Submitted information VENEDOCIA — Salem Presbyterian Church of Venedocia will be celebrating a longtime community event with its 108th Gymanfa Ganu promptly at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, August 31. The first Salem Presbyterian Gymanfa Ganu was held in 1915. Unfortunately, the pandemic cancelled two years of the annual celebration in 2020 and 2021. Historically held on […]
POSTED: 08/20/25 at 7:33 am. FILED UNDER: Church
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor A collabrative effort was officially unveiled on the Vantage Career Center campus on Tuesday, as school officials, local firefighters, elected officials and others gathered for a ribbon cutting ceremony for a new live burn facility. Van Wert Fire Chief Jon Jones said the training facility, located on the east end of the […]
POSTED: 08/19/25 at 9:59 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Members of the Van Wert Fire Department gathered to do a live demonstration of the new fire training facility at Vantage Career Center Tuesday afternoon. Bob Barnes/Van Wert independent
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SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor A surprise resignation was accepted during Tuesday’s meeting of the Lincolnview Local Schools Board of Education. Shortly after emerging from a 20-minute executive session, the board accepted the resignation of head soccer coach Matt Hernandez, who coached the season opening game last week. After the meeting, Superintendent Jeff Snyder said it was […]
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VW independent staff/submitted information It appears the Van Wert satellite campus of Northwest State Community College will be ready in mid-October. During the regular monthly meeting of the NSCC Board of Trustees, which was held at Willow Bend Country Club last Friday, board members received an update on renovations at the former Kennedy Manufacturing building […]
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A car and tanker were involved in a collision in the area of S. Washington St. and Webster Ave. on Tuesday. It happened at around 4:45 p.m. No one was injured and no other details are available. Bob Barnes/VWFD photographer
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SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports After six consecutive winning seasons, which included two Western Buckeye League co-championships, four straight playoff appearances, a state championship and back-to-back regional championship appearances, Van Wert took a step back in the win-loss column last year. The 2024 Cougars finished 4-6 (3-6 WBL) and did not qualify for the playoffs for the […]
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VW independent staff/submitted information LIMA — The University of Northwestern Ohio campus will see a large influx of new students this month. UNOH will have nearly 450 students move in beginning at 9 a.m. Thursday, August 21, through 3 p.m. Friday, August 22, Monday, August 25, is the first day of classes for the College of Applied […]
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SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports CONVOY — Some key injuries and a pair of close losses dotted Crestview’s 2024 football season but like anything else, there was a silver lining. The Knights finished 4-6 (2-5 NWC) last season, including a 28-21 loss at Fort Loramie in the conference opener and a 10-3 loss to Lima Central Catholic […]
POSTED: 08/19/25 at 9:52 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Crestview 3 Paulding 2 PAULDING — It wasn’t easy but the Crestview Lady Knights opened the 2025 volleyball season with a five set thriller at Paulding, 23-25, 13-25, 25-15, 25-16, 15-12 on Tuesday. Nora Perkins was 18-of-18 serving with an ace, Kaci Gregory was 23-of-26 with a pair of aces, Ayla Kreischer […]
POSTED: 08/19/25 at 9:49 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports