Submitted information The Van Wert County Humane Society will hold a “Bag Bingo” on Saturday, Oct. 14 at the Jr. Fair Building. The doors will open at 9 a.m. and the event will begin at 10 a.m. Tickets are $20 prior to the event and $30 at the door (if available). Only 300 tickets are […]
POSTED: 09/07/23 at 3:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Convoy Community Foundation recently presented a $5,000 donation to the Crestview Music Department which includes the school musical, Knight Vision, middle school swing choir and high school chorus as the direct beneficiaries. The donation will be put to immediate use for music arrangement/licensing, competitions, choreography, backdrops, costumes, props, lighting, sound and sheet music. The […]
POSTED: 09/07/23 at 3:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information W. Ervin Rd, from Glen St. to Westwood Drive in Van Wert will be closed Thursday and Friday, September 7-8, for the railroad crossing repairs.
POSTED: 09/06/23 at 1:07 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert Football Tailgate Tour, “The Recking Crew”, will host a meet and greet with the football team and cheerleaders from 7:30-8:30 p.m. Saturday September 9, at Hickory Sticks Golf Course in conjunction with the group’s inaugural night golfing event. The public is invited to stop by and meet the players and […]
POSTED: 09/06/23 at 11:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police Sunday, August 27 – a distraught male called the police department. Monday, August 28 – a resident reported the theft of his white and black boys BMX-style bicycle. Tuesday, August 29 – an officer spoke with two unruly juveniles after an incident in the 400 block of S. Market St. Tuesday, August […]
POSTED: 09/06/23 at 11:14 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor A Van Wert man who held law enforcement officers at bay for over an hour in mid-July was sentenced Wednesday morning in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court Leonard Delong Jr., 36, was sentenced by Judge Martin Burchfield to 60 days in jail for inducing panic, a first degree misdemeanor. He was […]
POSTED: 09/06/23 at 10:47 am. FILED UNDER: News
Tuesday September 5, 2023 12:29 a.m. – Dispatched Convoy EMS to a residence on Old Tile Factory Road in Pleasant Township for a subject with chest pains. 6:58 a.m. – Deputies spoke with a resident from the Village of Middle Point on a complaint of harassment. 7:24 a.m. – Dispatched Ohio City EMS to a […]
POSTED: 09/06/23 at 9:10 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Monday September 4, 2023 1:52 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area on the Van Wert County Fairgrounds on a complaint of public intoxication. Levi Garrett Saxton, 18, of Van Wert was arrested for underage consumption, a first degree misdemeanor. He was issued a summons to appear in Van Wert Municipal Court and was released […]
POSTED: 09/06/23 at 8:26 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The list of awards, accolades and achievements is more than impressive – a two-time ACM “New Female Vocalist” nominee, successful independent artist status, gold and platinum status with three singles, and 2.5 million followers across her online and social media platforms. She’s accomplished those feats and many more in a relatively short […]
POSTED: 09/06/23 at 3:47 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff Tonight’s special Van Wert City Council “Council of the Whole” meeting will be live streamed on the city’s website. The meeting is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m. in Council Chambers on the second floor of the Municipal Building. Council’s rate of pay will be the topic of discussion. Council members voted […]
POSTED: 09/06/23 at 3:47 am. FILED UNDER: News