VW independent sports Two games, two locations, two wins. That’s what happened during Wednesday’s tournament action, when Lincolnview’s softball team edged Mohawk in exciting fashion, while the baseball team built up a sizable lead then held on to defeat Perry. In the Division IV regional semifinals at Clyde, Addysen Stevens delivered a game winning RBI […]
POSTED: 05/26/22 at 3:49 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports TROY — Lincolnview’s 4×800 team qualified for next week’s state meet by placing fifth in the Division III regionals Troy on Wednesday. Kreston Tow, Jackson Robinson, Connor Baldauf and Daegan Hatfield logged a personal record time of 8:18.7 to move on to next week’s competition in Columbus. Tow will compete in the […]
POSTED: 05/26/22 at 3:48 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The Van Wert Board of Education has taken the next step in the plan to renovate and improve Eggerss Stadium. During Wednesday night’s monthly meeting, the board approved a resolution to move forward with the sale and issuance of $5 million worth of bonds to pay for the renovations. School district voters […]
POSTED: 05/26/22 at 3:43 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff A record 28 schools in an eight county area, including Van Wert County, recently participated in the Ohio Department of Transportation’s annual Paint the Plow contest. High school and vocational school students from ODOT District 1, comprised of Allen, Defiance, Hancock, Hardin, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert and Wyandot counties, painted ODOT plow […]
POSTED: 05/26/22 at 3:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff COLUMBUS — In accordance with the orders issued by President Joe Biden and in remembrance of the victims of the shooting in Uvalde, Texas, Governor Mike DeWine has ordered that U.S. and State of Ohio flags to be flown at half-staff upon all public buildings and grounds throughout the state until sunset […]
POSTED: 05/26/22 at 3:41 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Lodge No. 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks recently donated $100 to the Van Wert County Council on Aging to help support the 10th annual Designer Purse Bingo fundraiser scheduled for Friday, June 10. The Council on Aging transports seniors to medical appointments, grocery stores, pharmacies or social service appointments free of […]
POSTED: 05/26/22 at 3:41 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor A dozen people appeared for recent hearings in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Beth Ann Wright, 53, of Van Wert, was sentenced to 18 months in prison with credit for 131 days served for theft of drugs, a third degree felony; 12 months with credit for 131 days served for trespass […]
POSTED: 05/25/22 at 1:02 pm. FILED UNDER: News
May 24, 2022 5:32 a.m. – Deputies responded to State Route 81 east of Mendon Road in York Township to investigate a motor vehicle crash involving a deer. No injuries were reported. 6:05 a.m. – Dispatched Van Wert EMS to a residence in Ridge Township for a subject having a seizure. 8:14 a.m. – Deputies delivered a notification to a […]
POSTED: 05/25/22 at 8:41 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Elizabeth L. “Betty” Spitler, 92, formerly of Ohio City, passed away at 10:36 p.m. Sunday, May 22, 2022, at Van Wert Manor Nursing Home. She was born on February 7, 1930, in Van Wert, the daughter of Mabel Minnie Viola (Germann) Prichard, who preceded her in death. She married Floyd Edward Spitler April 15, 1949, […]
POSTED: 05/25/22 at 8:31 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert Police Note: in addition to the reports listed below, the Van Wert Police Department issued eight junk citations and two parking violations from May 15-May 21. Sunday, May 15, 12:44 a.m. – a fight between several juveniles was reported in the 700 block of E. Main St. Monday, May 16, 6:24 p.m. – […]
POSTED: 05/25/22 at 6:02 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement