VW independent sports It was “Futball” Friday night at Lincolnview High School as the Lancers and Ottoville Big Green opened their respective boys soccer seasons. Ottoville proved to be too much for Lincolnview in a 4-0 win for the Big Green. “It’s hard to fault our kids tonight,” Lincolnview head coach Eli Alvarez said. “They […]
POSTED: 08/21/26 at 10:10 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent staff A crash involving a semi-truck and a car claimed the life of a Payne resident. It occurred just after 9 a.m. Friday on U.S. 30 at Ohio 49 in Tully Township. According to a report from the Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a 2010 Toyota Corolla driven southbound […]
POSTED: 08/21/26 at 1:37 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Nancy D. Johnson, 81, of Middle Point, passed away Wednesday evening, August 20, 2026, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. She was born on May 30, 1945, in Wayne County, the daughter of Flory and Martha (Cutter) Virgil, who both preceded her in death. On April 6, 1965, she married James Albert Johnson, who […]
POSTED: 08/21/26 at 9:08 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Thursday, August 20, 2026 1:33 a.m. – Dispatched Ohio City EMS to a residence on Ohio 709 in Liberty Township for a subject not feeling well and disoriented. 5:54 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of John Brown Road in Union Township to check the welfare of a subject walking. 9:00 a.m. – Deputies […]
POSTED: 08/21/26 at 9:02 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Van Wert picked up its first girls tennis win of the young season with a 3-2 win at Elida on Thursday. Both Cougar doubles teams posted victories, with Bristol Wollet and Ella Kimmel defeating Elida’s Abigail Lewis and Chloe Myers 6-1, 6-0 at first doubles, while the second doubles team of Annabelle Miller and Ixchell […]
POSTED: 08/21/26 at 5:59 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Lincolnview’s McKynlee Dickinson, pictured above with head coach JaNahn Evans, hit a milestone during Thursday night’s season opening volleyball match at Elida. Dickinson, a junior, had 32 assists, which helped her surpass 1,000 career assists. She also had three aces, as the Lancers won the match 25-16, 25-7, 25-16. Kara Suever had a dozen kills […]
POSTED: 08/21/26 at 5:59 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports PAYNE – Wayne Trace won its own seven team golf invitational at Pleasant Valley Golf Course on Thurday. As a team, the Raiders shot a 150, two strokes better than runner-up Paulding, In addition, Wayne Trace’s Brody Rosswurm was the medalist, finishing with a 34. Here are the complete results: Wayne Trace […]
POSTED: 08/20/26 at 9:14 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Here are scores of area high school football games played on Thursday night. Columbus Grove 42 Pandora-Gilboa 12 Delphos St. John’s 40 Lehman Catholic 6 Leipsic 40 Tiffin Calvert 3 Lima Central Catholic 51 Shawnee 20 Montpelier 21 Antwerp 14 Versailles 21 Harvest Prep 18
POSTED: 08/20/26 at 8:55 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The massive undertaking known as the Eggerss Stadium renovation project is very close to completion. Ahead of Friday night’s season opener against Bryan, crews spent the week putting the finishing touches on Phase IV of the project, which began four years ago. According to Van Wert City Schools Superintendent Mark Bagley, the […]
POSTED: 08/20/26 at 8:47 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information A new tradition – the Cougar Champion – continues in 2026 following the inaugural award granted to Willie Hernandez last year. This award has been created exclusively at Eggerss Stadium and coincides with the building of the state-of-the-art press box branded the Cougar Champions Press Box. The idea behind it is […]
POSTED: 08/20/26 at 8:46 pm. FILED UNDER: News