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POSTED: 08/28/26 at 11:59 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Here are final scores of area high school football games played on Friday, August 28. Blanchard Valley Conference Ada 38 Arcadia 28 Pandora-Gilboa 37 Elmwood 19 Leipsic 26 McComb 7 Van Buren 55 Arlington 12 Northwest Central Conference Elgin 54 Ridgedale 6 North Baltimore 56 Hardin Northern 18 Perry 42 Ridgemont 0 […]
POSTED: 08/28/26 at 9:34 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Kathryn Ann (Dolbey) Rahrig passed away peacefully on August 20, 2026, at the age of 73, surrounded by the family she loved so deeply. Kathryn was a devoted wife, an extraordinary mother, a cherished grandmother, and a beautiful example of unconditional love. Her greatest joy was her family, and the life she and David created […]
POSTED: 08/28/26 at 10:16 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
POSTED: 08/28/26 at 6:01 am. FILED UNDER: Kay-toons
VW independent sports Volleyball Lincolnview 3 Wayne Trace 0 Kara Suever had quite a match, finishing with 13 kills, 19 digs and five aces, as Lincolnview swept Wayne Trace 25-12, 25-10, 25-18 on Thursday. The Lancers are now 4-0 with the win. Annabel Horstman and Brooklyn Byrne each had seven kills for Llincolnview and Makynlee […]
POSTED: 08/28/26 at 5:55 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent staff/submitted information A Lincolnview High School senior and a Lincolnview/Vantage Career Center graduate have been chosen as this year’s Van Wert County Fair Jr. Fair Queen and King. The Van Wert County Fair announced the royal titles during Wednesday night’s coronation ceremony — Cassidy Rank and Wyatt Polley. They will represent the Van […]
POSTED: 08/27/26 at 7:37 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff The Van Wert County Commissioners have given the okay to a pair annexation petitions that if eventually approved by Van Wert City Council, will add nearly 840 acres of land to the city of Van Wert. Commissioners Thad Lichtensteiger and Stan Owens voted in favor of the petitions during a meeting held […]
POSTED: 08/27/26 at 7:36 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Defiance Post is investigating a two-vehicle crash that claimed a Continental woman. The crash occurred at approximately 12:41 p.m. Thursday on Ohio 15 near milepost 20 in Highland Township, Defiance County. Judith Knowles, 74, was northbound on Ohio 15 when her 2007 Jeep Grand Cherokee rear-ended […]
POSTED: 08/27/26 at 7:35 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Staff Sergeant Taylor Joseph Braun, 27, passed away on Thursday, August 20, 2026. Born on May 23, 1999, in Jacksonville, Arkansas, home of Little Rock Air Force Base, Taylor was connected to the Air Force community from the very beginning and later dedicated himself to serving his country. Taylor was a graduate of Lincolnview High […]
POSTED: 08/27/26 at 1:11 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Norma I. (Fleck) Dennewitz, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2026 at Homestead at Towne Center in Van Wert. Norma was born on December 22, 1934 in Poneto, Indiana, to Charles O. and Jennie M. (West) Bennett, who both preceded her in death. On September 5, 1953, she married Arlan “Rex” Fleck, who […]
POSTED: 08/27/26 at 12:58 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries