On the Air: radio stations WKSD/WERT

VW independent sports Here are this week’s high school basketball broadcast schedules for 99.7FM WKSD and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM. All games will air live. Schedules are subject to change. WKSD Tuesday, November 26 – Defiance at Wayne Trace (girls basketball) Friday, November 29 – Lincolnview at Wayne Trace (boys basketball) WERT Friday, November 29 – Crestview […]

Two killed in Ohio City, shooter dead too

VW independent staff/submitted information OHIO CITY – Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach has announced that deputies are investigating the deaths of two people found in Ohio City on Sunday, along with the death of a third person involved in a Sunday morning incident. According to Sheriff Riggenbach, his office received a call shortly […]

Football state semifinals pairings, sites

Submitted information COLUMBUS — Following the football regional championships on Friday night, the Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the pairings and sites for this week’s state semifinal games. In late July, 707 schools began the football season, and now 28 are still playing in the Final Four during Thanksgiving week. The geography of […]

Lois L. Ellis

Lois L. Ellis, 95, of Van Wert passed away at 1:25 a.m. Friday, November 22, 2024, at Vancrest of Van Wert. She was born July 11, 1929, in Van Wert a daughter of Lester and Margaret (O’Day) Gallant, both of whom are deceased. On September 3, 1948, she married Vearl Ellis. He preceded her in […]

Houser trial set to take place in April

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Barring a plea bargain and/or a guilty plea, a Rockford man charged with shooting and killing his girlfriend in September of 2023 will stand trial in April of 2025. During a pre-trial conference held Friday morning, Van Wert County Common Pleas Court Judge Martin D. Burchfield scheduled the trial of Ryan E. […]

New inductees…

The Lincolnview Honor Society recently inducted officers and welcomed  23 new members. Officers include President Trace Klausing, Vice President Kaylyn Gerold, Secretary Lindsey Hatcher, Treasurer Evan Elling, and Historian Emma Bowersock. Newly inducted seniors include Hailey Font, Alex Hefner, Dalton Keysor, Blaze Linser, Grace Linton, and Cody Ricker. Both Hefner and Ricker were also recently […]

Thanksgiving dinner to cost less in 2024

VW independent staff/submitted information There’s a bit of good news for people stocking up for this year’s Thanksgiving dinner – for the second straight year, consumers will see a dip in their grocery bills. The 39th annual American Farm Bureau Federation Thanksgiving dinner survey finds that the classic feast for 10 will cost $58.08, down […]

VW independent news briefs

VW independent staff U.S. 30 ramp to close According to the Ohio Department of Transportation District 1 Office, U.S. 30 eastbound exit ramp to U.S. 224 westbound in Van Wert will close on Tuesday, November 26, for approximately one day for pavement milling to increase friction. The official detour for the day will be U.S. […]

Landers elected BSSA President

VW independent staff/submitted information PAULDING — Paulding County Sheriff Jason K. Landers was nominated and subsequently voted into the position of President of the Buckeye State Sheriffs’ Association (BSSA) for 2025. Sheriff Landers was voted into the position at the Association’s annual conference last week in Sandusky. “I am truly honored to have the other […]

Saturday afternoon crash…

Middle Point Fire & EMS was called to Lincoln Highway and Middle Point Wetzel Road for a two vehicle collision. The call came in just after 4 p.m. Saturday. Upon arrival, all occupants were out of the vehicles and no injuries were reported. The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Department investigated the accident. Both vehicles were […]