VW independent staff Today (April 27) is National Prescription Drug Take Back Day. Prescription drugs are often thrown in the trash, which can be retrieved, abused, or illegally sold. Official prescription drug collection sites are a safe way of disposing of unneeded, unwanted, outdated or leftover prescriptions. In Van Wert County, prescriptions may be disposed […]
POSTED: 04/26/24 at 9:15 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost wants the public to weigh in on whether additional safeguards are needed to protect consumers from having their signatures used without their full knowledge or consent. The request for comment seeks opinions on a proposed rule that businesses would be required to follow when […]
POSTED: 04/26/24 at 9:14 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information CONVOY — The Village of Convoy Historical Society is sponsoring its first quilt show, Stitches in Bloom & Spring Market from 12-7 p.m. Friday, May 10, and 12-3 p.m. Saturday, May 11, at the Convoy Opera House. The featured speaker will Lois Levihn of Born Again Quilts – Quilt Restorations of Fort Wayne. […]
POSTED: 04/26/24 at 9:14 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors approved the 2024 football divisional breakdowns and regional assignments during this week’s April board meeting and the results show Van Wert is staying put in Division IV, Region 14, but Crestview is on the move to a different division and a different region. […]
POSTED: 04/26/24 at 9:13 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Softball Van Wert 23 Ottawa-Glandorf 6 (five innings) OTTAWA — Emma West had an eye-popping day for Van Wert with four hits, including two home runs, a possible school-record nine RBI and two runs scored and the Cougars pulled away from Ottawa-Glandorf, 21-6 on Friday. In addition, West earned the complete game […]
POSTED: 04/26/24 at 9:11 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Thursday April 25, 2024 3:09 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Bell Avenue in the City of Van Wert to assist a motorist locked out of their vehicle. 1:59 p.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on State Street in the City of Delphos to assist a motorist locked out of their vehicle. […]
POSTED: 04/26/24 at 7:39 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor If all goes as planned, all Lincolnview classrooms will have new interactive smart boards in time for the 2024-2025 school year. During Thursday night’s Lincolnview school board meeting, Technology Director Josh McElroy requested the board consider the purchase, which will total approximately $180,000. “The flat panels we’ve quoted are 75-inch panels and […]
POSTED: 04/26/24 at 3:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert Fire Department, along with the police department and Van Wert County CERT were at the scene of this Thursday morning garage fire in the 600 block of State St. The call came in just before 7 a.m. and firefighters were able to quickly bring the blaze under control. Crews were at the […]
POSTED: 04/26/24 at 3:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information The Van Wert Chamber of Commerce recently held the final session of the 2024 Van Wert Chamber Youth Academy at Danfoss. The pilot program was presented from January-April, with each session taking place on the last Tuesday of each month at a different location within Van Wert County. “We had a […]
POSTED: 04/26/24 at 3:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Evergreen Garden Club will be hold its annual perennial plant sale in the annex of the Van Wert County Fair Board Building, Saturday, May 4, beginning at 10 a.m. Perennial plants will be dug from the club members’ own gardens and sold at a very reasonable price. A large selection of many […]
POSTED: 04/26/24 at 3:39 am. FILED UNDER: News