VW independent staff The Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigationg a Saturday evening crash that left a Paulding County man with serious injuries. Troopers were dispatched shortly after 8:15 p.m. after the Post received a call of a motorcycle accident on Ohio 634 near Road J, in Putnam County’s Perry Township. […]
POSTED: 08/23/26 at 8:46 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information “No one actually drives the speed limit.” Three in ten drivers agreed with that statement in a study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, highlighting how speeding has become normalized on today’s roads. While most drivers agreed that posted speed limits are appropriate, many also considered driving 10 miles per hour over the limit acceptable, and nearly half believed keeping […]
POSTED: 08/23/26 at 8:45 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information VENEDOCIA — The 109th Gymanfa Ganu Welsh Festival of Song will be held at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, September 6, in the sanctuary of Salem Presbyterian Church in Venedocia. The community is invited to an evening of music and congregational singing featuring 13 traditional Welsh hymns. The program will include distinctive melodies and harmonies […]
VW independent staff Trash vouchers are now available to city residents in Van Wert but Mayor Ken Markward said there’s no need to rush to get them. Information on the vouchers was included with August water bills but in nutshell, one free voucher per household can be picked up at the Van Wert Municipal Building […]
POSTED: 08/23/26 at 8:43 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — With students across Ohio returning to classrooms, the Ohio Traffic Safety Office is urging all drivers to make safety their top priority during back-to-school season. OTSO is highlighting two statewide education efforts: the Stop Means Stop school bus safety campaign and Buckle Up with Brutus, Ohio’s child passenger safety […]
POSTED: 08/22/26 at 12:20 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor With the new school year underway, the Lincolnview Local Schools Board of Education addressed a number of agenda items during Thursday’s monthly meeting. 15 new employees were hired for the 2026-2027 school year and some of them were in attendance and introduced themselves. The list of new employees includes: There was one […]
POSTED: 08/22/26 at 12:20 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert and Crestview opened their respective football seasons Friday night and the Cougar defense (above) gang tackles Bryan quarterback Jake Arnold while below, Crestview’s Cash Hammons catches a pass against Paulding. Van Wert won 41-6, but the Knights lost 18-6. Full game stories can be found on the Sports page. Monica Campbell/Bob Barnes photos
POSTED: 08/22/26 at 12:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports It wasn’t pretty at times but even so, Van Wert was able to cruise to a 41-6 season opening win over Bryan at Eggerss Stadium Friday night. It was the ninth consecutive time the Cougars topped the Golden Bears. Van Wert forced Bryan to turn the ball over on downs four times, […]
POSTED: 08/22/26 at 12:10 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports CONVOY — Turnovers proved to be very costly for Crestview, but perhaps none was more costly than a late pick-6. Trailing 12-6 late in the fourth quarter, the Knights started to drive and appeared to be headed toward a potential game-tying or game winning score, but Paulding’s Emmet Barnes had a different […]
POSTED: 08/22/26 at 12:09 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Here final scores of area high school football games played on Friday, August 21. Ada 30 Upper Scioto Valley 0 Allen East 49 Perry 0 Anna 60 Spencerville 0 Arcadia 41 Corey-Rawson 14 Bluffton 42 Benjamin Logan 28 Celina 38 St. Henry 35 Coldwater 37 Valley View 21 Defiance 9 Napoleon 8 […]
POSTED: 08/21/26 at 10:11 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports