SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Two new school buses will be joining Lincolnview’s fleet of buses. Thursday night, the Lincolnview Local Schools Board of Education approved the purchase of a 72-passenger bus and an 84 passenger bus from Cardinal Bus Sales & Service Inc. The total cost is nearly $307,000, which does not include trade-in values for […]
POSTED: 03/27/26 at 7:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent sports/submitted information The Lincolnview Girls Basketball program celebrated its season at ithis week’s end-of-year banquet. The junior varsity team put together an impressive campaign, finishing the season with a 13–3 record and showing strong growth and consistency throughout the year. The varsity squad closed the season at 11–14, highlighted by an exciting postseason […]
POSTED: 03/27/26 at 6:16 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Wayne Trace 5 Van Wert 2 At Jubilee Park on Thursday, Wayne Trace scored four runs in the top of the seventh to rally by Van Wert 5-2. A first inning RBI single by Brooke Tigner gave the Raiders a 1-0 lead, a score that stood until the bottom of the fourth, […]
POSTED: 03/27/26 at 6:14 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor It was standing room only for Thursday afternoon’s meeting of the Van Wert Planning Commission. The topic – the possible rezoning a portion of the Mega Site that is expected to become home to a $10 billion data center. More than 50 people squeezed into Council Chambers for the meeting and most […]
POSTED: 03/26/26 at 8:30 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information Promise Church is inviting the community to one of the area’s most unique and family-friendly Easter events – the Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt, taking place at 9 p.m. Friday, April 3, at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds. This free community event will feature 10,000 glow-in-the-dark eggs filled with candy, prizes, and gift certificates, […]
POSTED: 03/26/26 at 8:29 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information DELAWARE — A pole barn contractor who defrauded consumers of more than $400,000 has been sentenced to at least 17 years in prison after being convicted of 47 felony counts, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced on Thursday. This month, Marion resident Ryan C. Needels, owner of Clear View Construction, went to trial […]
POSTED: 03/26/26 at 8:28 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff The National Weather Service Northern Indiana has issued a Tornado Watch for Van Wert County and surrounding counties in northwest Ohio until 11 p.m. tonight.
POSTED: 03/26/26 at 5:25 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Wednesday, March 25, 2026 12:04 a.m. – Deputies responded to a commercial alarm on Lincoln Highway in Ridge Township. 11:24 a.m. – Deputies served a warrant issued by Van Wert Common Pleas Court for a bond violation. Brandon Michael Cooper, 28, of Oakwood, was transported to the Van Wert County Correctional Facility. 3:01 p.m. – […]
POSTED: 03/26/26 at 7:03 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Submitted information CONVOY — As we journey through Holy Week, the most sacred time of the Chrisian year, we invite you to gather with us for worship, reflection, and fellowship. Together we remember the final days of Jesus’ life and celebrate the hop of His resurrection at Convoy Methodist Church. Good Friday Community Worship Service […]
POSTED: 03/26/26 at 6:58 am. FILED UNDER: Church
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Personnel matters and contracts were at the forefront of Wednesday’s monthly meeting of the Van Wert City Schools Board of Education. A day after it was ratified by the union, the school board unanimously approved a three-year negotiated agreement with the Van Wert Federation of Teachers. The agreement with the teachers’ union […]
POSTED: 03/25/26 at 8:32 pm. FILED UNDER: News