VW independent sports/submitted information WAPAKONETA — Van Wert competed in the WBL Wrestling Championships at St. Marys Memorial High School and the Cougars had two individual champions and finished with a strong fourth place finish in the team standings with 94.5 points. For the third consecutive season, Wapakoneta won the tournament and the WBL championship. Overall, […]
POSTED: 02/22/26 at 9:06 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Boys sectional basketball games will tip off this week. Zach Crummey (23) and the No. 1 seed Van Wert Cougars will host No. 7 seed Napoleon in Division IV sectional championship action at 6 p.m.Thursday night, with the winner advancing to next week’s Paulding district. At 6 p.m. Friday, Max Hammons (2) and the top […]
POSTED: 02/22/26 at 9:05 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports FINDLAY — No. 1 seed Liberty-Benton was simply too much for Van Wert, as the Eagles defeated the Cougars 70-38 in the Division IV sectional finals at Liberty-Benton High School on Saturday. The Eagles (18-5), ranked No. 12 in the state in the final MaxPreps regular season poll, jumped out to a […]
POSTED: 02/22/26 at 9:04 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Here are this week’s girls and boys sectional and district tournament broadcast schedules for 99.7FM WKSD and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM. All games will air live. Games are subject to change. WKSD Wednesday, February 25 Division VI girls district semifinal at Van Wert – Crestview vs. Wayne Trace, 5:40 p.m., 6 p.m. tipoff Division […]
POSTED: 02/22/26 at 9:03 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Saturday, February 21, 2026 3:56 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Tully Harrison Road in Union Township to check the welfare of a resident. 8:30 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Tully Harrison Road in Union Township to check the welfare of a resident. 8:35 a.m. – Deputies responded to an […]
POSTED: 02/22/26 at 4:29 pm. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Friday, February 20, 2026 3:41 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Ohio 49 in Harrison Township for a report of a deceased deer in the roadway. 4:51 a.m. – Dispatched Van Wert Fire to a commercial fire alarm on U.S. 127 in Hoaglin Township. 7:23 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of […]
POSTED: 02/22/26 at 4:20 pm. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — An antitrust lawsuit alleging that OhioHealth limits competition and drives up health-care costs for patients and employers was filed today, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced on Friday. “When competition is blocked, consumers end up being the biggest losers,” Yost said. “My office stands with the Justice Department […]
POSTED: 02/20/26 at 10:38 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information LIMA — The Ohio Department of Transportation District 1’s Paint-the-Plow annual contest is now accepting applications for the program. Applications will be accepted until Friday, March 13. The program is open to area schools and vocational school groups within the nine-county region of Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Hardin, Mercer, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert, and […]
POSTED: 02/20/26 at 10:37 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information Lincolnview Local Schools, in correlation with Ohio Revised Code and district policy, will again permit students from any Ohio school district to apply to the school district through open enrollment for the 2026-2027 school year. Applications will be accepted beginning March 2 on a first-come, first-serve basis according to the time […]
POSTED: 02/20/26 at 10:36 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information CONVOY – Crestview Local Schools will hold preschool screening for the upcoming 2026-2027 school year on April 16-17 at the Crestview Early Childhood Center. Parents/guardians with a child who will turn three years old by May 1, 2026, and are interested in having him/her attend Crestview’s Early Childhood Center may have […]
POSTED: 02/20/26 at 10:35 pm. FILED UNDER: News