Submitted information CONVOY — The 2025 Village of Convoy Historical Society and Community Days Committee will be holding a Thirty-One Bag Bingo on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at the Edgewood Park Building . Doors will open at 9 a.m. that day and bingo will start at 10 a.m. Those interested can play 20 games of […]
POSTED: 02/27/25 at 9:26 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert High School bowler Reagan Horine is bound for the 2025 Ohio High SchoolState Bowling Championships after finishing first in individual Division I district competition at Star Lanes at the Harbor in Port Clinton on Thursday. Horine, a junior, recorded an outstanding 245-218-202-685 series to advance to state, which will be held at HP […]
POSTED: 02/27/25 at 9:24 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association and the Schottenstein Center on the campus of The Ohio State University have announced a contract extension that will keep the OHSAA wrestling state tournament at the arena through 2027. This year’s state tournament dates are March 7-9. In 2026 the state tournament will be March […]
POSTED: 02/27/25 at 9:23 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Doyle Parsons, 77, of Scott, passed away Wednesday morning, February 26, 2025, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne. He was born June 4, 1947, in Van Wert, to Carl and Alice (McCray) Parsons. On June 29, 1968, he married the former Pamela Webb. Doyle was a veteran of the United States Army, serving […]
POSTED: 02/27/25 at 1:46 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Wednesday February 26, 2025 7:30 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residential alarm on Ohio 116 in Jennings Township. 9:40 a.m. – Dispatched Van Wert EMS to a residence on Fox Road in the City of Van Wert for a subject who had fallen. 11:19 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 30 […]
POSTED: 02/27/25 at 8:20 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Submitted information The YWCA of Van Wert County has announced the 2025 Scholarship for Young Women finalists: All three of these Van Wert County high school seniors display outstanding leadership and volunteerism that allow them to fulfill the mission of the YWCA. Scholarships in the amount of $800, $500 and $300 will be awarded at […]
POSTED: 02/26/25 at 10:44 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information The American Red Cross Indiana Region is helping to bridge access to health care for blood donors by providing free A1C testing, commonly used to screen for diabetes and prediabetes, on all successful blood, platelet and plasma donations during the month of March. The Red Cross’s Northeast Indiana Chapte serves over […]
POSTED: 02/26/25 at 10:43 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports ELIDA — No. 1 seed Crestview led No. 4 seed Columbus Grove from start to finish, but that doesn’t mean it was easy. After leading by as many as 10 in the second half, the Knights (20-4) needed four straight free throws by Hayden Perrott and Tommy Heffner late in the fourth […]
POSTED: 02/26/25 at 10:41 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Liam Putman (above) sizes up Columbus Grove’s defense during Wednesday’s Division VI district semifinal game at the Elida Fieldhouse. Below, Hayden Perrott (0) is sandwiched by a pair of Bulldog defenders, while Owen Heckler (11) put up a three point attempt. The Knights won the game 42-37. Bob Barnes/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 02/26/25 at 10:41 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent staff/submitted information OHIO CITY — Dollar General’s newest store, at 403 S. Shane St. in Ohio City is now open and to celebrate, a grand opening event will be held at 8a.m. Saturday, March 1. It will include $10 complimentary gift cards to the first 50 adult customers and DG tote bags to the first […]
POSTED: 02/26/25 at 3:53 pm. FILED UNDER: Business