VW independent staff/submitted information DELPHOS — The Hall of Fame of St. John the Evangelist Catholic School was created in 2004 to honor and recognize those whose deeds and actions exemplify the spirit of Delphos St. John’s. The honorees are recognized in four categories: Professional Achievement, Arts/Athletic Achievement, Service to Mankind and Service to St. […]
POSTED: 07/17/26 at 8:26 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff PAULDING — Two people suspected of holding up a gas station/convienence store in Paulding earlier this week have been arrested and jailed. Robert Louis Chatman III, 21, and Kirsten Lynn Cox, 18, both from Defiance, are facing felony and misdemeanor charges. Online records from Paulding County Common Pleas Court show Chatman is […]
POSTED: 07/17/26 at 8:25 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff Due to air quality concerns caused by Canadian wildfire smoke, tonight’s Haven of Hope Box City event at Fountain Park has been canceled. Organizers hope to reschedule the event.
POSTED: 07/17/26 at 7:21 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Smoke from Canadian wildfires was quite evident in downtown Van Wert late this morning. The hazy smoke shrouded other parts of the city and the county as well. An air quality alert remains in effect through tonight (Friday). Scott Truxell/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 07/17/26 at 1:55 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Joyce Marie Linn (née Ayers), 92, of Ohio City, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, surrounded by family. She was born on October 16, 1933, in Rockford, to Beatrice Carol “Carol” (née Manley) Ayers, and Ford Edwin Ayers. She had two brothers and one sister. Joyce was a graduate of Ohio City-Liberty High […]
POSTED: 07/17/26 at 9:49 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Thursday, July 16, 2026 1:39 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 127 in Liberty Township for a report of reckless driving. 1:41 a.m. – Dispatched Ohio City EMS to a residence on West Jefferson Street in the Village of Ohio City for a subject having a seizure. 5:27 a.m. – Deputies responded […]
POSTED: 07/17/26 at 8:09 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Submitted information The annual Van Wert Hamfest will be held this Sunday morning, July 19, at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds Administration Building Annex. The event, sponsored by the Van Wert Amateur Radio Club, will begin at 8 a.m. and will feature indoor and outdoor vendors displaying radio, computer, and electronic flea market items. Admission […]
POSTED: 07/17/26 at 6:46 am. FILED UNDER: News
Editor’s note: The Friday Flashback has returned for the summer season and will continue until the start of the 2026 fall sports season. This week’s Friday Flashback takes us back to December of 2013, when Van Wert traveled to Allen County and came back with a WBL victory over Shawnee. Below is the story as […]
POSTED: 07/17/26 at 12:01 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The month of July is proving to be a busy one for the Ohio Department of Transportation District 1 office, with planned projects underway in Van Wert County and more slated to start in the very near future. According to ODOT District 1’s weekly traffic impact report, John Brown Rd., west of […]
POSTED: 07/16/26 at 8:28 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff This week’s special meeting of the Vantage Career Center Board of Education centered around personnel matters. Tuesday afternoon’s meeting lasted less than five minutes and began with a public hearing regarding the retire-rehire of career technology instructor Kevin Van Oss. No one opposed it. The board approved one-year contractors for Emily Heck, […]
POSTED: 07/16/26 at 8:27 pm. FILED UNDER: News