VW independent staff In observance of the Christmas holiday, the Van Wert County Courthouse, the Annex, and Van Wert County Job and Family Services will be closed on Friday, December 22, and Monday, December 25. All Van Wert City Offices will be closed on Monday, December 25.
POSTED: 12/20/23 at 4:49 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff The VW independent will feature a series of articles on what it considers the top local news stories of 2023. The “look back” series will begin on Tuesday, December 26, and will run through Saturday, December 30, and will include stories that have generated the most interest from the community.
POSTED: 12/20/23 at 4:48 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent sports Boys basketball Crestview 62 Fort Jennings 40 FORT JENNINGS — Crestview used a big fourth quarter to pull away from Fort Jennings for a 62-40 win Tuesday night. The Knights led 38-24 entering the final period, then Braxton Leeth scored nine of his 13 points, including a pair of treys, and Connor […]
POSTED: 12/20/23 at 4:46 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Entertaining Journey As 2023 comes to an entertaining end, it is now time to say a parting goodbye to adored family and friends. The Van Wert Area Performing Arts Foundation has gifted me with over a decade of opportunities to serve others in a very fulfilling way. Together as an organization, we provided entertainment […]
POSTED: 12/19/23 at 2:26 pm. FILED UNDER: Arts & Entertainment
Sandra K. “Sandy” Hileman, 84, of Ohio City, passed away Monday, December 18, 2023, at Van Wert Manor. She was born on April 16, 1939, in Decatur, Indiana, to Leon R. Marbaugh and Ruth (Cook) Marbaugh, who both preceded her in death. Sandra married Robert Hileman on August 24, 1958, and he preceded her in […]
POSTED: 12/19/23 at 11:45 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent staff/submitted information ROCKFORD — After 44 years of caring for patients he’s come to know and love, family medicine specialist Dr. Jerry Sell is stepping away from the practice he has cultivated in his rural hometown. Dr. Sell, 76, a native of Rockford and a family medicine physician with OhioHealth, has been treating […]
POSTED: 12/19/23 at 11:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
Jean Marilyn Merkle, 88, of Van Wert passed away at 11 p.m., Sunday, December 17, 2023, at Van Wert Manor Nursing Home, Van Wert. She was born on March 24, 1935, in Union Township, Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Carl Edwin Sherburn and Esther E. (Rager) Sherburn. She married Kenneth L. Merkle […]
POSTED: 12/19/23 at 10:15 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Monday December 18, 2023 6:32 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Fife Road in Hoaglin Township for an abandoned vehicle parked in a private driveway. 6:39 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Lincoln Highway in Ridge Township on a report of an injured deer. 6:40 a.m. – Dispatched Ohio City EMS […]
POSTED: 12/19/23 at 8:58 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor CONVOY — It’s now official. Crestview Local Schools students and staff will have April 8, 2024 off to fully experience a rare total solar eclipse. During Monday night’s monthly school board meeting, the board unanimously agreed to amend the school calendar and cancel classes for the day, while setting President’s Day, February […]
POSTED: 12/19/23 at 4:55 am. FILED UNDER: News
Employees of Danfoss in Van Wert recently completed their 2023-2024 United Way campaign. They supported the 32 United Way agencies through individual donations and a variety of fundraisers by donating over $14,000 this year. Photo submitted
POSTED: 12/19/23 at 4:54 am. FILED UNDER: News