Mary Lou Oakley, 73, of Van Wert, passed away at 8 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at Van Wert Manor Nursing Home. She was born on March 24, 1949, in Van Wert the daughter of Joseph J. and Valrea M. (Winters) Myers, who both preceded her in death. She married Rudy B. Oakley August 14, […]
POSTED: 06/09/22 at 7:56 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Richard A. Wagonrod, Jr., 78, of Findlay, passed away at 10:43 a.m. Tuesday, June 7, 2022 at The Bridge Hospice Care Center in Findlay. He was born January 28, 1944 in Van Wert to Richard A. and Dorothy (Esdall ) Wagonrod, who both preceded him in death. Richard is survived by daughter, Andrea (Jeff) Callaghan; […]
POSTED: 06/09/22 at 7:50 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor AKRON — Simply put, Tiffin Calvert was no match for Lincolnview during Thursday’s Division IV state semifinals at Canal Park in Akron. Behind a dominating performance by pitcher Dane Ebel and a more than solid day at the plate, the third-ranked Lancers defeated the Senecas 8-1, meaning Lincolnview will play for a […]
POSTED: 06/09/22 at 7:24 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor A Bluffton, Indiana man caught with a large amount of drugs in Delphos will serve a substantial prison term in Ohio. Trenton Eckelbarger, 29, was recently sentenced in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court to 5 to 7 1/2 years in prison after changing his plea to guilty to trafficking in cocaine, […]
POSTED: 06/09/22 at 3:34 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information WTLW TV-44 will celebrate its 40th year of broadcasting with the premiere of “Station Identification,” a documentary telling the compelling story of how the TV station came into being in 1982. It also chronicles the reflections of those who were instrumental in producing the local programming that has originated from the TV-44 studios […]
POSTED: 06/09/22 at 3:33 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent news The Van Wert City Schools Board of Education has moved the June monthly meeting by one day, from June 29 to Thursday, June 30. The meeting will be held at 5 p.m. in the First Federal Lecture Hall at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center.
POSTED: 06/09/22 at 3:33 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ruth Ann Glass, 70, of Van Wert, passed away at 4:06 a.m. Wednesday, June 8, 2022, at St. Rita’s Medical Center. She was born October 14, 1951, in Lima, to Everet Gilroy and Estella (Stubbs) Gilroy. She married the love of her life, Dennis F. “Tiny” Glass October 19, 1969, and together they shared years […]
POSTED: 06/08/22 at 7:15 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
R. Scott Laing, age 69, passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2022, in the hospital in Fort Pierce, Florida with family members present. He had recently been involved in an accident in which he had struck his head and was taken to hospital unconscious. While in the hospital, his chronic kidney and cardiac conditions worsened resulting […]
POSTED: 06/08/22 at 3:27 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent sports 99.7 WKSD will offer a live broadcast of Thursday’s Division IV state semifinal baseball game between Lincolnview and Tiffin Calvert. First pitch time is scheduled for 1 p.m.
POSTED: 06/08/22 at 3:23 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent news A three-day jury trial ended with a guilty verdict against a Middle Point man charged with tampering with evidence. The verdict against Dale Gear, 57, was handed down Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Gear was indicted by a Van Wert County grand jury in August of 2021, in connection […]
POSTED: 06/08/22 at 2:49 pm. FILED UNDER: News