VW independent sports Boys golf Cougars compete in Lucas County OREGON — Van Wert made the trip to Maumee Bay Golf Course in Oregon to compete in the 14-team Tom Pickerel Invitational on Thursday, and the Cougars finished sixth with a score of 348. Van Wert senior Zach Stoller had the third best score overall […]
POSTED: 08/06/26 at 8:35 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Van Wert Fire Department was dispatched to a pickup truck fire in the 11000 block of Van Wert Decatur Road shortly after 8:30 a.m. Thursday. The fire was put out quickly although the truck appeared to be a total loss. The preliminary investigation pointed to a lithium battery that was being carried in the back of […]
POSTED: 08/06/26 at 4:02 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Grace Marie Lampert, 81, of Van Wert passed away Tuesday evening, August 4, 2026, at VanCrest of Delphos. She was born on May 15, 1945, in Van Wert County, to Howard Homer Lampert and Augusta Elizabeth (Hammons) Lampert, who both preceded her in death. Grace is survived by her only brother, Carl H. Lampert of […]
POSTED: 08/06/26 at 7:29 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Wednesday, August 5, 2026 3:27 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. 8:40 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Ohio 81 in Liberty Township for a report of a disabled vehicle in the roadway. 8:51 […]
POSTED: 08/06/26 at 7:18 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Van Wert County is among 13 Ohio counties declared eligible for the State Disaster Relief Program, which will provide support to areas that were significantly impacted by a severe wind storm that occurred in mid-March. The State Disaster Relief Program is a reimbursement program that can be used in […]
POSTED: 08/05/26 at 8:31 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — On Wednesday, the Public Utilities Commission of Ohio issued an order directing AEP Ohio to implement measures to protect other customers from potentially being impacted from data center customers’ effects on energy prices. Data center customers will be required to provide AEP Ohio with 180-day notice of their intent […]
POSTED: 08/05/26 at 8:30 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff Three separate and unrelated sentencing hearings were held in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday. Judge Martin D. Burchfield presided over each of the hearings. After failing intervention in lieu of conviction, Storm McGinnis, 35, of Van Wert, was sentenced to 60 days in jail and was ordered to pay […]
POSTED: 08/05/26 at 8:30 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports Wapakoneta has won at least a share of the WBL championship every year since 2018. That doesn’t count the 2020 season, when no league champion was crowned due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the stretch, the Redskins are 59-4 in league play. That makes them the favorites again in 2026, right? Yes […]
POSTED: 08/05/26 at 8:28 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports There’s really no other way to say it – the 2026 NWC title race appears to be a three-team race. Columbus Grove has won three straight conference titles and four of the last five. The Bulldogs haven’t lost a NWC game since September 16, 2022, a 7-0 loss at Allen East. Conventional […]
POSTED: 08/05/26 at 8:27 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports/submitted information OTTAWA — The Cougar Golf Team traveled to the always tough Ken Schnipke Kalida Invitational at Moose Landing Golf Course in Ottawa on Wednesday. Many of the area’s best teams in Division II and Division III participated. Division III teams dominated the three of the top four spots as Pettisville held […]
POSTED: 08/05/26 at 8:26 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports