Editor’s note: this story has been revised to better reflect Sheriff Riggenbach’s comments about what changes he would make. The Sheriff told the group he wasn’t referring to anyone locally. VW independent staff/submitted information Van Wert County Sheriff Tom Riggenbach was the guest speaker at the Heartland Patriot meeting held last Tuesday at Wesley Church […]
POSTED: 09/16/23 at 12:02 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has announced the formation of a blue-ribbon task force to examine the future of police training in Ohio, exploring how best to create and deliver world-class continuing education for the state’s roughly 30,000 law enforcement officers. “For nearly five years, we’ve been rebuilding police […]
POSTED: 09/16/23 at 12:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff According to the Ohio Department of Transportation District 1 office, traffic will be impacted by shoulder work at the intersection of Ohio 118 and Ohio 81 near Ohio City next week. Weather may affect the work schedule.
POSTED: 09/15/23 at 11:59 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent sports Here are final scores of area high school football games played on Friday, September 15. GMC Antwerp 32 Tinora 14Ayersville 35 Edgerton 7Paulding 34 Fairview 20Wayne Trace 56 Hicksville 6 MAC Coldwater 33 St. Henry 7Minster 35 Anna 18Marion Local 42 New Bremen 7Versailles 41 Parkway 7 NWC Bluffton 56 Spencerville 0Columbus […]
POSTED: 09/15/23 at 9:22 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports With Ada and Leipsic slated to leave the Northwest Conference at the end of the 2023-2024 school year, two new members are joining the conference, one as a full member and the other for football-only. Lima Central Catholic is joining the conference for the 2024-2025 school year. The announcement was made via […]
POSTED: 09/15/23 at 1:24 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports The Northwest Athletic District Athletic Board has announced that starting with the 2023-2024 season, better seeds will host sectional tournament games in boys and girls basketball. The Northwest District was the only district in the state that still used neutral sites for sectional games. Neutral sites will still be used for district […]
POSTED: 09/15/23 at 12:19 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Thursday September 14, 2023 2:34 a.m. – Dispatched Wren EMS to a location in the Village of Willshire for a subject with chest pain. 5:35 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Jennings Township to check a report of an occupied suspicious vehicle. 7:37 a.m. – Deputies responded to a location in the Village […]
POSTED: 09/15/23 at 7:43 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Drivers entering Ohio will soon be welcomed with signs bearing the state’s new branding and slogan – Ohio, The Heart of it All. The signs will replace older and outdated signs at major entry points to the state, including eastbound U.S. 30 from Indiana. Governor Mike DeWine and the […]
POSTED: 09/15/23 at 3:54 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Education released its 2023 Ohio School Report Cards on Thursday. New this year, schools and districts received overall ratings of 1-5 stars in half-star increments. The report cards also include five rated components and various report-only data. The five components, Achievement, Progress, Gap Closing, Early […]
POSTED: 09/15/23 at 3:52 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert Live roster just added a spring lineup of entertainment that brings artists from as far back as prehistoric times and the present day to the Niswonger Performing Art Center stage. Featured this spring at the Niswonger is something for everyone: Dinosaur World Live, Gary Puckett and the Union Gap, Broadway’s […]
POSTED: 09/15/23 at 3:52 am. FILED UNDER: News