VW independent staff Due to today’s (Saturday, April 19) weather conditions, the annual free Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Van Wert Parks Department has been pushed back one week and will now be held at 10 a.m. next Saturday, April 26, at Smiley Park. Age groups will remain the same, 2 and under, 3-4, 5-7 and […]
POSTED: 04/19/25 at 7:08 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor It’s been nearly six months since deputies with the Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office started using body cameras and according to Sheriff Tom Riggenbach, the addition has been well received by his department. “They like having everything that transpires on video because they allow the deputies to go back to their body […]
POSTED: 04/18/25 at 10:00 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff The cause of a devastating early April house fire in Convoy remains undetermined, but it may have been electrical in nature. “The cause of the fire at the Lare Rd. home was not determined, but electrical in the ceiling could not be ruled out as a cause,” Ohio Fire Marshal spokeman Jarrod […]
POSTED: 04/18/25 at 9:59 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent sports OTTAWA — Van Wert finished eighth out of eight teams on the boys’ side and ninth out of nine teams on the girls’ side at the Ottawa-Glandorf Gold Medal Meet on Thursday. Due to some injuries, sickness, and a meet in Canton on Saturday for some of our athletes, we ran a […]
POSTED: 04/18/25 at 9:59 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
It’s a longstanding tradition in Van Wert and it continued on Good Friday with the Procession of the Cross. Outside of windy conditions, weather was quite good when the procession left Trinity Global Methodist Church on S. Walnut St. and proceeded along Main St. and S. Washington St. and into First Presbyterian Church for the […]
POSTED: 04/18/25 at 9:58 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Penalties for getting behind the wheel while impaired are more harsh now, thanks to a new Ohio law that recently went into effect. It raises the penalty for aggravated vehicular homicide committed by drunk drivers and it increases penalties for other drunk driving offenses. House Bill 37, also referred […]
POSTED: 04/18/25 at 9:58 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent sports Softball Lincolnview 13 Lima Central Catholic 0 (five innings) Freshman Ila Hughes pitched a perfect game on Thursday and No. 4 Lincolnview blanked Lima Central Catholic 13-0 in five innings. Hughes allowed no hits or walks and struck out 11. Of her 57 pitches, 45 were strikes. That wasn’t all, as Hughes […]
POSTED: 04/18/25 at 8:08 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor When it comes to tornado sirens, Van Wert County is well equipped. According to Van Wert County EMA Director Rick McCoy, there are five tornado sirens within the Van Wert city limits, four in Delphos and every village in the county has one as well — including smaller villages and areas such […]
POSTED: 04/17/25 at 9:55 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Crestview Early Childhood Center Preschool Program has received a Gold Star rating from Ohio’s Step Up To Quality (SUTQ) program — a recognition of the school’s commitment to excellence in early childhood education. Step Up To Quality is Ohio’s quality rating and improvement system, overseen by the Ohio Department of Children and Youth. This […]
POSTED: 04/17/25 at 9:54 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information PAULDING — The Western Buckeye Education Service Center has hired a new superintendent. During its April meeting on Wednesday, the WBESC board offered a three-year contract to Missy McClurg to replace Thomas Taylor as superintendent. She will begin her duties August 1. The WBESC board also approved a 3-percent pay increase for […]
POSTED: 04/17/25 at 9:54 pm. FILED UNDER: News