VW independent staff/submitted information A final reminder that the due date payment of first half Van Wert County real estate taxes is Wednesday, February 12. The Treasurer’s Office in the Van Wert County Courthouse is open on Mondays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Tuesday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. The office […]
POSTED: 02/08/25 at 12:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
Crestview Elementary recently named its Students of the Month sponsored by Van Wert Cinemas. Students making the Knight Leader Board each month will be put into a drawing for a free 30-day pass to the movie theater for their entire family. Van Wert Cinemas January Students of the Month are: Emory Bartz, Hadley Gamble, Maverick […]
POSTED: 02/08/25 at 12:09 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert Council on Aging has announced five trips for 2025, designed to offer great experiences for those who enjoy one-day bus tours. The trips are open to anyone 18 and older. Residency in Van Wert County is not required. April 30 – Travel to the Creation Museum located in Petersburg, Kentucky June 26 – Enjoy a pleasant River Cruise […]
POSTED: 02/08/25 at 12:05 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent sports Lima Central Catholic 53 Crestview 50 LIMA — Crestview’s 13-game winning streak came to an end with a 53-50 loss to Lima Central Catholic on Friday. The loss also dropped the Knights from a three-way tie with Spencerville and Columbus Grove for first in the NWC. Lima Central Catholic led wire-to-wire. Jordan […]
POSTED: 02/08/25 at 12:03 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Here are final scores of area high school basketball games played on Friday, February 7. GMC Ayersville 48 Antwerp 46 Paulding 56 Fairview 50 Tinora 45 Hicksville 37 Wayne Trace 47 Edgerton 33 MAC Delphos St. John’s 71 New Bremen 50 Marion Local 55 Coldwater 48 Minster 65 New Knoxville 32 St. […]
POSTED: 02/07/25 at 10:18 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information Central Insurance retirees and guests held their first luncheon for 2025 on January 22 at Pizza Hut in Van Wert. Attendance was lower than normal due to single digit temperatures. The group talked and caught up on everyone’s activities since the holidays. The group invited CHP Home Care & Hospice to speak to […]
POSTED: 02/07/25 at 1:57 pm. FILED UNDER: Lifestyles
Thursday February 6, 2025 5:16 a.m. – Dispatched Convoy EMS to a residence on Monmouth Road in Harrison Township for a subject not feeling well. 7:17 a.m. – Dispatched Van Wert EMS to a residence on South Avenue in the City of Van Wert for a subject who had fallen. 7:24 a.m. – Dispatched Van […]
POSTED: 02/07/25 at 8:52 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
VW independent staff A Van Wert woman was jailed Thursday on charges of involuntary manslaughter, corruption of another with drugs and possession of drugs, schedule III, IV and V. Records show April Diltz, 46, was arrested by the Van Wert Police Department, then was transported to the Van Wert County Correctional Facility. According to a […]
POSTED: 02/07/25 at 8:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Two Vantage Career Center employees have been honored for quite possibly saving the life of a student. Community Relations Coordinator Miriam Owens and Maintenance Supervisor Kyle Hammons were lauded during Thursday night’s Vantage Board of Education meeting. Last week, the two successfully performed the Heimlich maneuver on a student who was choking […]
POSTED: 02/06/25 at 10:35 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information LIMA – The Ohio Department of Transportation District 1 is inviting area schools and vocational groups to take part in its annual Paint-the-Plow contest. Applications will be accepted until March 14. The program is open to area schools and vocational school groups within the eight-county region of Allen, Defiance, Hancock, Hardin, Paulding, Putnam, […]
POSTED: 02/06/25 at 10:35 pm. FILED UNDER: News