VW independent staff/submitted information It appears as though high gas prices won’t deter people from traveling during the upcoming Memorial Day holiday weekend. AAA projects 45 million Americans will travel at least 50 miles from home for Memorial Day between Thursday, May 21 and Monday, May 25. This year’s domestic travel forecast is slightly higher […]
POSTED: 05/13/26 at 8:36 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information CONVOY — After 35 years of faithful service, Keith Bowers, adult choir director of the Convoy Methodist Church will retire this month, leaving behind his contribution to the congregation’s music ministry. For 35 years, Keith has been the steady presence behind Sunday anthems, Christmas cantatas, Easter celebrations, and countless moments of music that […]
POSTED: 05/13/26 at 8:36 pm. FILED UNDER: Church
VW independent staff Navy Club Ship 726, which is organizing July 4 festivities in Van Wert, is now looking to add musical entertainment the night before at Fountain Park. There’s no Feel Good Friday summer concert on Friday, July 3, so Navy Club Ship 726 is in the process of finding a band to perform […]
POSTED: 05/13/26 at 8:35 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information The Van Wert Rotary Club recently named Brenna Kimmet and Katie Kramer as the 2026 recipients of the Rotary Foundation Scholarship at Van Wert High School. Each student will receive a $1,000 annual scholarship for four years, totaling $4,000 per recipient. Founded with the goal of recognizing volunteerism and financially supporting […]
POSTED: 05/13/26 at 8:34 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Governor Mike DeWine said Wednesday that he is implementing several new fraud prevention initiatives to better fight fraud, waste, and abuse in Ohio’s Medicaid system. “Ohio has long been a national leader in fighting Medicaid fraud,” he said. In 2018, Ohio became the first state to implement Electronic Visit […]
POSTED: 05/13/26 at 8:34 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent sports Baseball Lincolnview 18 Columbus Grove 1 (five innings) Holden Price went 4-for-4 at the plate and drove in two runs, while Seth Brant and Gavin Evans each had three RBIs as Lincolnview hammered Columbus Grove 18-1 in five innings on Wednesday. 10 of Lincolnview’s runs were scored in the second inning, including […]
POSTED: 05/13/26 at 8:32 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent staff/submitted information LIMA — The Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle crash that occurred shortly after 6:30 this morning (Wednesday), which resulted in one fatality that occurred on Ohio 15, near milepost 4 in Monroe Township in Putnam County. Dannie Davis IV, 33, of Lima, was traveling […]
POSTED: 05/13/26 at 1:33 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Denise Eugenia Foster peacefully passed away on Friday, May 8, 2026, at Lima Memorial Hospital. Denise was born November 25, 1975, the daughter of Dennis (Jill) Foster and Brenda (Dave) Richey. Denise or “Neece” as she was affectionately called, grew up in and around Van Wert. She embraced the outdoors and developed a life-long love […]
POSTED: 05/13/26 at 12:35 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
George Brett Gardner, 64, of Van Wert passed away peacefully Tuesday, May 12, 2026, at the Defiance CHP Hospice Center after a very brief illness of leukemia. He was born February 23, 1962, the son of George Sanford “Sandy” Gardner who preceded him in death on August 30, 1988. He was married on July 28, […]
POSTED: 05/13/26 at 8:30 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Submitted information The Van Wert Parks Department’s annual catfish tournament will take place from 7-11 p.m. this Saturday, May 16, at Van Wert Reservoirs 1 and 2, with fishers competing for prizes based on the total weight of their top five fish. All state fishing rules and regulations will be followed and an active fishing […]
POSTED: 05/13/26 at 8:22 am. FILED UNDER: News