A rear end crash at the intersection of Ervin Road and Washington Street snarled traffic for a short time on Thursday. The crash occurred just after 2:30 p.m. and Van Wert police and Fire and EMS were summoned to the scene. Bob Barnes/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 05/06/22 at 3:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Convoy village wide garage sales are scheduled for the weekend of May 13 and14, throughout the community and surrounding area. Any household or business wishing to recycle, reclaim or reuse items may participate in this community event. A listing of sales will be provided in a brochure that will be available in area […]
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Kristy Gamble welcomes Emily Rollins (right) as a Convoy Community Foundation trustee. Rollins is a graduate of Crestview High School and Purdue University-Fort Wayne with a degree in finance and is continuing her family’s farming tradition as part of the fifth generation. She and her husband, John, live in the Crestview school district where they […]
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Laura Lee Schaadt, 62, of Van Wert, passed away at 7:42 a.m. Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at her residence while surrounded by her family. She was born November 12, 1959, in Phoenix, Arizona, the daughter of Raymond Harman Sr and Mary (Chatman) Harman. On November 12, 1983, she married Mark Schaadt November 12, 1983, and […]
POSTED: 05/05/22 at 7:41 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Wednesday May 04, 2022 7:26 a.m. – Deputies responded to a burglary alarm at a location in Liberty Township. 7:27 a.m. – Deputies responded to an abandon 911 call in Harrison Township. 8:41 a.m. – Dog Warden responded to a location in the Village of Middle Point for a loose dog. 10:49 a.m. – Deputies […]
POSTED: 05/05/22 at 2:00 pm. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Andrea L. Van Gundy-Army, 83, of Ohio City, passed away at 10:52 a.m. Wednesday, May 4, 2022, at Van Wert Manor. She was born on January 18, 1939, in Van Wert, the daughter of George and Bernice E. (DeWitt) Scarpelli, who both preceded her in death. She married James William Van Gundy August 22, 1958 […]
POSTED: 05/05/22 at 10:35 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent news A car-pedestrian accident in downtown Van Wert sent a child to the hospital on Tuesday. According to Chief Doug Weigle, the accident occurred at 4:05 p.m. in the 200 block of West Main St. Witnesses said the boy, a sixth grade student, left the YMCA and attempted to cross the road close […]
POSTED: 05/05/22 at 7:26 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent sports Baseball Crestview 2 Antwerp 0 FORT WAYNE (IN) — Crestview’s Nathan Lichtle and Preston Kreischer combined to hold Antwerp to just one hit and the Knights defeated the ninth ranked Archers 2-0 at Parkview Field on Wednesday. Lichtle pitched the first 5 1/3 innings and gave up the only hit, a third […]
POSTED: 05/05/22 at 3:46 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor It was the first full in-person gathering for the R.K. Thompson Self-Reliance Awards since 2019. Due to COVID-19, the 2020 awards were presented to the winners at their respective homes then last year, the winners were honored at small gathering during a luncheon meeting of the Van Wert Service Club. Wednesday night, […]
POSTED: 05/05/22 at 3:41 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Three people were sentenced during hearings held in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court this past week. They were among nine defendants who appeared in court. Brandon Decker, 24, of Van Wert, was sentenced to 17 months in prison for domestic violence, a fourth degree felony. He was given credit for 113 […]
POSTED: 05/05/22 at 3:40 am. FILED UNDER: News