VW independent sports Here are final scores of area boys high school basketball games played on Friday, January 3. GMC Edgerton 67 Hicksville 42 Fairview 46 Ayersville 37 Tinora 55 Antwerp 51 (OT) Wayne Trace 66 Paulding 53 MAC Delphos St. John’s 78 Parkway 46 Marion Local 56 Versailles 51 New Bremen 48 New Knoxville […]
POSTED: 01/03/25 at 10:16 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent staff It didn’t take long for snow to appear in 2025. A coating of the white stuff fell around Van Wert County overnight and more appears to be on the way, although the amount is less than originally predicted. Friday morning, the National Weather Service Northern Indiana predicted 3-5 inches of snow would […]
POSTED: 01/03/25 at 8:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
Thursday January 2, 2025 12:09 a.m. – Deputies responded to a commercial alarm at a location on Middle Point Road in Ridge Township. 2:58 a.m. – Dispatched Wren EMS to a residence on South White Road in Willshire Township for a subject who had fallen. 6:25 a.m. – Deputies responded to a location on U.S. […]
POSTED: 01/03/25 at 8:30 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Trial dates for a Van Wert man accused of killing his stepfather in September of 2023 are expected to be established during a hearing on Monday. Larry Andrus Jr., 49, is scheduled to appear at a pre-trial conference in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court at 2 p.m. Monday. He was originally […]
POSTED: 01/02/25 at 9:57 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information Van Wert County dog owners are reminded that the deadline to purchase 2025 dog licenses is Friday, January 31. All dogs three months old or older require a license. Dog tags may be purchased by mail, online or at one of the following locations: Dog licenses may be purchased online here. A […]
POSTED: 01/02/25 at 9:56 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting three people died on the roadways over the New Year’s holiday period. The three victims died in two fatal crashes. Of the three deaths, one was OVI-related and two were pedestrians who were hit by a car. Neither of the crashes occurred locally. Additionally, troopers […]
POSTED: 01/02/25 at 9:56 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent sports Due to the Ohio State-Texas Cotton Bowl, the Friday, January 10, boys basketball game between Van Wert and Defiance has been bumped up by one hour. The junior varsity game will now begin at 5 p.m., followed by the varsity game approximately 20 minutes later. Both games will be played at Defiance […]
POSTED: 01/02/25 at 8:34 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports This special edition of Random Thoughts centers solely around the College Football Playoff, with just a hint of the NFL mixed in for good measure. Bye=bye bye? Before the College Football Playoff began, who knew that getting a first round bye would translate into bye-bye for the four teams that got them? […]
POSTED: 01/02/25 at 7:35 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Kent Rogers passed away on Monday, December 30, 2024. Kent was born February 28, 1944, to Ottl and Rhoda Rogers. He was born in Van Wert, Ohio where he met his future wife, Diana Mefferd. Kent married Diana on December 18, 1965, and she preceded him in death in September. They spent their first few […]
POSTED: 01/02/25 at 12:04 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Wednesday January 1, 2025 12:05 a.m. – Dispatched Ohio City EMS to a residence on Ohio 709 in York Township for a subject with abdominal pain. 12:45 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of North Main Street in the Village of Convoy for a complaint of four-wheel ATVs running the streets. 1:11 a.m. – […]
POSTED: 01/02/25 at 11:00 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement