VW independent sports Crestview’s Cali Gregory and Delphos Jefferson’s Alyvia Lindeman have been named Northwest Conference girls basketball co-Players of the Year in balloting done by conference coaches. Gregory, a 5-10 junior guard, is averaging 20.2 points, 6.0 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 2.0 steals per game and has led Crestview to an 18-4 (6-2 NWC) […]
POSTED: 02/16/23 at 1:31 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Wednesday February 15, 2023 2:09 a.m. – Deputies responded to a location in the city of Van Wert to assist a motorist locked out of their vehicle. 3:13 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Augustine Road in Liberty Township for a welfare check. 11:24 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Ohio 81 in York […]
POSTED: 02/16/23 at 9:39 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The Lincolnview Board of Education made it official Wednesday night – Kaitlyn Edelbrock was officially hired as the district’s new treasurer. The vote was 4-1, with board member Brad Coil casting the lone “no” vote. Edelbrock is replacing Troy Bowersock, who recently left to become treasurer of the Van Wert City Schools. […]
POSTED: 02/16/23 at 4:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information The Van Wert Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual dinner at Willow Bend Country Club on Wednesday, with attendees enjoying a Las Vegas-themed event. Entertainment was provided by Midwest Dueling Pianos, who boast some of the best entertainers in the industry. The evening began with a social hour with event themed […]
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Submitted information Van Wert City Schools, in correlation with Ohio Revised Code 3313.64 or 3313.65, will again permit students from any Ohio school district to apply for Open Enrollment in the Van Wert City Schools system for the 2023-2024 school year. Applications are now being accepted on a first-come, first-served basis, according to the date […]
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Submitted information The regular monthly meeting of the Van Wert County General Health District Board of Health will be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, February 21, at the Van Wert County General Health District, 1179 Westwood Drive, Suite 300, Van Wert.
POSTED: 02/16/23 at 4:36 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent sports PAULDING — It’s not a basketball score you hear often, 57-1. That was the final score of Wednesday’s Division IV girls’ sectional semifinal game between No. 1 seed Crestview and No. 13 seed Fayette. The Lady Knights led 17-0 after the first quarter and 43-0 at halftime. With a continuous clock, the […]
POSTED: 02/16/23 at 4:36 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent staff Five defendants appeared for various hearings this past week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Nathan Kreischer, 31, of Ohio City, was sentenced to six months at River City Correctional Center in Cincinnati on two counts of pandering obscenity involving a minor or impaired person, a second degree felony; pandering obscenity […]
POSTED: 02/15/23 at 3:20 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Tuesday February 14, 2023 3:31 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Lincoln Highway in Pleasant Township for a noise disturbance. 4:25 a.m. – Deputies responded to a location in the city of Van Wert to assist Van Wert Police with a juvenile. The juvenile at some point had left his residence in Pleasant Township without […]
POSTED: 02/15/23 at 9:16 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Sanitary sewer work underneath Van Wert’s Eggerss Stadium is slated to get underway in the coming days. After sewer work is complete, stadium concrete restoration will begin along with the highly anticipated installation of artificial turf. In addition, handrails will be installed on the home side bleachers. Scott Truxell/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 02/15/23 at 4:42 am. FILED UNDER: News