Submitted information Wreaths Across America Ceremony to be held at noon, Saturday, December 14, inside American Legion Post 178 in Van Wert. Members of the American Legion and Isaac Van Wart Chapter of Daughters of the American Revolution, as well as Van Wert County 4-Hers, will be presenting the ceremony inside the Legion Post, 631 […]
POSTED: 11/26/24 at 10:38 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports The 2024-2025 boys high school basketball season will tip off Friday night for Van Wert, Crestview and Lincolnview. Below are brief previews of each team. Van Wert Cougars New Van Wert head coach Jeremy Best certainly isn’t new to the game. In 17 years as the head coach at Crestview, Best rolled […]
POSTED: 11/26/24 at 10:36 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports The November 30 Delphos St. John’s at Van Wert boys basketball game that was postponed has been rescheduled for Tuesday, December 3, at Van Wert High School. The junior varsity contest will tip off at 6 p.m.
POSTED: 11/26/24 at 10:36 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Girls basketball Crestview 54 Parkway 23 ROCKFORD — Kaci Gregory and Ellie Kline combined for 34 points and Crestview improved to 2-1 with a 54-23 victory over Parkway on Tuesday. Gregory scored 18 points, including seven in the first quarter, while Kline finished with 16 points, including five each in the first […]
POSTED: 11/26/24 at 10:34 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
David D. Gunter, 82, passed away on Tuesday, November 26, 2024, at Mercy St. Rita’s in Lima. He was born June 12, 1942, to Dayton and Dulcie (Ketchum) Gunter, who both preceded him in death. He was a proud veteran of the Ohio National Guard and had a special love for gardening, the outdoors, baseball […]
POSTED: 11/26/24 at 2:56 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Monday November 25, 2024 12:56 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Ohio 709 in Liberty Township to assist in retrieving a loose dog from private property. 7:27 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Richey Road in Pleasant Township to assist a disabled motorist. 8:18 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area […]
POSTED: 11/26/24 at 9:32 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports The latest installment of Random Thoughts centers around the start of high school hoops, neutral sites for OHSAA playoff games, the real state title game, Fox college football broadcasts and armchair quarterbacking. Welcome hoops season The 2024-2025 girls high school basketball season tipped off over the weekend and the new boys season […]
POSTED: 11/25/24 at 10:48 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports LIMA — Van Wert led 15-0 after the first quarter and never looked back on the way to a resounding 50-20 win over Lima Central Catholic on Monday. Jazzlyn Florence was the catalyst for the Cougars, as she scored 10 of her 18 points in the first quarter. She added five more […]
POSTED: 11/25/24 at 10:45 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor EMS rates in Van Wert are expected to rise in 2025. During Monday night’s meeting of Van Wert City Council, Safety-Service Director Jay Fleming addressed the pending increase. He noted the city is a billing EMS department and has to set rates every few years and he added the city’s billing consultants […]
POSTED: 11/25/24 at 10:31 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent news Van Wert City Council is looking to fill an empty seat, which became vacant on Friday with the resignation of Second Ward Councilman Jordan Dettrow. Anyone interested in filling the seat must be at least 18 years old, a resident of the second ward and a registered voter. The deadline to notify […]
POSTED: 11/25/24 at 10:30 pm. FILED UNDER: News