VW independent sports DAYTON — Lincolnview’s boys 4×800 meter relay team earned All-Ohio status during Day No. 1 of the OHSAA Track and Field State Tournament in Dayton on Thursday. Kreston Tow, Evan Johns, Maddox Norton and Conner Baldauf finished eighth in Division III with a time of 8:10.39 at Welcome Stadium. Baldauf also advanced […]
POSTED: 05/31/24 at 3:46 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Wilma Ann Solsman, 70, of rural Grover Hill, passed away at 1:15 p.m. Tuesday, May 28, 2024, at Van Crest Nursing Home. She was born November 20, 1953, in Cincinnati. a daughter of Emitt and Carma Jean (Ward) Hammons, both of whom are deceased. She is survived by her spouse, Christopher Solsman; three daughters, Rose […]
POSTED: 05/30/24 at 8:29 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent staff/submitted information Crime Stoppers will pay you cash for information if it will help the Van Wert Police Department solve an investigation into a break-in and theft that occurred at Go Green. Two unknown male broke into Go Green at 7750 US Route 127 at approximately 1:10 a.m. Saturday, May 25. The suspects […]
POSTED: 05/30/24 at 9:04 am. FILED UNDER: Crime Stoppers, News
Wednesday May 29, 2024 2:07 a.m. – Deputies responded to a location on Main Street in the City of Van Wert to assist the Van Wert Police. 6:24 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Lare Road in Tully Township to check an open line 911 call. 7:12 a.m. – Deputies responded to an […]
POSTED: 05/30/24 at 7:25 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Van Wert City Council took another step toward allowing a medical marijuana dispensary within the city limits, but it wasn’t unanimous. During Wednesday night’s meeting, council members voted 6-1 during the first reading of two pieces of related legislation – a resolution that would rescind a previous ban of medical marijuana dispensaries […]
POSTED: 05/30/24 at 3:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information The following temporary street closures in Van Wert will affect traffic in early June. The Touch-a-Truck Summer Reading Program at Brumback Libruary will be held from 9 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. on Saturday, June 1. The street closure is W. Jackson St., behind the library from N. Jefferson St., to N. Shannon […]
POSTED: 05/30/24 at 3:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff Criminal hearings were held in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday for eight defendants. Judge Martin Burchfield presided over seven of the hearings. During a pre-trial hearing, Visiting Judge Jeffery Reed ordered a competency evaluation and denied a bond reconsideration request until the evaluation for Kayla Gladieux, 33, of Fort […]
POSTED: 05/30/24 at 3:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff COLUMBUS — Figures released by the Ohio State Highway Patrol show 17 people were killed in traffic crashes during the four-day Memorial Day holiday weekend, a sharp decrease from the same time period in 2023, when 26 people lost their lives. The crashes included a triple fatality in Scioto and a double […]
POSTED: 05/30/24 at 3:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent sports A send-off will be held at 2:45 this afternoon for Van Wert’s state-bound track and field athletes. Those who are able are encouraged to line Fox Road and wish the Cougar state qualifiers good luck. Owen Scott, Kendra Deehring and Macy Johnson will compete at the state meet in Dayton, along with […]
POSTED: 05/30/24 at 3:36 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Tuesday May 28, 2024 3:39 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Liberty Union Road in Pleasant Township for a motor vehicle crash involving a deer, no injuries were reported. 5:28 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Dixon Cavett Road in Tully Township for a motor vehicle crash involving a deer, no […]
POSTED: 05/29/24 at 7:31 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement