Van Wert BOE enjoys culinary delights

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor It was a holiday treat for members of the Van Wert City Schools Board of Education. During Wednesday’s regular monthly meeting, the final one of 2024, school board members, along with Superintendent Mark Bagley and Assistant Superintendent Bob Priest enjoyed a full dinner – a literal smorgasbord of foods from salad to […]

Nearly 5 million Ohioans to hit the road

VW independent staff/submitted information AAA expects all modes of travel to be extremely busy from Saturday, December 21 through New Year’s Day, as they have been over most holiday weekends this year. Nationally, AAA projects 119.3 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over the 10-day year-end holiday travel period. This year’s total […]

Ruling issued in drug case, other cases

VW independent staff A local man facing four felony drug charges has been found competent to stand trial. The ruling came down Wednesday morning in the case of Kyle Grieshaber, 38, of Van Wert. The decision was made after an evaluation at Court Diagnostic in Toledo. Van Wert County Common Pleas Court Judge Martin Burchfield […]

VWCO Sheriff’s activity log 12/17/2024

Tuesday December 17, 2024 5:10 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on South Main Street in the Village of Convoy to check an abandoned 911 call. 9:42 a.m. – Deputies responded to an are of U.S. 127 in Liberty Township to remove debris from the roadway. 11:41 a.m. – Dispatched Van Wert EMS to […]

Xmas gas prices lowest in four years

VW independent staff/submitted information For those hitting the road ahead of Christmas, Santa has delivered. Motorists will likely see a national average price of gas of $2.95 per gallon on Christmas, the lowest seen on Christmas Day since 2020, according to GasBuddy. At it stands now, that’s slightly lower than Ohio’s average, which is $3.03, […]

Reconstructed rest areas to open in March

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor CONVOY — While noticeable progress has been made on new east and westbound rest areas in western Van Wert County, both are now scheduled to open in March of next year, about two months later than originally anticipated. The Ohio Department of Transportation closed the rest areas in both directions of U.S. […]

Crestview Elementary students lauded

Submitted information CONVOY — Crestview Elementary School has announced the Blue, Red and White Clubs for the first trimester. These academic clubs are based on student grades and attendance for third, fourth and fifth graders. For Blue Club eligibility, students must have all A’s on their grade card and have missed 24 or fewer hours […]

Applications sought for FD grants

Submitted information COLUMBUS – The State Fire Marshal’s Office is now accepting applications for the 2025 Fire Department Equipment Grant. Approximately $2 million is available this grant cycle. Applications must be submitted by January 31, 2025, in order to be considered. The Fire Department Equipment Grant is for qualifying fire departments and local government entities, and both individual […]

Knights pull away from Fort Jennings

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports CONVOY — It was close for a quarter, but Crestview changed all of that in the second quarter and beyond Tuesday night at Ray Etzler Gymnasium. The Knights led Fort Jennings 10-9 after one quarter but after making a defensive switch, seized control in the second quarter with an 18-3 scoring advantage […]

Prep recap: girls hoops, boys bowling

VW independent sports Girls basketball HAVILAND — Lexi Moore scored 18 points and Wayne Trace defeated Van Wert 44-23 in non-conference girls basketball action on Tuesday. Moore accounted for all eight of Wayne Trace’s first quarter points and the Raiders led 8-7 at the end of the period. Amaya Dowdy accounted for five of Van […]