VW independent staff and submitted information A new and exciting event has been added to the Queen Jubilee XLVII Pageant – the first ever Little and Junior Miss Jubilee Contest. It’s open to young ladies in kindergarten through age 10 who attend school in the City of Van Wert. Little Miss is open to kindergartners […]
POSTED: 02/04/22 at 4:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert County Humane Society is continuing its tile memorial project to raise additional money for the ongoing capital campaign. 8×10 black granite tiles will be professionally etched and placed on a memorial wall on a protected outside wall of the new shelter currently under construction on Fox Road. Tiles are available for a […]
POSTED: 02/04/22 at 4:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent news All schools in Van Wert County – Van Wert City Schools, St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic School, Crestview, Lincolnview and Vantage Career Center will be closed on Friday due to weather and road conditions. Lincolnview will have an e-learning day. Friday will mark the third consecutive day that schools have been […]
POSTED: 02/03/22 at 7:50 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent news After being closed all day Thursday due to severe winter weather, the Van Wert County Commissioners have made the decision to open the Van Wert County Courthouse, Annex, and Solid Waste Management District (Recycling Facility) at 10 a.m. Friday, February 4. The commissioners urge all residents to travel only as necessary and […]
POSTED: 02/03/22 at 7:49 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent news Have snow pictures you’d like to share on our News page? If you can safely take snow photos and would like to share, please send them via e-mail to us at editor@thevwindependent.com with your name and your location, and snow pictures in the subject line.
POSTED: 02/03/22 at 12:44 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Three people were sentenced and nine others appeared for various hearings in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court this past week. Chad Diltz, 45, of Van Wert, was sentenced to 180 days in jail on each of two counts of breaking and entering, felonies of the fifth degree. Judge Martin Burchfield ordered […]
POSTED: 02/03/22 at 4:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff and submitted information Van Wert resident Magdalene Markward has officially announced her candidacy for state representative. Magdalene Markward has filed paperwork to appear on the Democratic primary ballot to represent the 82nd district in the Ohio House of Representatives. The new district consists of all of Van Wert, Paulding and Putnam counties, […]
POSTED: 02/03/22 at 4:44 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff The May 3 primary ballot in Van Wert County will be light in terms of local issues and races, according to information supplied by the Board of Elections Office. The filing deadline for partisan candidates and issues was 4 p.m. Wednesday, February 2. The Eggerss Stadium renovation issue will be on the […]
POSTED: 02/03/22 at 4:43 am. FILED UNDER: News
Crestview Elementary recently named its Students of the Month, sponsored by Van Wert Cinemas. Students making the Knight Leader Board each month are put into a drawing for a free 30-day pass to the movie theater for their entire family. The Van Wert Cinemas January Students of the Month are (left to right): Pyper Palacios, […]
POSTED: 02/03/22 at 4:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent sports CELINA — Fort Loramie bowlers swept Lincolnview at Plaza Lanes on Tuesday. The Redskins defeated the Lancers 2408-2086. James Reinhart led Lincolnview with a 146-181-327 series, followed Preston Bugh (163-135-298), Conner Baldauf (147-144-291), Alex Wyatt (124-155-279), and Andrew Corzine (86-141-227). On the girls’ side, Fort Loramie recorded a 2293-1751 victory. Zoey […]
POSTED: 02/03/22 at 4:40 am. FILED UNDER: Sports