VW independent sports Here are final scores of three area non-conference football games played on Thursday night. Columbus Grove 35 Pandora-Gilboa 7 Delphos Jefferson 33 North College Hill 0 Shawnee 33 Lima Central Catholic 19
POSTED: 08/22/24 at 9:45 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Volleyball Lincolnview 3 Wayne Trace 1 HAVILAND — Lincolnview improved to 3-0 on the season with a 25-19, 20-25, 25-21, 27-25 win over Wayne Trace on Thursday. Brooklyn Byrne had a team high 11 kills, while Allie Miller had 26 digs. Makynlee Dickinson had 17 assists and three aces, and Lauren Anspach […]
POSTED: 08/22/24 at 9:44 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Roger Lee Jamieson, 84, of Van Wert passed away Wednesday morning, August 21, 2024, at Homestead at Towne Center of Van Wert. He was born on January 26, 1940, in Wabash, Ohio the son of Paul R. and Ethel Virginia (McDorman) Jamieson, who both preceded him in death. On September 1, 1963, he married the […]
POSTED: 08/22/24 at 11:56 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
A recent traffic stop in Van Wert turned up suspected meth and cash. The driver, who’s name has not been released yet, was pulled over for marked lanes violation within the city limits. Officer Elijah Wortman and the Van Wert Police Department’s K-9, Figaro, arrived to assist and conducted an open air sniff of the vehicle, which […]
POSTED: 08/22/24 at 10:06 am. FILED UNDER: News
Wednesday August 21, 2024 3:01 a.m. – Dispatched Convoy EMS to a residence on Cherry Street in the Village of Convoy for a subject who had fallen. 8:14 a.m. – Deputies spoke with a resident from Bergner Road in Pleasant Township for a complaint of theft. 9:14 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of […]
POSTED: 08/22/24 at 7:38 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor 11 new employees were introduced during Wednesday night’s Lincolnview Local Schools Board of Education meeting, and a recently retired employee was honored by the board. Cindy DuVall served as the district’s transportation secretary for 30 years. Superintendent Jeff Snyder praised DuVall for her years of service and presented her with a plaque. […]
POSTED: 08/21/24 at 9:46 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — The State of Ohio is investing $94.5 million to help provide affordable, high-speed internet access to more than 35,000 households across the state. As part of the second round of the Ohio Residential Broadband Expansion Grant program, the Broadband Expansion Authority authorized BroadbandOhio to provide funding to two internet service providers, Time […]
POSTED: 08/21/24 at 9:45 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information BEREA — The Ohio Turnpike and Infrastructure Commission is reminding mobile device owners everywhere to be aware of a resurgence in fraudulent texts from scammers requesting payment for unpaid tolls through fake websites. The scammers are targeting mobile device owners everywhere, not just toll road users The Ohio Turnpike does not request its customers to make payments by […]
POSTED: 08/21/24 at 9:43 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Pigskin Pick’Em is back for its eighth season on the Sports page of the VW independent. Each Thursday during the 2024 high school football season, predictions will be made for games involving Western Buckeye League, Northwest Conference, Green Meadows Conference and Midwest Athletic Conference teams, along with Lima Sr. As always, predictions will […]
POSTED: 08/21/24 at 9:43 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert’s Keaton Foster won match medalist honors and Van Wert defeated Ottoville 162-181 at Delphos Country Club on Wednesday. Foster carded a 38 for the Cougars. Teammate Zach Stoller and Ottoville’s Evan Altenberger tied for runner-up medalist honors. Hayden Dowler was again in the mix, firing a 42. Rounding out the scoring for the Cougars was […]
POSTED: 08/21/24 at 9:37 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports