The Van Wert County Courthouse

Sunday, Dec. 28, 2025

VW independent staff/submitted information CONVOY — Crestview students in grades 7-12 may pick up schedules for the 2022-2023 school year from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. August 10-12 in the student services office. In addition, an evening schedule and laptop pickup for students in grades 7-12 is scheduled for 5-7 p.m. Thursday, August 11. During […]

POSTED: 08/02/22 at 3:41 am. FILED UNDER: News

Chris Kerivan of Toledo was the 36th winner of the annual bike drawing at Wetzelland. Kerivan won a 2022 FLS Softail Standard supplied by Ben Breece Harley Davidson of Ottawa. The drawing followed Saturday the night appearance of “Buck Cherry” who rocked the standing room-only crowd. It also wrapped up the final day of Wetzelland […]

POSTED: 08/02/22 at 3:40 am. FILED UNDER: News

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The latest edition of Random Thoughts centers around the start of fall sports, the Monday Mailbag, DeShaun Watson, MLB contracts and Pigskin Pick’Em. Fall sports Fall sports practices began yesterday and the first high school fall sporting event will take place later this week. Lincolnview’s boys’ golf team will face Wayne Trace […]

POSTED: 08/02/22 at 3:39 am. FILED UNDER: Sports

VW independent staff Main St., between W. and E. Court St., in front of the Van Wert County Courthouse, will be closed for 12 hours starting at 12 p.m. Saturday, August 6, for Main St. Van Wert’s Farm to Table event.

POSTED: 08/02/22 at 3:39 am. FILED UNDER: News