SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor One thing is certain about the Ohio Department of Education’s annual school report cards – there is very little, if any consistency from year-to-year. Each year, there are changes to such things as assessment factors, the state’s grading scale for each of Ohio’s public school districts, and the latest report cards are […]
POSTED: 09/30/22 at 3:54 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information LIMA — With any luck, it’ll be more than a few weeks before Old Man Winter returns but regardless, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) is setting to work, preparing equipment, and hiring extra snowplow drivers. ODOT District 1 – Allen, Defiance, Hancock, Hardin, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert, and Wyandot counties […]
POSTED: 09/30/22 at 3:54 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent sports Golf Foster to Division II district OTTAWA — Van Wert’s Keaton Foster advanced to the Division II districts as an individual after shooting an 85 at sectionals at Moose Landing Country Club on Thursday. As a team, the Cougars finished fifth with a score of 363. Napoleon and Van Buren each finished […]
POSTED: 09/30/22 at 3:45 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
James H. “Jim” Miller, son of Harold and Annabelle Feasby Miller, was born in Van Wert in 1957 and graduated from Crestview High School in 1975. Even long after he had graduated from The Ohio State University in 1979 with a degree in animal husbandry, Jim was an avid Ohio State fan—though his game day […]
POSTED: 09/29/22 at 3:44 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Submitted information Members of the Van Wert High School Class of 1962 recently held their 60th class reunion. Activities started on Friday evening, September 10, where the classmates met at the Van Wert Elks Lodge for socializing. The following evening, the reunion was held at the country home of Richard and Margaret Miller.. It began […]
POSTED: 09/29/22 at 10:05 am. FILED UNDER: Lifestyles
Wednesday September 28, 2022 1:50 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Wetzel Road in Hoaglin Township to investigate an open line 911 call that was received. 6:25 a.m. – Dispatched Convoy EMS to a residence in the village of Convoy for a subject having difficulty breathing. 11:51 a.m. – Dog Warden responded to […]
POSTED: 09/29/22 at 9:55 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor A Van Wert woman who admitted to causing a crash that left one person with serious injuries received a substantial prison sentence on Wednesday. Sherry Ramsey, 46, was sentenced by Van Wert County Common Pleas Court Judge Martin Burchfield to four to six years on each of two second degree felony counts […]
POSTED: 09/29/22 at 8:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor That’s more like it. After a mid-season slump of sorts, I managed to go 18-2 with last week’s picks, with the only two misfires being Crestview over Bluffton and Hopewell-Loudon over Lima Central Catholic. My record now stands at 111-30 (78.7 percent). Here’s hoping Week No. 6’s success carries over to the […]
POSTED: 09/29/22 at 3:45 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The safety of students and staff is a top priority in the Van Wert City Schools district. That was the message delivered during Wednesday’s Board of Education meeting. Assistant Superintendent Bill Clifton said over 50 school districts throughout Ohio went into lockdown mode last Friday, due to a threatening robocall. Van Wert […]
POSTED: 09/29/22 at 3:41 am. FILED UNDER: News
Members of the Van Wert High School football team, homecoming queen candidates Maria Bagley, Sofi Houg and Tyra McClain, and the Cougar Pride Marching Band all took part in Wednesday night’s homecoming parade. A powder puff football game that pitted juniors vs. seniors was played at Eggerss Stadium after the parade. Shawnee will come to […]
POSTED: 09/29/22 at 3:39 am. FILED UNDER: News