SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports Around the region, a couple of key games mark the Week No. 7 high school football schedule. One is in the Northwest Conference, where two undefeated and state-ranked teams – Bluffton and Lima Central Catholic – will meet, while the other is in the Green Meadows Conference. In all likelihood, the winner […]
POSTED: 09/30/26 at 10:04 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Members of the Van Wert High School football team took part in Wednesday night’s homecoming parade in downtown Van Wert. Among others, the parade also featured the Cougar Pride Marching Band, cheerleaders and a number of retired Van Wert City Schools teachers who served as grand marshals. The annual Powder Puff flag football game took […]
POSTED: 09/30/26 at 10:01 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio’s minimum wage will go up on New Year’s Day. The Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Industrial Compliance’s Bureau of Wage and Hour Administration has announced that Ohio’s minimum wage will officially increase to $11.40 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.70 per hour for tipped employees, The […]
VW independent staff Was he hit or wasn’t he? Last Friday, dispatch notified Van Wert County Sheriff’s deputies of a person who had been hit by a car at the North Union Church on U.S. 127 in Union Township. Deputies arrived at the scene shortly after 9 p.m. and spoke with the alleged victim and […]
POSTED: 09/30/26 at 10:00 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Here are more images of Wednesday night’s Van Wert homecoming parade. The annual parade took place downtown, two days ahead of the homecoming football game against St. Marys Memorial. Bob Barnes/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 09/30/26 at 9:59 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff DELPHOS — A new mayor has been selected in Delphos. According to a press release issued by the city, Doug Mullenhour will take over for Andre McConnahea, who stepped down September 4 to focus on his family’s small business. Mullenhour, who was sworn in by acting Mayor Mark Clement Wednesday morning, was […]
POSTED: 09/30/26 at 9:57 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Jeremy David “JB” Buechner, 55, of Van Wert, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on Monday, September 28, 2026. Jeremy was born on October 21, 1970, to Patricia (Van Etten) Shafer and Jeffery (Charla) Buechner. Jeremy was a devoted husband, dad, grandfather, son, brother, uncle, and friend. Jeremy met the love of his life […]
POSTED: 09/30/26 at 6:50 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Submitted information REYNOLDSBURG — The Ohio Department of Agriculture has completed a grain audit of United Equity Inc., with locations in Delphos, Spencerville, and Neptune, and found the facility to be in failure as defined in Ohio’s grain law. This finding makes the Ohio Grain Indemnity Fund available to support farmers who may have eligible […]
Tuesday, September 29, 2026 12:10 a.m. – Dispatched Wren EMS to a residence on Ohio 49 in the Village of Wren for a medical alarm. 2:33 a.m. – Dispatched Van Wert EMS to a residence on Lincoln Highway in Pleasant Township for a subject having difficulty breathing. 5:26 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area […]
POSTED: 09/30/26 at 9:30 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
VW independent staff/submitted information Westwood Behavioral Health Center has announced that Jamie Fields recently achieved a highly regarded milestone in her journey toward long term sobriety. After three years of living substance free, Jamie graduated from Recovery Court. “A New Day, the Right Way” is a program for adults who struggle with addiction and subsequent […]
POSTED: 09/29/26 at 8:34 pm. FILED UNDER: News