Submitted information Advanced Insurance Group has teamed up with Goodville Mutual Casualty Company to make a $1,000 donation to a charity of their choice, Community Health Professionals (CHP) Home Care & Hospice. The Charity of Choice initiative from Goodville Mutual allows agents to direct funds to local non-profit charitable organizations in their community that provide […]
POSTED: 09/24/25 at 8:58 am. FILED UNDER: Business
Submitted information The Van Wert County Board of Elections has announced that the close of registration for the November 4, 2025 general election is Monday, October 6. The Board office is located at 1362 E. Ervin Rd., Van Wert, and will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on October 6. Normal hours are […]
POSTED: 09/24/25 at 8:44 am. FILED UNDER: News
Tuesday, September 23, 2025 7:19 a.m. – Dispatched Wren EMS to a residence on Sheets Road in Willshire Township for a subject having difficulty breathing. 9:07 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Middle Point Road in Ridge Township for a report of theft. 10:32 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Sheets […]
POSTED: 09/24/25 at 8:36 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
VW independent staff/submitted information The YWCA of Van Wert County is offering the community a free opportunity to better understand the complexities of domestic violence and the tactics abusers use to maintain control over their partners. The online video series, called :Take the Wheel: A Crash Course in the Power and Control Wheel,” features short, […]
POSTED: 09/23/25 at 8:47 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information CHP Home Care & Hospice will host its annual Hospice “Beacon of Hope” dinner and charity auction on Thursday, October 9, beginning at 5:30 p.m. at the Junior Fair Building on the Van Wert County Fairgrounds. The event raises money for CHP’s hospice and other related programs and this year, will […]
POSTED: 09/23/25 at 8:47 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor PAULDING — A Grover Hill man charged in connection with the fatal stabbing of another Grover Hill man is seeking new legal representation. Corbin Delgado, 21, made the request in a handwritten letter dated September 17 and addressed to Paulding County Common Pleas Court Judge Tiffany Beckman. “I Corbin Delgado wish to […]
POSTED: 09/23/25 at 8:46 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports The biggest challenge of the season awaits Van Wert on Friday night. That’s when the Cougars will entertain the second ranked team in all of Division III – the undefeated Wapakoneta Redskins. It’s the start of a challenging second half lineup of teams, including St. Marys Memorial and Shawnee. Wapakoneta (5-0) has […]
POSTED: 09/23/25 at 8:44 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports CONVOY — The Crestview Knights are off to a 4-1 (2-0 NWC) start, the program’s best since 2018, with the latest win coming in thrilling fashion. Last Friday night, the Knights held off Allen East for a 34-33 victory. It took a goal line stand on a two point conversion attempt with […]
POSTED: 09/23/25 at 8:41 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Golf Van Wert wins tri-match over county rivals Van Wert, Lincolnview and Crestview gathered at Hickory Sticks for the regular season finale on Tuesday, and it was the Cougars who came out on top by defeating the Lancers and Knights 157-166-181, Van Wert’s Griffin McCracken and Crestview’s Mathew Dealey shared match medalist […]
POSTED: 09/23/25 at 8:39 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Kevin Wannemacher/special to the VW independent CONVOY – At the age of seven years old, young boys dream about what the future entails with most dreaming of being a police officer, a firefighter, a teacher, a pilot or a professional sports player among many things. For one youth in rural Van Wert County, though, he […]
POSTED: 09/23/25 at 8:38 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports