Lincolnview High School senior Daegan Hatfield competed in the OTCCC Division II and III Indoor High School State Championship Meet at Spire Institute in Geneva on Saturday. Hatfield cleared 6-3 making him the state runner-up in the event for the indoor season. As a junior, he placed eighth last spring at the outdoor State championships, […]
POSTED: 03/09/22 at 4:44 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Driving by or passing a stopped school bus can prove to be a costly mistake. The Van Wert Police Department has reported a recent increase in school buses being passed while stopped for the loading or unloading of students, a violation of Ohio law punishable by a hefty fine and a possible […]
POSTED: 03/09/22 at 4:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Van Wert City Schools will again permit students from any Ohio school district to apply and enroll in the Van Wert City Schools system through open enrollment for the 2022-2023 school year. Applications are now being accepted on a first-come, first-serve basis, according to the date the application is received by the superintendent […]
POSTED: 03/09/22 at 4:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff and submitted information State Fire Marshal Kevin Reardon is urging all Ohioans to check their home’s smoke alarms regularly and replace them when expired. “We see the life-saving impact properly functioning smoke alarms can have when the worst happens,” Reardon said. “Working smoke alarms save lives, cutting your risk of dying in […]
POSTED: 03/09/22 at 4:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Lodge No. 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks have selected Rachel Stoller, a senior at Wayne Trace High School and David May Jr., a senior at Lincolnview High School as the recipients of the Student of the Month for February. Students are nominated by their high schools to receive this award. Each […]
POSTED: 03/09/22 at 4:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The regular monthly meeting of the Van Wert City Schools Board of Education will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday, March 23. The meeting will be in the First Federal Lecture Hall at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center.
POSTED: 03/09/22 at 4:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
Douglas “Doug” M. Jones, 67, of Venedocia, was welcomed into Heaven by family and friends at 7:55 p.m. Wednesday, March 2, 2022, at CHP Inpatient Hospice Defiance. Doug was born November 16, 1954, in Van Wert to David M. and Myrtle (Lauth) Jones, who both preceded him in death. He married Janice (Keltner) Jones September […]
POSTED: 03/08/22 at 10:44 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Michael Bolton coming to NPAC! On Sunday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m., Michael Bolton will make his way to Van Wert for the first time in his career. Michael Bolton became one of the world’s biggest singers by the late 1980s, thanks to his incredibly soulful voice and fantastic songs. His albums including Soul Provider and Time, Love […]
POSTED: 03/08/22 at 9:31 am. FILED UNDER: Arts & Entertainment
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor This week’s edition of Random Thoughts centers around the Associated Press poll, area basketball teams at regionals, an off-the-cuff dream team, an improbable comeback, Ohio State basketball and Major League Baseball. AP poll A quick check of the final Associated Press poll and the list of teams at this week’s State Girls […]
POSTED: 03/08/22 at 4:46 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent staff and submitted information Reservations are open for members and will open to the general public tomorrow for Off Stage Productions’ next dinner theatre show “Mama Won’t Fly”, a two-act comedy written by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten. Performances will again be held at Vantage Career Center March 25-27 and April […]
POSTED: 03/08/22 at 4:40 am. FILED UNDER: News