VW independent staff It’s become a staple of downtown Van Wert during the first Friday and Saturday of June – the Peony Festival. This year’s edition will begin on Friday June 5 and continue the following day and this year’s festival will include some traditional offerings along with some exciting new additions. Some of the […]
POSTED: 05/31/26 at 8:34 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information A musical program featuring concert organist, Matthew Wachtman and nearly 30 other outstanding musicians will present a program honoring America 250. It will be held at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 14, First United Methodist Church on W. Central Ave. in Van Wert. The program, which will be free and open to […]
Nick Evans/Ohio Capital Journal COLUMBUS — Ohio lawmakers kicked off hearings for a new data center committee last Wednesday. Stakeholders from the industry, utility regulation, and state agencies shared their views on data centers’ impact on the cost of power, the environment, and the economy. Taken together, the speakers sought to downplay and displace concerns […]
POSTED: 05/31/26 at 8:32 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent sports/submitted information COLUMBUS – The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the pairings and schedule for this week’s softball state tournament at Firestone Stadium in Akron. The 48th annual softball state tournament begins Wednesday morning and will crown seven state champions. Lincolnview is one of four teams remaining in Division VI. The Lancers […]
POSTED: 05/31/26 at 7:59 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert’s Flannery Foster (above) and Micah Cowan (below) have both qualified for the OHSAA Division III track and field state championshps. Foster, who just completed her freshman year at Van Wert High School, qualified by placing third at the Piqua regional with a throw of 123-02. Cowan, who just finished his junior year, qualified […]
POSTED: 05/31/26 at 7:32 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports OHSAA track and field regionals are in the books and Crestview and Lincolnview will both have athletes competing at this week’s track and field state championships at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium at Ohio State. Division III Van Wert has two individual qualifiers to this year’s OHSAA track and field state championships. Flannery […]
POSTED: 05/31/26 at 7:31 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports WERT 1220AM/104.3FM will broadcast Wednesday’s Division VI softball state semifinal game between Lincolnview and West Jefferson, via the OHSAA Radio Network. The game is scheduled to begin at 3 p.m. at Firestone Stadium in Akron. If the Lancers advance to the state championship game, WERT will also broadcast that live via the […]
POSTED: 05/31/26 at 7:31 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Rev. Harold Thomas “Tom” Wilson, 90, formerly of Van Wert, died peacefully on Saturday, May 23, 2026, at his home in Friendship Village of Dublin, Ohio, surrounded by his family. Born on June 18, 1935, in Portsmouth, Tom was the son of Harold Thomas “Bus” Wilson, Sr., and Beatrice (Meade) Wilson. Growing up, Tom […]
POSTED: 05/31/26 at 5:52 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Thomas Joe “Joe” Nuttle, 72, of Van Wert, formerly of Mendon, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at his residence, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on November 26, 1953, in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, to Robert Milton and Doris E. (Nevergall) Nuttle, who both preceded him in death. A 1972 graduate of […]
POSTED: 05/31/26 at 5:42 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports FORT JENNINGS — The Van Wert Cougars are bound for the Division IV regional semifinals. The red hot Cougars (15-12), who have gone 8-2 in their last 10 games, have knocked off the top two seeds in the district and captured a district title with Friday’s 6-4 win over second seeded Bryan […]
POSTED: 05/29/26 at 9:21 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports