSTED: 01/29/22 at 12:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor HARROD — On paper it appeared to be a mismatch between Lincolnview and Allen East. After all, the Lancers entered Friday night’s game having lost 10 straight while the Mustangs had won five of their last six, but Lincolnview was able to pull off the shocker, winning it 49-46. “I’m happy for […]
POSTED: 01/28/22 at 11:56 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor It seemed like it was an uphill battle much of the night for Van Wert. After taking a brief second quarter lead, the Cougars fell behind and couldn’t fully recover in a 60-55 loss to Shawnee on Winter Sports Senior Night at the Cougar’s Den on Friday. “Physically we hung in there […]
POSTED: 01/28/22 at 11:55 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports ADA — Crestview put up a season high 81 points and the Knights rolled to an easy 81-54 Northwest Conference win over Ada on Friday. The victory kept the Knights (10-4, 4-1 NWC) within a game of Bluffton in the conference title race, while the Bulldogs lost their ninth straight game […]
POSTED: 01/28/22 at 11:54 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports Here are final scores from area high school basketball games play on Friday, January 28. WBL Defiance 40 Bath 28Ottawa-Glandorf 72 Celina 35Shawnee 60 Van Wert 55St. Marys Memorial 64 Kenton 53Wapakoneta 50 Elida 40 NWC Bluffton 66 Spencerville 58Crestview 81 Ada 54Leipsic 69 Delphos Jefferson 52Lincolnview 49 Allen East 46 […]
POSTED: 01/28/22 at 10:00 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert High School will host a robotics tournament this in the high school gymnasium. All three Van Wert High School robotics teams will be competing with matches starting at 10 a.m. Saturday and ending at approximately 4 p.m. There is no charge for admission. The Van Wert High School robotics program is made possible through […]
POSTED: 01/28/22 at 9:25 am. FILED UNDER: News
James A. Volk, 64, of Ohio City, passed away at 8:35 a.m. Thursday, January 27, 2022, at the Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born on July 15, 1957, in Lima, the son of Lawrence G. and Betty F. (Coon) Volk, who both preceded him in death. On June 3, 1995, he married the former […]
POSTED: 01/28/22 at 9:13 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries