VW independent sports Volleyball Bryan 3 Van Wert 1 At Van Wert High School, Bryan defeated Van Wert 25-16, 23-25, 25-13, 25-16 on Saturday. Bella Wise finished with nine kills for the Cougars and Amaya Dowdy added seven. Dowdy also finished with five blocks, a pair of aces and 15 digs. Maria Parrish had 18 […]
POSTED: 09/29/24 at 9:01 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports KALIDA — Van Wert and Crestview boys finished 1-2 at the Kalida Invitational on Saturday, while Lincolnview finished fourth out of 20 teams. For the Cougars, Owen Scott finished second overall with a time of 15:39.2, while Drew Laudick was third (16:22). Harrison Sloan (14th, 17:03.9) and Johan Gemmer (18th, 17:11.8) rounded […]
POSTED: 09/29/24 at 9:00 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crestview’s Braxton Leeth runs through Delphos Jefferson tacklers during Friday night’s game against the Wildcats. After missing nearly three games due to an ankle injury, Leeth rushed for over 120 yards and two touchdowns and the Knights enjoyed a 36-0 victory. Things didn’t go as well for Van Wert, as the Cougars lost to St. […]
POSTED: 09/27/24 at 11:35 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff Van Wert and Delphos Police Departments are investigating the theft of two vehicles Friday morning – one in Van Wert, the other in Delphos, and both from gas stations. A Toyota Corola was stolen from Tyler’s Short Stop on E. Main St. at approximately 7:50 a.m. It was recovered in the Venedocia […]
POSTED: 09/27/24 at 11:35 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Two more late motions have been filed in the case of Ryan Houser, the man charged with shooting an killing his girlfriend over one year ago. On Wednesday, September 25, defense attorney Kenneth Rexford filed a motion asking the court to authorize $2,000 to pay an expert witness to assist, advise and […]
POSTED: 09/27/24 at 11:35 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Governor Mike DeWine has authorized the use of the State Disaster Relief Program to support 11 counties that were significantly impacted by severe weather events this year. One of those counties is Mercer County, which was impacted by an EF-2 tornado near Coldwater in early May. The SDRP is […]
POSTED: 09/27/24 at 11:34 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Despite some areas of Ohio receiving rain over the past week, much of the state continues to be impacted by extreme drought conditions. As a result of these conditions, a Ban on Open Burning first ordered on September 6, by Ohio State Fire Marshal Kevin Reardon has been extended […]
POSTED: 09/27/24 at 11:34 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information PAULDING — Members of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative recently donated $13,300 to 12 local charities and community projects through the cooperative’s Operation Round Up program. About 80 percent of PPEC members round up their electric bill and donate those pennies to this fund, making a huge impact in the co-op’s northwest Ohio and northeast Indiana communities. […]
POSTED: 09/27/24 at 11:32 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports Friday night’s game was a tale of two halves at Cougar Alumni Field at Eggerss Stadium. In the first half, Van Wert traded blows with visiting St. Marys Memorial and the game was tied 14-14 at the break. The Roughriders seemingly had no answer for Briston Wise, who rushed 22 times for […]
POSTED: 09/27/24 at 11:26 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports DELPHOS — In his first game back from an ankle injury suffered in Week No. 2, Crestview’s Braxton Leeth rushed for 121 yards on just 13 carries and the Knights rebounded from back-to-back losses with a 36-0 win over Delphos Jefferson at Stadium Park Friday night. Leeth opened the scoring with a […]
POSTED: 09/27/24 at 11:25 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports