SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The fourth Saturday in September brings with it the first full weekend of fall and the seventh annual Harvest Moon Festival in downtown Van Wert. This year’s installment, sponsored by Main Street Van Wert and the Van Wert Freedom Cruise, will take place from 4 p.m. to midnight this Saturday, September 24. […]
POSTED: 09/20/22 at 3:51 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio (PUCO) and the Ohio Rail Development Commission (ORDC) are participating in Rail Safety Week, September 19-25. The week is dedicated as a reminder to Ohioans to practice safety around all rail crossings. Every three hours, a person or vehicle is hit by a […]
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“Stuff the Truck” was held at Walmart and Chief Supermarket this past weekend, and 10,016 food items and $2,057.71 were collected with help from many volunteers, including Vantage Career Center criminal justice students, Vantage Career Center Early Childhood students, CERT, Highway Patrol, Van Wert Sheriff Department, United Way Board Members and others. The event was […]
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Jazz it up! “I got a fever and the only prescription is more Jazz!” – Dr. Feelgood Did you know that it’s not “who” you listen to, but rather “what” you listen to that could be the secret to enhanced health? Studies indicate that listening to jazz music has positive health benefits such as reduced […]
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The Van Wert High School golf team capped off a perfect record in the Western Buckeye League, 9-0, with Monday’s 172-178 win over Elida. The Cougars will play in the WBL tournament at Northmoor Golf Course on Thursday. Photo courtesy of Jackie Hernandez
POSTED: 09/20/22 at 3:47 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Golf Van Wert 172 Elida 178 The Cougars teed off for the seniors’ last home match against a 7-1 Elida Bulldog squad at Willow Bend on Monday. The showdown for the top position was a battle between Van Wert sophomore Keaton Foster and Elida senior Carson Harmon. After three holes, Foster was […]
POSTED: 09/20/22 at 3:46 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The latest edition of Random Thoughts centers around the first WBL championship of the 2022 fall sports season, the halfway point of the high school football regular season, the expanded playoff format, a balanced offense, the quarterback situation in San Francisco, and the Browns/Jets game. Congratulations Congratulations are in order for the […]
POSTED: 09/20/22 at 3:45 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports/submitted information The 44th annual Van Wert Health Cross Country Invitational will be held this Saturday, September 24, at Van Wert Health, 1250 S. Washington St., Van Wert. This year’s invitational will be tri-hosted by Crestview, Lincolnview and Van Wert. In addition to the host schools, 17 other schools will participate – Ada, […]
POSTED: 09/20/22 at 3:43 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Kathie J. Hinsey, 67, of Van Wert, passed away Monday, September 12, 2022, surrounded by family at the Defiance Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born November 24, 1954, in Van Wert, the daughter of Marilyn (Billieu) Darras and Richard Druckemiller, who both preceded her in death. She is survived by her son, Elliot Hinsey; two […]
POSTED: 09/19/22 at 2:49 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent staff/submitted information CONVOY — Van Wert County Sheriff Tom Riggenbach and Crestview Local Schools Superintendent Kathy Mollenkopf have announced that the Sheriff’s Office responded to a potential threat at the Crestview Early Childhood Center this morning. Shortly after 9:33 a.m. the Sheriff’s Office received information that an individual was going to the ECC […]
POSTED: 09/19/22 at 9:55 am. FILED UNDER: News