Crestview’s Emma Ward (above) and Elle Ward (below) and the Lady Knights played a NWC soccer match at Allen East on Monday night. Unfortunately for Crestview, the Mustangs won 9-0. The Lady Knights (2-7) are scheduled to play at Ottoville today. In other girls soccer action on Monday, Ottawa-Glandorf defeated Van Wert 14-0. Photos courtesy […]
POSTED: 09/24/24 at 7:40 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports CONVOY — No. 10 Crestview started off a busy week with a dominating straight set win over county rival Van Wert on Monday, 25-5, 25-10, 25-6. Nevaeh Ross was 16-of-16 at the service line with a pair of aces, Ellie Kline was 11-11 with two aces and Kaci Gregory was 13-of-14 with […]
POSTED: 09/24/24 at 7:39 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Van Wert City Council heard some good news about the pending Bonnewitz Ave. extension project. During Monday night’s meeting, Safety-Service Director Jay Fleming told council members that bids for the project came in a bit lower than the original estimate of $1.6 million and he said work is slated to begin very […]
POSTED: 09/23/24 at 9:12 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Debra Ebert took the oath to be a reserve police officer with the Van Wert Police Department She is is a full time dispatcher for the department and she already has a law enforcement certificate from prior experience. She has been added to help out with sporting event security and parades. Connor Smitley was a Van Wert […]
POSTED: 09/23/24 at 9:11 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information No doubt you noticed – after declining in recent weeks, average gasoline prices in Ohio went up 18.1 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.08 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 5,345 stations in Ohio. Even with the increase, prices in Ohio are 15.6 cents per gallon […]
POSTED: 09/23/24 at 9:10 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff A number of AEP customers living in Van Wert’s third ward won’t have electricity late Thursday night and early Friday morning. According to Safety-Service Director Jay Fleming, a planned power outage is scheduled to begin at 11 p.m. Thursday, September 26 until 5 a.m. Friday, September 27. The outage will affect most […]
POSTED: 09/23/24 at 9:06 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio and the Ohio Rail Development Commission are participating in See Tracks, Think Train Week, September 23-27. The week is dedicated as a reminder to Ohioans to practice safety around all rail crossings. Every three hours, a person or vehicle is hit by a train […]
POSTED: 09/23/24 at 9:06 pm. FILED UNDER: News
A two-vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of U.S. 224 and Decatur Road in Van Wert late Monday morning. The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. Bob Barnes/VWFD photographer
POSTED: 09/23/24 at 9:04 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Association will be hosting a Defensive Pistol Match on Sunday, September 29, with registration beginning at 1:30 p.m. and the match starting at 2 p.m. that day. Defensive Pistol is a walking course of targets to engage as you move from target to target. For these matches it […]
POSTED: 09/23/24 at 9:04 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports The latest installment of Random Thoughts centers around the Sod Poddles, Bath football, statewide rankings, USC and the Big 10, a long day and the DeShaun Watson debacle. Sod Poodles A few months ago I mentioned some unusual minor league baseball team names. I had come across a list online and said […]
POSTED: 09/23/24 at 9:03 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports