Debby Compton takes the oath of office during Thursday night’s meeting of the Vantage Career Center Board of Education. Compton, who represents Van Wert and is a long time board member was sworn in for a new three-year term. Scott Truxell/Van Wert independent
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VW independent staff As it stands now, the May 2 primary ballot will be a very light one in Van Wert County. The only local issue on the ballot will be in Van Wert Precinct 2A, a local option for Sunday liquor sales. Republican Van Wert Municipal Court Judge Jill Worthington has filed petitions to […]
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Van Wert Elks Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks recently donated $3,000 to the Salvation Army of Van Wert for their food pantry. The money is from a Beacon Grant the lodge received from the Elks National Foundation. The Elks National Foundation is a perpetual trust fund established in 1928 by the Benevolent […]
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VW independent sports Delphos Jefferson 62 Lincolnview 33 Lyv Lindeman scored 21 points and Lauren French added 14, and Delphos Jefferson defeated Lincolnview 62-33 on Thursday. The Wildcats (18-1, 6-0 NWC) set the tone early and raced out to a 24-6 first quarter lead, with French and Lindeman combining for 14 points. Hannah Wiltsee added […]
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VW independent sports On Senior Night at Van Wert High School, the Cougars defeated Kenton 54-27. Ashton Baer, who hasn’t wrestled much this season due to injury was recognized as the only Van Wert senior. James Smith (157) and Morgein Bigham (165) each won via pin for the Cougars, while Wesley Vaughn (106), Matthew Dunno […]
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Wednesday February 1, 2023 8:26 a.m. – Dispatched Middle Point EMS to a residence on Railroad Street in the village of Middle Point for a subject not feeling well. 10:32 a.m. – Deputies checked an area of U.S.127 in Liberty Township on a complaint of a semi-truck driving very slow with no registration holding up traffic. 11:30 […]
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SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor A total of 10 criminal hearings were held in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court this past week. Six of those hearings were sentencing hearings on various crimes. Judge Martin Burchfield presided over each of the hearings. Vada Blankenship, 23, of Van Wert, was sentenced to up to 30 days in jail […]
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VW independent staff LIMA — Bond has been set at $200,000 for a village mayor arrested on a felony charge. Spencerville Mayor Phillip Briggs, 45, was arraigned via video in Lima Municipal Court on Wednesday. He was arrested early Tuesday morning for pandering obscenity involving a minor, a second degree felony. As of Wednesday night, […]
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VW independent staff CONVOY — It’s not every day that you see a massive barn on the move, but that’s exactly what’s going to happen this Friday, weather permitting. Lincoln Ridge Farms in Convoy has scheduled a 40x100x40 barn to be moved from a neighboring farm about one mile across the field to their farmstead […]
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Submitted information COLUMBUS – As part of the 2023 Severe Weather Awareness campaign, the Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness (OCSWA), in cooperation with the National Weather Service and the Ohio Emergency Management Agency (EMA), are announcing that the annual Severe Weather Awareness Poster Contest is open for submissions. This contest is open to all […]
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