VW independent sports BOWLING GREEN — Simply put, Margaretta was no match for Lincolnview on Friday. Ila Hughes struck out 16 Polar Bear batters and the Lancers piled up a dozen hits on the way to a 9-2 Division VI regional championship win at Bowling Green State University’s Meserve Field. Hughes allowed two runs (one […]
POSTED: 05/29/26 at 8:05 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports A recap of regional track, including state qualifiers from Van Wert, Crestview and Lincolnview, will appear on Monday’s Sports page.
POSTED: 05/29/26 at 8:04 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Lois M. Allen, 87, of Dayton, Ohio, formerly of Van Wert, passed away on Friday, May 22, 2026, surrounded by her loving family. Born on March 7, 1939, in Athens, Ohio, Lois was the daughter of M. Faye (Brandenburg) Saylor and George M. McDonald. Lois retired from the City of Van Wert after many years […]
POSTED: 05/29/26 at 7:54 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The long awaited announcement of who would own and operate a data center in Van Wert was made Friday morning. QTS Data Centers, which is headquartered in Overland Park, Kansas, was named as the end user of the $10 billion, 500 megawatt data center at the Mega Site (see story here). Now, […]
POSTED: 05/29/26 at 5:19 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information CELINA — A Mercer County man appeared in court Friday and entered a guilty plea to a dozen securities related felonies. After pleading guilty in Mercer County Common Pleas Court, Christopher T. Wendel, 60, of Celina, was sentenced to five years of probation and was ordered to pay nearly $1.6 million […]
POSTED: 05/29/26 at 5:18 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — The Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles will be contacting approximately 5,000 non-domiciled commercial driver license (CDL) holders in Ohio regarding the status of their credentials under updated rules from the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration. A non-domiciled CDL is a federally authorized U.S. commercial driver license issued to an individual who […]
POSTED: 05/29/26 at 5:17 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information CONVOY — The Tully Township Trustees have rescheduled their regular meeting from Monday, June 1, to Monday, June 8, at 7 p.m. at 6278 Mentzer Rd., Convoy.
POSTED: 05/29/26 at 5:17 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Kenneth E. Hill, 81, passed away on Thursday, May 28, 2026, at Parkview Regional Medical Center, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on February 8, 1945, in Lancaster, Ohio, and was raised by Curtis and Mary (Speakman) Hill. On August 7, 1977, he married the love of his life, Carolyn Gipe, with whom […]
POSTED: 05/29/26 at 3:11 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Thursday, May 28, 2026 12:26 a.m. – Dispatched Ohio City Fire to a residential smoke alarm on Short Street in the Village of Ohio City. 7:57 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Gilliland Road in Ridge Township for a report of two loose dogs. 9:39 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on […]
POSTED: 05/29/26 at 2:31 pm. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor We now know who the “end user” is – the company that will own and operate a 500 megawatt data center in Van Wert. QTS Data Centers was announced as the end user via a press release issued Friday morning. In the news release, QTS was described as a global data center […]
POSTED: 05/29/26 at 9:24 am. FILED UNDER: News