Friday January 3, 2025 12:45 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on North Chestnut Street in the Village of Middle Point for a loud music complaint. 1:06 a.m. – Deputies spoke with a resident from Shane Street in the Village of Ohio City for a complaint on trespassing. 1:31 a.m. – Dispatched Van Wert […]
POSTED: 01/06/25 at 10:07 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
VW independent staff The consensus was it was a tricky storm to forecast or predict. Friday night, 3-5 inches of snow was forecast for Van Wert County Sunday night into Monday morning. A Winter Weather Advisory was issued for the area, then was later canceled after forecasters predicted the storm would stay well south of […]
POSTED: 01/06/25 at 8:54 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police Sunday, December 29 – a trepassing incident was reported in the 900 block of S. Shannon St. No charges were filed. Sunday, December 29 – a report was made in reference to a theft that occurred at Brookside Convenience Store. Monday, December 30 – an unruly juvenile was charged in the 100 […]
POSTED: 01/06/25 at 7:06 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor A Van Wert High School graduate was recently honored on one of the biggest stages of the college football world. He also had a firsthand perspective of a horrific event on New Year’s Day that stunned the entire nation. Dru Johnson, a 2020 Van Wert High School graduate and current Ashland Unversity […]
POSTED: 01/05/25 at 10:03 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose recently announced the final results for Ohio’s post-election audit of the November, 2024 general election and in total, the results show a 99.99 percent accuracy rate. “Ohioans deserve to know that their elections are transparent, accessible, and accountable,” said Secretary LaRose. “I am […]
POSTED: 01/05/25 at 10:01 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information A reminder that U.S. 127 (N. Washington St.) northbound at Bonnewitz Ave. in Van Wert is scheduled to close for approximately seven days, starting Monday, January 13, for the Bonnewitz Ave. extension project. According to the ODOT District 1 Office, the project includes the construction of new roads including traffic signal […]
POSTED: 01/05/25 at 10:01 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Elks Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks recently donated $2,000 to the Salvation Army of Van Wert for their food pantry. The money is from a Beacon Grant the lodge received from the Elks National Foundation. The Elks National Foundation is a perpetual trust fund established in 1928 by the Benevolent […]
POSTED: 01/05/25 at 10:00 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports Two Van Wert freshmen put on quite a show Saturday night. Xavier Kelly and Zach Crummey teamed up to score 38 points and the duo led the Cougars to a 66-54 win over Lincolnview in the second game of a varsity girls/boys doubleheader at Lincolnview High School. The two games were part […]
POSTED: 01/05/25 at 9:33 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports A fourth quarter run by Lincolnview allowed the Lancers to pull away from Van Wert on the way to a 55-44 girls basketball win on Saturday. The game between the two neighboring teams was the opening part of a girls/boys varsity doubleheader at Lincolnview High School, dubbed as the “Human Trafficking Awareness […]
POSTED: 01/05/25 at 9:31 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports CONVOY — The Crestview Knights flexed their muscles on the way to their sixth consecutive win Saturday night. The Knights (8-3) jumped out to a 23-11 first quarter lead, then led 44-19 at halftime on the way to a 71-35 victory over Antwerp at Ray Etzler Gymnasium. Hayden Perrott jump started Crestview […]
POSTED: 01/05/25 at 9:31 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports