VW independent staff Van Wert’s first brush pickup of 2025 will begin on Monday, May 5, and will likely last the entire week. City residents must have brush out by 7 a.m. on Monday. Additional brush pickup dates are July 14 and September 15.
POSTED: 05/01/25 at 9:09 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the new divisional breakdowns and playoff regions for 2025 football season, and there are remarkably few changes involving teams from the Green Meadows Conference, Midwest Athletic Conference, Northwest Conference and Western Buckeye League. Among those four conferences/leagues, just two teams are changing divisions. […]
POSTED: 05/01/25 at 9:09 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Crestview’s Wren Sheets has signed a letter of intent to play basketball at Defiance College. During the regular season, the 6-6 senior post player averaged 16.9 points, 8.5 rebounds, 2.5 blocks and 2.2 assists per game. In addition, he’s shot 72.9 percent from the floor and 68 percent from the foul line. He was named […]
POSTED: 05/01/25 at 9:08 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Baseball Lincolnview 5 Bluffton 0 Lincolnview clinched at least a share of the NWC championship with a 5-0 win over Bluffton on Thursday. It’s the fifth consecutive title for the Lancers (12-3, 5-0 NWC). Gavin Evans had a triple and drove in three runs and Myles Moody added a pair of hits. […]
POSTED: 05/01/25 at 9:08 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Winans Coffee & Chocolate in downtown Van Wert has closed for good. A sign on the front door said “This location is permanently closed. Thank you for letting us be a part of your community. We will miss serving you. Please come visit us in Celina, Wapakoneta, Maria Stein or Lima for all of your […]
Wednesday April 30, 2025 2:28 a.m. – Dispatched Convoy EMS to a residence on Richey Road in Pleasant Township for a subject having a diabetic emergency. 2:56 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Lincoln Highway in Ridge Township for a motor vehicle crash involving a deer, no injuries were reported. 9:10 a.m. – […]
POSTED: 05/01/25 at 6:42 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement