VW independent staff Girls golf Lincolnview hosts tri-match At Willow Bend on Wednesday, Lincolnview posted a team score of 214 and finished second in a tri-match with St. Marys Memorial and Celina. The Roughriders won the match with 201 points, while Celina was third with a 239. Lincolnview’s Eme Renner was the co-medalist with Memorial’s […]
POSTED: 08/19/26 at 8:27 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent staff/submitted information The Pleasant Township Trustees have written an open letter to township residents and property owners, urging them to submit public comments regarding the proposed Butterfly Meadows Solar Project, which would span approximately 4,000 acres in Pleasant, Hoaglin and Union townships, along with approximately 38 acres in Van Wert. Here is the […]
POSTED: 08/19/26 at 10:44 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information First Federal of Van Wert will celebrate the customers and community members who have made the bank a part of Van Wert County for more than 130 years with Customer Appreciation Day. The event will take place from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday, August 21, at both locations, 679 Fox Rd. and […]
POSTED: 08/19/26 at 9:48 am. FILED UNDER: Business
Tuesday, August 18, 2026 10:13 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Center Street in the City of Van Wert to assist the Van Wert Police Department. 10:25 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Pratt Street in the City of Van Wert for a report of a loose dog. 3:28 p.m. – […]
POSTED: 08/19/26 at 8:50 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Beatrice Irene Lautzenheiser, 95, of Van Wert, passed peacefully on Monday, August 17, 2026, at Vancrest of Van Wert, with her son at her side. She was born January 27, 1931, to Harvey and Esther (Baker) Thatcher. On March 11, 1951, she was joined in holy matrimony with Herbert “Ray” Lautzenheiser, a bond unbroken for […]
POSTED: 08/19/26 at 8:28 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Members of the Isaac Van Wart Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution gathered Tuesday morning to re-dedicate the historic city limit sign along U.S. 127 on the south side of town. The state-sponsored sign, which has been in place since the early 1950s, reads “Van Wert named for a captor […]
POSTED: 08/18/26 at 8:36 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The regularly scheduled meeting of Union Township Trustees at 8 p.m. Thursday, August 27, has been rescheduled for 11:30 a.m. Saturday, August 29, at the township building at 9977 Dixon Cavett Rd., Van Wert.
POSTED: 08/18/26 at 8:33 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Editor’s note: while the Van Wert County Commissioners and trustees from Pleasant, Hoaglin and Union townships await a decision from the Ohio Power Siting Board on the proposed 4,000 acre Butterfly Meadows solar project, a final decision is expected on another controversial project in central Ohio. By Kathiann Kowalski/Canary Media Following a key legal deadline last […]
POSTED: 08/18/26 at 8:32 pm. FILED UNDER: News
The Crestview High School Class of 1966 held its 60th class reunion at Willow Bend County Club in Van Wert on July 18. There were 15 classmates attending, some from as far away as Florida, Tennessee, Indiana and the surrounding Van Wert area. A nice dinner was enjoyed by everyone. Class members talked about the good […]
POSTED: 08/18/26 at 8:31 pm. FILED UNDER: Lifestyles, News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports It sounds like a cliché but it’s true – football games are won and lost up front. While Van Wert has plenty of offensive firepower returning, the key will be how fast a small but athletic offensive line with some new faces comes together, and how fast the defensive front can gel. […]
POSTED: 08/18/26 at 8:29 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports