SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor LIMA — Carson Smith came up big for Van Wert in the fourth quarter of Friday’s game against Shawnee. The 6-3 senior scored eight of his 14 points in the final period, including a layup on a long inbound pass from Garett Gunter with 19 seconds left and a layup after grabbing […]
POSTED: 01/27/23 at 11:21 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports CONVOY — Crestview’s Wren Sheets and Mitch Temple combined for 34 points and the No. 5 Knights cruised to their 11th straight victory with a 62-40 win over Ada on Friday. Sheets scored 18 points and Temple added 16, while Jaret Hartings chipped in with nine points. Crestview led 17-11 after the […]
POSTED: 01/27/23 at 11:21 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports DEFIANCE — Van Wert swept Defiance in a Western Buckeye League dual swimming meet, with the boys winning 57-44 and the girls posting a 63-61 victory at the Defiance YMCA on Tuesday. The Cougars earned first place finishes in every event except five. Swimmers placing first in events included: Tyra McClain, Sam […]
POSTED: 01/27/23 at 11:20 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Thursday January 26, 2023 3:57 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 127 in Liberty Township for a disabled vehicle partially in the roadway. 8:08 a.m. – Dog Warden responded to an area of Carmean Street in village of Ohio City for a loose dog. 11:44 a.m. – Deputies along with Ohio City […]
POSTED: 01/27/23 at 9:33 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Eddie L. “Woody” Woodard, Sr., 69, of Van Wert, passed away Tuesday evening, January 24, 2023, at Van Wert Health. He was born on February 20, 1953, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the son of Virgil G. Woodard and Arliss Elaine (Bates) Woodard, who both preceded him in death. He married Kim T. (Galloway) Hale-Woodard June 3, […]
POSTED: 01/27/23 at 6:05 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Shirley J. Young, 88, of Van Wert, passed away Tuesday evening, January 24, 2023, at Van Wert Health. She was born October 30, 1934, in Van Wert the daughter of William Dale and Gwendolyn Hyacinth (Jerome) Knodel, who both preceded her in death. She married Robert A. Young October 3, 1954, and he preceded her in […]
POSTED: 01/27/23 at 6:04 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The second of two men facing serious felony charges tied to an early May, 2022 armed burglary and assault in Van Wert has changed his plea. During a hearing held Thursday morning in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court, Kaiden Gilbert, 20, of Van Wert, entered a guilty plea to aggravated burglary, […]
POSTED: 01/27/23 at 4:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information Family entertainment will get wild at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center this spring, as Jeffery Mohr Family Dentistry presents The Wild World of Animals featuring Grant Kemmerer and Friends at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 30. Grant Kemmerer has three decades of experience working with and caring for wild animals and specializes […]
POSTED: 01/27/23 at 4:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The College Credit Plus meeting that was scheduled for January 25, then canceled due to inclement weather has been rescheduled from 6:15-7:45 p.m. Wednesday, February 1. The meeting will be held in the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. It’s open to high school students and their parents from all county schools. Any students who […]
POSTED: 01/27/23 at 4:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent sports Van Wert 48 Shawnee 31 Kyra Welch scored 10 of her 13 points in the second quarter and Van Wert defeated visiting Shawnee 48-31 on Thursday. Welch’s second quarter total included a pair of baskets, a triple and three foul shots. The Cougars trailed 10-8 after the first quarter, then outscored the […]
POSTED: 01/27/23 at 4:38 am. FILED UNDER: Sports