VW independent sports Here are final scores of area boys high school basketball games played on Friday, December 22. Allen East 56 Cory-Rawson 33Antwerp 46 Kalida 45Archbold 57 Fairview 23Ayersville 49 Fort Jennings 40Celina 42 Versailles 41Coldwater 48 Shawnee 46Columbus Grove 53 Patrick Henry 47Delphos St. John’s 62 Crestview 44Fort Recovery 39 South Adams (IN) […]
POSTED: 12/22/23 at 10:15 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Neil Franklin Hammons, 81, of Van Wert, passed away at 10:55 p.m. Monday, December 18, 2023, at Van Wert Manor. He was born November 5, 1942, in Jackson Township, Van Wert County, to C.C. “Pete” and Lela G. (Swartz) Hammons. He married the former Karen J. Bendele on July 16, 1965, and they were blessed […]
POSTED: 12/22/23 at 2:54 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Thursday December 21, 2023 7:16 a.m. – Deputies responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a deer on Wolfcale Road in Harrison Township, no injuries were reported. 7:20 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Ohio 709 in Liberty Township on a complaint of reckless operation. 8:18 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area […]
POSTED: 12/22/23 at 8:15 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Lincolnview became the third county school district to officially cancel classes scheduled for April 8, 2024, the day of a rare solar eclipse. Van Wert County will be directly in the path of the eclipse. During Thursday night’s regular monthly school board meeting, the final meeting of 2023, Superintendent Jeff Snyder outlined […]
POSTED: 12/21/23 at 10:09 pm. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert Police Department’s Special Response Team apprehended the Grinch early Thursday afternoon. According to Chief Doug Weigle, he was acting very suspicious in the 500 block of E. Main St. Officer Wells approached the Grinch and he did not cooperate, so the SRT was called in for back up and the grinch was […]
POSTED: 12/21/23 at 10:08 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Candidates for the Van Wert Peony Festival’s Queen Jubilee have been selected for the 49th annual pageant. The crowning event will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, April 5, at Lifehouse Church in Van Wert. Nine candidates from the area will compete in several areas of competition for the title of Queen Jubilee […]
POSTED: 12/21/23 at 10:08 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff 99.7 WKSD and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM will play all Christmas music all day on Sunday, December 24, and Christmas Day, December 25.
POSTED: 12/21/23 at 10:07 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Employees of Alexander & Bebout Inc. recently held their 16th annual food drive in conjunction with their company Christmas party at the Elks Lodge in Van Wert. The employees collected 400 food items during the drive, with Thomas Wells and Jack Frank with 360 of those items. In addition to the food, a monetary donation […]
POSTED: 12/21/23 at 10:07 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent sports Delphos St. John’s 42 Van Wert 36 Emma Will scored 20 points to lead Delphos St. John’s to a 42-36 victory over Van Wert on Thursday. Abby Kemer and Faith Cross each added nine points for the Blue Jays (2-6). Jordanne Blythe led Van Wert with 15 points, including 12 in the […]
POSTED: 12/21/23 at 10:06 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Wednesday December 20, 2023 1:11 a.m.. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 30 in Washington Township on a report of a reckless operation. 10:42 a.m. – Dispatched Van Wert EMS to a location on Town Center Boulevard in the City of Van Wert for a subject that had fallen. 2:43 p.m. – Deputies […]
POSTED: 12/21/23 at 9:12 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement