Submitted information The 26th annual Live Nativity Drive-Thru will return to the Van Wert County Fairgrounds Dairy Barn from 6-9 p.m. this Friday and Saturday, December 6-7. The event, which is put on by the Jennings Road Church of Christ will again feature colorful first-century costumes, lively stations that include centurions, tax collectors, a marketplace, […]
POSTED: 12/04/24 at 10:10 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert Area Retired Teachers Association (VWARTA) will hold its holiday luncheon program at 12 p.m. Friday, December 13, at Willow Bend Country Club. The cost of the luncheon is $11 and includes beef burgundy, rice pilaf, green beans almondine, gelatin salad, dinner roll, and cherry cheesecake, along with coffee or tea. […]
POSTED: 12/04/24 at 10:09 pm. FILED UNDER: Lifestyles, News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports State championship games kick off at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton and it’ll mark the end of the 2024 high school football season. Among the teams participating: two MAC schools, two defending state champions, and two 2023 runner-ups. It should be an interesting three days in Canton. Last week […]
POSTED: 12/04/24 at 10:08 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Van Wert High School golf team recently held its banquet at Willow Bend Country Club. Shown above are the team’s scholar-athletes. 100 percent of the team earned the award. Shown immediately below are varsity letter winners Hayden Dowler, Trevor Halker, Sam Houg, Brock Stoller, Keaton Foster, and Griffin McCracken. Not pictured are Carter Wright […]
POSTED: 12/04/24 at 10:07 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
A home under construction collapsed and trapped a worker in the 1100 block of Park St. in Van Wert just before noon today. Fire and rescue units from Van Wert responded to the scene and a materials handler at the site was used along with an EMT airbag lift system to free the worker. The […]
POSTED: 12/04/24 at 3:28 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Craig Scott Workman, 61, of Van Wert passed away Tuesday morning, December 3, 2024, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne. He was born on August 3, 1963, in San Francisco, California, the son of Sharon Elaine (Spearman) Gipe who survives in Van Wert and James Willard Workman, who preceded him in death. He married the former […]
POSTED: 12/04/24 at 10:36 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Tuesday December 3, 2024 12:27 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 127 in Hoaglin Township attempting to locate a vehicle for the Van Wert Police. 3:23 a.m. – Dispatched Convoy EMS to a residence on North Main Street in the Village of Convoy for a subject having difficulty breathing. 3:26 a.m. – […]
POSTED: 12/04/24 at 8:55 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Firefighters from multiple departments are on the scene on an early morning house explosion near Convoy. The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office received a 911 call about the explosion in the 3200 block of Wolfcale Road in Harrison Township at 5 a.m. this morning. Convoy, Ohio City, Van Wert and Wren fire departments were dispatched […]
POSTED: 12/04/24 at 7:24 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Hunters across Ohio checked 26,667 white-tailed deer on Monday, December 2, the opening day of the weeklong gun hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. This is the highest harvest for opening day since 2012 (29,297). Ohio’s seven-day gun season is open […]
POSTED: 12/04/24 at 12:06 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information AMERICAN TOWNSHIP — Drug impairment is believed to be a factor in a Tuesday afternoon crash that injured three people in Allen County. According to the Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the head-on crash occurred at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday on Ohio 309 near Grubb Rd. During the investigation, […]
POSTED: 12/04/24 at 12:04 am. FILED UNDER: News