Career Connections of Van Wert County provides economic education, financial skills, and career readiness to the students in Van Wert County schools in grades 2, 4, 5, 6 and 8 and one economics class at Van Wert High School. Convoy Community Foundation recently made a donation to Career Connections and these funds will allow for […]
POSTED: 09/24/22 at 12:22 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information Area residents and businesses are invited to the Customer Appreciation Day celebration from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, September 30, at the Van Wert office at 1199 Westwood Drive. Free pulled pork or brat sandwiches, chips and ice cream will be served. Attendees may enter to win a variety of […]
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor OTTAWA — No. 6 Van Wert needed a big play against stubborn Ottawa-Glandorf and the Cougars got one late in the third quarter. The Titans (1-5, 1-4 WBL) had just pulled to within one, 17-16, when sophomore quarterback Peyton Kuhlman teamed up with Carter Duling for a 51-yard touchdown with 2:34 left […]
POSTED: 09/24/22 at 12:08 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor CONVOY — A pair of second half touchdowns was enough for Bluffton to spoil Crestview’s homecoming 17-14 on Friday night. The loss was the third straight by the Knights (3-3, 0-3 NWC), while Bluffton improved to 4-2 (3-0 NWC). What proved to be the winning score came early in the fourth quarter, […]
POSTED: 09/24/22 at 12:07 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Here are final scores of area high school football games played on Friday, September 23. WBL Celina 29 Bath 0Defiance 31 Elida 14St. Marys Memorial 41 Shawnee 14Van Wert 31 Ottawa-Glandorf 16Wapakoneta 39 Kenton 8 NWC Allen East 58 Spencerville 14Bluffton 17 Crestview 14Columbus Grove 23 Leipsic 0Delphos Jefferson 48 Ada 21 […]
POSTED: 09/23/22 at 9:54 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Richard Lee Stokes “Doc”, 78, of Middle Point, passed away at 6:36 a.m. Wednesday, September 21, 2022, at Paulding Hospital. He was born March 27, 1944, in Lima, the son of Norman J. and Anna Alma (Wurst) Stokes, who both preceded him in death. He married the love of his life, Sue Etzler, February 8, […]
POSTED: 09/23/22 at 12:13 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Thursday September 22, 2022 9:38 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. Route 127 in Hoaglin Township on a complaint of a subject blowing grass into the roadway. 9:49 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area in Washington Township for a down power line. 10:09 a.m. – Dog Warden responded to an area […]
POSTED: 09/23/22 at 9:20 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor A gathering of business and industry leaders and officials from Northwest State Community College produced an exchange of information, as plans move forward to open a full service satellite campus in Van Wert. Thursday’s “listening session” took place over breakfast at Willow Bend Country Club. 35 local business representatives signed up for […]
POSTED: 09/23/22 at 3:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff Plans to remove the pavement in the median at U.S. 30 and Liberty-Union Road near the city of Van Wert are on hold. ODOT District 1 announced on Thursday that the project is on hold until further notice, but did not offer an explanation why. Work was scheduled to begin on Monday, […]
POSTED: 09/23/22 at 3:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff Tickets are going fast for a new fundraiser for the Peony Festival. A limited number of seats are available for Peony le Vino Wine Tour 2022, scheduled for Saturday, November 5. The tour will leave the Chief Supermarket parking lot at 1 p.m. that day and will make stops at Five Vines […]
POSTED: 09/23/22 at 3:40 am. FILED UNDER: News