Submitted information PAULDING — Tickets go on sale Tuesday, March 28, for John Paulding Historical Society’s upcoming Spring Tea. The tea will be from 2-4 p.m. Saturday, May 13. The museum is already being decorated to reflect the theme “A Vintage Wedding.” A century of wedding dresses, from the 1880s to 1980s, will be on […]
POSTED: 03/27/23 at 3:36 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent sports WAPAKONETA — It was a windy and wild start to the 2023 high school softball season in Wapakoneta on Saturday, as a bases loaded walk in the seventh inning gave the Redskins a 13-12 victory over Lincolnview. The two teams combined for 28 hits in the opener. Wapakoneta led 8-1 after the […]
POSTED: 03/27/23 at 3:35 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports LIMA — Van Wert’s 2023 boys’ tennis season got off to a rough start with a 5-0 loss to Sidney on Friday. Due to inclement weather, the match was moved from Sidney to the Westwood Tennis and Fitness Center in Lima. At first singles, Takuma Furukawa defeated Keaton Foster 6-0, 5-7, 6-0, […]
POSTED: 03/27/23 at 3:35 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Friday March 24, 2023 7:14 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of John Brown Road in Union Township for a motor vehicle crash involving a dog. The driver of the vehicle reported that she was harassed by the owner of the dog. 8:33 a.m. – Dispatched Wren EMS to a residence on Riley Street […]
POSTED: 03/26/23 at 7:30 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
VW independent staff/submitted information Off Stage Productions Inc. has announced the cast and crew for the Spring 2023 Dinner Theatre production of “Showtime at First Baptist” by Ron Osborn. The all-female cast of six includes five veteran actresses from previous shows as well as one making her debut performance. The role of Edith will be […]
POSTED: 03/24/23 at 9:01 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff Venedocia Mayor Vernon Hobbs entered a guilty plea to a reduced charge in Van Wert Municipal Court on Friday. Hobbs, 61, pleaded guilty to persistent disorderly conduct, a fourth degree misdemeanor. He was originally charged with assault, a first degree misdemeanor, and unlawful restraint, a third degree misdemeanor, a charge that was […]
POSTED: 03/24/23 at 8:59 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information Three Van Wert County fire departments and Delphos are among 154 departments in 70 counties announced as recipients of the State Fire Marshal’s 2023 Fire Department Equipment Grants. Convoy Fire & EMS, Scott Volunteer Fire Department and Wren Fire & EMS, along with Delphos Fire and Rescue each received a $10,000 grant […]
POSTED: 03/24/23 at 8:56 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information DECATUR (IN) — Manley Meats of Decatur, Indiana, is recalling some ground beef products sold between March 1-23 of this year. The supplier, Elkhorn Valley Packing, notified the Manley Meats that the beef used to make the following products may be contaminated with E.Coli O103: Frozen ground chuck in 1-lb bags Frozen beef […]
POSTED: 03/24/23 at 8:55 pm. FILED UNDER: News
These Vantage Career Center students placed in the top three at the Northwest Ohio SkillsUSA regional competition: Maggie Cox (Wayne Trace), 2nd place, automotive refinishing technology; Ian Clevenger (Wayne Trace), 3rd place, collision repair technology; Nick Foppe (Kalida), 1st place, CNC technician; Madison Berenyi (Antwerp), 1st place, CNC turning; Kyle Slade (Wayne Trace), 1st place […]
POSTED: 03/24/23 at 8:55 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Courtney Sue Trammell, 29, of Van Wert, passed away unexpectedly at Van Wert Health ER on Tuesday evening, March 21, 2023. She was born on November 29, 1993, in Lima, to Kenneth W. and Cindy (Noggle) Trammell. Courtney was a 2012 graduate of Crestview High School and worked at Danfoss for the past six years. […]
POSTED: 03/24/23 at 5:40 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries