VW independent sports Golf Leipsic 166 Crestview 169 Lincolnview 170 Spencerville 188 At Hickory Sticks, Leipsic edged Crestview and Lincolnview on Tuesday. Crestview’s Matthew Dealey was the match medalist with a two under par 34. Brady Petrie shot a 43 and Logan Schlemmer and Trey Skelton each finished with a 46. Nick Evans led Lincolnview […]
POSTED: 09/13/23 at 3:43 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Funky kind of wonderful… 50 years of wonderful comes to The Niswonger at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 4. Known as “The American Band”, the high-energy five-piece group will play 40 shows all over the USA this year, including their tour stop in Van Wert. The multi-talented band carries on the tradition of Grand Funk hits […]
POSTED: 09/12/23 at 12:38 pm. FILED UNDER: Arts & Entertainment
Monday September 11, 2023 1:20 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Elm Sugar Road in Tully Township to check the report of suspicious activity. 1:56 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Shenk Road in Washington Township to assist Putnam County. 9:03 a.m. – Deputies served warrants issued by Van Wert County […]
POSTED: 09/12/23 at 8:07 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Gerard Knapke, 86, of Van Wert passed away Friday, September 8, 2023, at Hearth and Home in Van Wert. He was born September 11, 1937, in Coldwater to the late Clarence “Dick” and Anna (Uhleman) Knapke. He married Alice Knapke June 6, 2006, and she survives in Van Wert. He is also survived by children, […]
POSTED: 09/12/23 at 6:27 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent staff A service outage affected local Spectrum cable customers on Monday. The outage began during the mid-afternoon hours and continued into early evening, with most customers seeing a message that said they needed to upgrade their current package to view any channel. ”Your current subscription package doesn’t include this channel,” the message read. […]
POSTED: 09/12/23 at 4:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor It’s become commonplace on the second and fourth Monday of each month – a Van Wert City Council meeting with plenty of moments of tension. Monday night was no exception during a meeting that was two minutes shy of two hours, with the main topics of contention being council raises and changes […]
POSTED: 09/12/23 at 3:43 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information For 25 years, the United Way of Van Wert County has run one of the biggest food drives of the year, the Vantage Day of Caring. Many local schools will be accepting donations until Thursday, September 28, so be sure to check with your students to see if their class is […]
POSTED: 09/12/23 at 3:43 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert Fire Department’s ladder truck was used to display the flag on Patriot Day, Monday, September 11, 22 years to the day that the U.S. experienced terrorist attacks. Scott Truxell/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 09/12/23 at 3:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor This week’s installment of Random Thoughts centers around polls, a record setting performance, a fantastic finish, winning and losing streaks, halfway home, Disney vs. Spectrum, and the Cleveland Browns. Polls Crestview is ranked No. 5 in the first Division IV Ohio High School Volleyball Coaches Association poll of the season. Fort Loramie, […]
POSTED: 09/12/23 at 3:42 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Volleyball Crestview 3 Parkway 1 ROCKFORD – Myia Etzler recorded 20 kills and seven blocks and No. 5 Crestview defeated Parkway 20-25, 25-19, 25-22, 25-18 on Monday. Cali Gregory had 30 assists, 12 kills and four aces, while Kaci Gregory and Ellie Kline each had a pair of aces. Crestview (5-1) will […]
POSTED: 09/12/23 at 3:41 am. FILED UNDER: Sports