Thursday, May 21, 2026 7:44 a.m. – Deputies responded to a location on West Main Street in the City of Van Wert to assist a motorist locked out of their vehicle. 11:02 a.m. – Deputies served a warrant issued by Van Wert Common Pleas Court for a bond violation. Corey Travis Salisbury, 44, of Van […]
POSTED: 05/22/26 at 7:31 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
VW independent staff Three sentencing hearings for intervention in lieu of conviction violations were among the hearings held in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court this week. Judge Martin D. Burchfield presided over each of the hearings. After violating the terms of his intervention in lieu of conviction, Jeremy Dunbar, 29, of Van Wert, was […]
POSTED: 05/21/26 at 8:40 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — State Representatives Roy Klopfenstein and Josh Williams (R-Sylvania Twp.) this week provided sponsor testimony before the Ohio House Transportation Committee on House Bill 773, legislation aimed at increasing access to E15 fuel across Ohio Turnpike service plazas while supporting Ohio agriculture and domestic energy production. House Bill 773 would […]
POSTED: 05/21/26 at 8:40 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Outgoing Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced on Thursday that a statewide human trafficking operation conducted this month by dozens of agencies resulted in the arrests of 122 people seeking to buy sex – including from minors. “This operation brings us to 1,065 arrests since our statewide stings began […]
POSTED: 05/21/26 at 8:39 pm. FILED UNDER: News
POSTED: 05/21/26 at 8:38 pm. FILED UNDER: Kay-toons
Just call them district champions. Lincolnview captured a Division VI district championship with a 3-0 win over Fairview Thursday at Wapakoneta. Ila Hughes held the Apaches in check by scattering four hits and striking out 12. The game was scoreless until the bottom of the fifth, when the Lancers scored two runs on a pair […]
POSTED: 05/21/26 at 8:27 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Van Wert 4 Upper Sandusky 1 UPPER SANDUSKY — No. 6 seed Van Wert captured a Division IV sectional championship with a 4-1 win over No. 5 seed Upper Sandusky on Thursday. The win puts the Cougars (12-12) in the district semifinals against No. 1 seed Bath at 2 p.m. Wednesday at […]
POSTED: 05/21/26 at 8:26 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert’s Zach Stoller competed at the Division II tennis district on Thursday and the junior opened with a 7-5, 6-2 win over Eian Etchill of Sandusky St. Mary’s Central Catholic, then recorded Cooper Brokaw 6-0, 6-0 in the quarterfinals. However, Henrique Marson of Ottawa Hills ended Stoller’s season in the semifinals, 6-1, 6-1. Stoller, […]
POSTED: 05/21/26 at 8:26 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent staff Due to the weather forecast, Friday’s Van Wert Area Community Concert Band performance has been moved from Fountain Park to the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. The doors will open at 6 p.m. and the free concert will begin at 7 p.m. The band is directed by Richard Sherrick and features members from […]
POSTED: 05/21/26 at 3:13 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Robert Gene Mefferd, 87, of Van Wert, passed away Wednesday morning, May 20, 2026, at The Van Wert Manor. He was born on March 28, 1939, in Convoy to William Frank and Bertha (Adams) Mefferd. Robert married Eunice Rafert on December 16, 1961. Bob grew up on a farm in Convoy. He graduated from Crestview […]
POSTED: 05/21/26 at 11:57 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries