Submitted information Area residents have reported receiving calls from individuals claiming to be from the Find A Ride Program soliciting donations. The Find A Ride Program and Area Agency on Aging 3 does not contact via phone to solicit donations. Anyone contacted should not give bank or credit card information to anyone over the phone […]
POSTED: 01/20/23 at 11:35 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Lodge No. 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks have selected Crestview High School senior Megan Mosier (pictured above with Lodge Secretary Michael C. Stanley) and Vantage Career Center senior Serenity Sites (below) as the recipients of the Student of the Month for December. Students are nominated by their high schools to receive […]
POSTED: 01/20/23 at 11:35 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information The Ohio State Highway Patrol is looking for women and men who are interested in joining their ranks. Those interested must go through a selective process to become cadets with the Patrol, including a physical and written test, among other requirements. If chosen, cadets will go through approximately six months of […]
POSTED: 01/20/23 at 11:34 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Friday night’s double overtime game between Van Wert and No. 4 Ottawa-Glandorf was not short on thrills. Among other things, the back-and-forth game featured a 30-point outburst by Van Wert’s Aidan Pratt, 46 free throws attempts, including 32 by Ottawa-Glandorf and a late three pointer by Luke Wessell that forced a second […]
POSTED: 01/20/23 at 11:33 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports DELPHOS — It’s become a common theme for No. 5 Crestview this season – balanced scoring and great defense translating into a win. Four Knights finished in double figures and the defense held the Wildcats to single digits in the middle two quarters, which led to a 72-43 Northwest Conference win on […]
POSTED: 01/20/23 at 11:32 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports BLUFFTON — Bluffton set the tone early by charging out to a 20-8 first quarter lead, and the Pirates went on to defeat Lincolnview 76-43 on Friday. Five of Bluffton’s seven first quarter baskets were three pointers, including a pair by Marek Donaldson and two by Terron Boblitt. Seven different Pirate players […]
POSTED: 01/20/23 at 11:31 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Wrestling Van Wert 71 Ottawa-Glandorf 6 For the second time in three days, Van Wert won a Western Buckeye League dual match, defeating Ottawa-Glandorf 71-6. Renson Spear (126), Dennis (Keaton) Sudduth (144), James Smith (157) and Caleb Bledsoe (190) each won by pin, while Briggs Wallace (132) won by technical fall. Wesley […]
POSTED: 01/20/23 at 11:30 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent staff A teenage girl was injured Friday morning when she was struck by a semi-truck in Van Wert. According to Police Chief Doug Weigle, the accident occurred at 6:31 a.m. in the area of Glenn St. and Webster Ave. The 15-year-old girl was walking to school when the accident occurred. She was transported […]
POSTED: 01/20/23 at 10:05 am. FILED UNDER: News
Thursday January 19, 2023 8:37 a.m. – Deputies responded to a motor vehicle crash on Hoaglin Center Road in Ridge Township. A 2014 Chevrolet Traverse driven by a juvenile was northbound on Hoaglin Center Road around 8:45 p.m. the previous evening. The went off the right side of the roadway causing damage to the front right […]
POSTED: 01/20/23 at 9:25 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Michael W. Jones, 68, of Van Wert, passed away on January 17, 2023. He was the best husband, dad, grandpa, and friend that anyone could ever have, dream or even wish for. He brought those close to him endless happiness throughout his life and will be so sadly missed. He was preceded in death by […]
POSTED: 01/20/23 at 9:16 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries