Van Wert’s Keaten Welch (5) drives to the basket during Saturday’s game against Bryan. Welch finished with 20 points, including 10 consecutive points to end the first quarter and the beginning of the second quarter, and the Cougars wrapped up a weekend sweep with a 57-47 win over the Golden Bears. Teammates Zach Crummey (23) […]
POSTED: 01/19/25 at 9:59 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff The National Weather Service Northern Indiana has issued a Cold Weather Advisory for the entire region, including Van Wert County, until 10 a.m. Wednesday. Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 below zero could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes. Very cold temperatures can also lead […]
POSTED: 01/19/25 at 9:59 pm. FILED UNDER: News
PAULDING – Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative is accepting applications for its 2025 Youth Programs. These programs include new scholarships, a trip to Washington, D.C., and a summer camp for middle school students. $10,000 in Scholarships Available This year, PPEC’s revamped scholarship program offers $10,000 in awards- almost double previous years. There are three scholarship opportunities available: Applications […]
POSTED: 01/19/25 at 9:58 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information The Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol believes alcohol may have played a role in an early Saturday morning crash that claimed a Lima resident. According to a report from the Lima Patrol Post, the accident occurred at approximately 12:40 a.m. Saturday on Slabtown Rd. just north of Searfoss […]
POSTED: 01/19/25 at 9:57 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent sports Boys basketball Van Wert 57 Bryan 47 Keaten Welch scored 10 straight points, which sparked Van Wert to a 57-47 win over visiting Bryan on Saturday. The Cougars (6-9) trailed 11-9 late in the first quarter, but Welch, a 5-10 sophomore guard, drained a triple then hit a basket to give Van […]
POSTED: 01/19/25 at 9:53 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Zach Crummey (above) fights to the basket against Bryan, while Xavier Kelly (below) looks to pass the ball against the Golden Bears. Bob Barnes/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 01/19/25 at 9:51 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports CELINA — With six placers, including one individual champion, Van Wert finished seventh out of 14 teams at the Celina Lions Invitational on Saturday. Briggs Wallace won the 144 pound championship, and also placing for the Cougars were: Renson Spear (fourth, 132), Roman Martin ( fourth, 138), Auston Welker (sixth, 165), Max […]
POSTED: 01/19/25 at 9:50 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Here are this week’s high school basketball broadcast schedules for 99.7 WKSD and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM. All games will air live. Games are subject to change. WKSD Thursday, January 23 – Fairview at Antwerp (girls) Friday, January 24 – Tinora at Wayne Trace (boys) Saturday, January 24 – Wayne Trace at Miller City […]
POSTED: 01/19/25 at 9:50 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent staff/submitted information Bitter cold temperatures are on the way next week with the coldest temperatures that the area has seen in a few years, according to Van Wert County Emergency Management Director Rick McCoy. After a brief warmup going into the weekend, an Arctic blast is expected to affect the region Sunday night […]
POSTED: 01/18/25 at 12:08 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS) Director Matt Damschroder is urging Ohioans receiving Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to act now to protect those benefits and be aware of skimming devices. “Criminals continue to prey on vulnerable Ohioans who rely on food assistance to supplement their […]
POSTED: 01/18/25 at 12:08 am. FILED UNDER: News