Van Wert Police January 23, 8:02 p.m. – Quinton Rinehart, 23, of Van Wert, was arrested for domestic violence in connection with an incident in the 600 block of Thatcher St. January 22, 9:57 a.m. – Dustin Cooper, 37, of Van Wert, was arrested for OVI and on various warrants. January 21, 10:50 p.m. – […]
POSTED: 01/25/22 at 7:05 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor A former coach’s take on round robin scheduling, sectional tournament draws, NFL overtime, Aaron Rodgers, and the Monday Mailbag are among this week’s Random Thoughts. Round robin revisited Last week I addressed the topic of round robin scheduling and how it can bring more excitement to conference or league play. Former Van […]
POSTED: 01/25/22 at 4:43 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor After a good deal of discussion at the last meeting, the topic of trash and rubbish pickup within the city limits was brought up again during Monday night’s meeting of Van Wert City Council. Law Director John Hatcher told council members since the previous meeting two weeks ago, he believes communication between […]
POSTED: 01/25/22 at 4:36 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent news PAULDING – An Antwerp woman charged with aggravated murder appeared for arraignment via video in Paulding County Municipal Court on Monday. Court records indicate Heidi Lynn Grant, 47, told the judge she could not enter a plea, and she did not waive a preliminary hearing. She’s due back in court today for […]
POSTED: 01/25/22 at 4:33 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Lodge No. 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks have selected Grace Dowler, a senior at Van Wert High School and Hayden Tomlinson, a senior at Crestview High School as the recipients of the Student of the Month for January. Students are nominated by their high schools to receive this award. Each Student […]
POSTED: 01/25/22 at 4:32 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff and submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has awarded more than $4.7 million in grant funding to 109 local law enforcement agencies for expenses associated with launching or maintaining body-worn camera programs. The grants were announced on Monday. “Body cameras have quickly become a necessary tool for modern policing,” Governor […]
POSTED: 01/25/22 at 4:31 am. FILED UNDER: News
Roger L. Ricketts, 79, of rural Rockford, died at 11:47 a.m. Sunday, January 23, 2022, at Mercy Health St. Rita’s in Lima. He was born on May 18, 1942, in Liberty Township, the son Niel M. and Martha Elizabeth (Dull) Ricketts, who both preceded him in death. He married the former Carol (Wyatt) Ricketts December […]
POSTED: 01/24/22 at 4:18 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor A big first half scoring run turned things around for Van Wert on Saturday. After Coldwater’s Jace Wood drilled an early second quarter trey that gave the visitors a 19-12 lead, the Cougars flipped the script by scoring 17 unanswered points. Ethan Brown had six consecutive points during the run and Garett […]
POSTED: 01/24/22 at 4:49 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Lincolnview trailed by just three entering the fourth quarter but Parkway dominated the fourth quarter to claim a 44-29 victory over the Lancers on Saturday. The Panthers led 25-18 in the third quarter but Ethan Crow scored six points to help Lincolnview (2-13) close the gap to three, 27-24, at the end […]
POSTED: 01/24/22 at 4:48 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports CELINA — Crestview held Celina to single digits in three of four quarters and the Knights defeated the Bulldogs 40-27 on Saturday. Carson Hunter, Rontae Jackson and Mitch Temple each scored 10 points in the win. Hunter added six rebounds and four assists in the win. Celina’s Josh Rasawehr finished with […]
POSTED: 01/24/22 at 4:48 am. FILED UNDER: Sports