VW independent staff/submitted information Principals and counselors from Lincolnview, Crestview, Vantage Career Center and Van Wert City Schools, as well as local college representatives will be hosting an informational meeting for parents/guardians beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday, January 24, at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Van Wert. The meeting will consist of a general […]
POSTED: 01/05/24 at 4:52 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Elks Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks recently donated $1,000 to the Willshire Fire Department to assist them with upgrades to newer radios and pagers. The money from a Gratitude Grant the lodge received from the Elks National Foundation. Gratitude Grants are given to lodges that meet their per-capita goal of […]
POSTED: 01/05/24 at 4:52 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Hoaglin Township Board of Trustees will hold its 2024 re-organizational meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, January 15. The meeting will be held in the Hoaglin Township House at the intersection of Wetzel and Hoaglin Center Rds. The first regular meeting of the new year will immediately follow.
POSTED: 01/05/24 at 4:51 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff Authorities are on the lookout for a box truck that was stolen from Ridge Township this week. Deputies from the Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office spoke with a subject from Tennessee about a 2018 yellow International Durastar 4300 that was left along U.S. 30 and stolen from that location. The incident remains […]
POSTED: 01/05/24 at 4:51 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent sports/submitted information The Van Wert wrestling team picked up a big WBL win on Thursday night, topping the Defiance Bulldogs at the Cougar’s Den 33-31 in a match that went down to the wire. 120 – Matthew Dunno (V) 11-3 major decision over Nathaniel Marchant (D) 4-0 VW126 – Xavier Leal (V) fall […]
POSTED: 01/05/24 at 4:51 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Van Wert 46 Defiance 44 DEFIANCE — Van Wert built up a 20-point lead entering the fourth quarter then held on for a 46-44 win at Defiance on Thursday. The Lady Cougars led 13-2 after one quarter, 22-14 at halftime and 39-19 after three quarters, but Defiance (0-11, 0-3 WBL) cranked up […]
POSTED: 01/05/24 at 4:50 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Clay Ryan Felver, 33, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, January 3, 2024. He leaves behind a son, Cayden; two brothers, Tyler Felver and Cody Hoehn; two sisters, Lauren Calvert and Kristi Hasty, and his father, Neil (Jeannette) Felver, all who love him more than words can express. He also leaves behind his grandparents, Paula (Dave) […]
POSTED: 01/04/24 at 7:40 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Pamela Sue (Custer) Waltmire, 65, of Van Wert, passed away on Wednesday, January 3, 2024, at her residence. She was born April 21, 1958, in Van Wert, to Allen “Whitey” and Joan (Welker) Custer. On May 28, 1993, she married Robert D. Waltmire. Pam retired from Central Insurance Company in Van Wert after 39 years […]
POSTED: 01/04/24 at 5:21 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Trudy E. (Ringwald) O’Daffer, 76, of Middle Point, passed away at 5:20 a.m. Thursday, January 4, 2024, at Lima Memorial Hospital. She was born January 19, 1947, in Van Wert, to Carl and Irene (Baker) Ringwald. Trudy went on to graduate from Lincolnview High School in 1967. On August 24, 1973, she married the love […]
POSTED: 01/04/24 at 2:08 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Wednesday January 3, 2024 12:02 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Ohio 697 in Washington Township on a report of a suspicious vehicle. 4:51 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Dog Creek Road in Ridge Township on a report of a suspicious vehicle. 9:25 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence […]
POSTED: 01/04/24 at 10:26 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement