VW independent sports Softball Bath 10 Van Wert 2 LIMA — Haley Dunlap doubled home Layla Sudduth for a 1-0 first inning lead, but Bath came alive offensively in the third inning and the Wildcats went on to defeat the Cougars 10-2 on Friday. The Wildkittens scored three runs in the third, two in the […]
POSTED: 04/17/26 at 8:29 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor In 100 years on this earth, Joe Morgan, a resident of Vancrest of Van Wert, has seen and experienced a lot of things. Morgan was born April 18, 1926, in a home on Center St. in Van Wert. You could say he arrived in a blaze of glory – the house in […]
POSTED: 04/17/26 at 8:14 pm. FILED UNDER: Top Story
Crestview Elementary recently named its Students of the Month sponsored by Van Wert Cinemas. Students making the Knight Leader Board each month are put into a drawing for a free 30-day pass to the movie theater for their entire family. Van Wert Cinemas March Students of the Month are Opal Grand and Kimber Poling (first […]
POSTED: 04/17/26 at 8:11 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff COLUMBUS — Citing ongoing problems involving the willingness of pharmaceutical suppliers to provide drugs necessary for lethal injections, Governor Mike DeWine issued three more reprieves of execution: Other states have continued carrying out death sentences via lethel injection, while others have changed methods, including the use of a firing squad or nitrogen […]
POSTED: 04/17/26 at 8:10 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert Civic Theatre has announced its upcoming production of Songs for a New World, a stirring musical that promises to move audiences with its soaring melodies and deeply resonant storytelling. Performances are scheduled for May 8–10 and 15–17. About the Show Songs for a New World weaves together powerful stories of […]
POSTED: 04/17/26 at 8:10 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — 211 service is being expanded to all 88 Ohio counties. Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Children and Youth Director Kara Wente announced this week a new partnership between DCY and Ohio 211 to expand services to all counties, ensuring every Ohioan can access local community resources no […]
POSTED: 04/17/26 at 8:09 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Walter G. Roehm, 87, of Rockford, passed away Thursday afternoon, April 16, 2026, surrounded by his family at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born on August 22, 1938 in Van Wert County, to Paul A. and Elsie (Scaer) Roehm. Walter was united in marriage to Nancy S. Sidle on January 14, 1961 […]
POSTED: 04/17/26 at 1:37 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Barry E. Coil, 72, of Middle Point, passed away on Thursday, April 16, 2026, at his residence. He was born on July 1, 1953, in Lima, Ohio, to Richard and Mary (O’Daffer) Coil. On December 1, 1973, he married the former Donna J. Smith. Barry was a proud veteran of the Ohio Army National Guard, […]
POSTED: 04/17/26 at 11:56 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Thursday, April 16, 2026 5:38 a.m. – Deputies, along with Van Wert EMS, responded to an area of Van Wert Decatur Road in Pleasant Township for a report of a motor vehicle crash. A 2016 Buick Encore driven by Gage Cason of Fort Wayne was westbound in the 10000 block of Van Wert Decatur Rd. […]
POSTED: 04/17/26 at 9:20 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Wednesday, April 15, 2026 5:57 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Charlotte Circle in the City of Van Wert to assist a motorist locked out of their vehicle. 8:05 a.m. – Deputies served a warrant issued by Van Wert Common Pleas Court for a community control violation. Corbin Michael Delgado, 21, of Paulding […]
POSTED: 04/17/26 at 8:52 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement