SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports One of the WBL’s best defenses will meet one of the league’s best offenses this Friday night, as the Van Wert Cougars make their first road trip of the season to face Bath. Van Wert’s defense has shown noticeable improvement during this young season, giving up just 53 yards per game and […]
POSTED: 09/01/26 at 8:41 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports CONVOY — Something will have to give when Crestview hosts Wayne Trace in the third and final non-conference game of the season for both teams. Crestview is trying to avoid an 0-3 start for the first time since 2008. Meanwhile, it’s been a long time since the Raiders won a football game […]
POSTED: 09/01/26 at 8:41 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Note: check back for updates. Golf Van Wert 153 Celina 179 CELINA — The Cougars came out as hot as the weather, shooting the lowest round of their season and defeating the Bullodgs 153-179 at Celina Lynx on Tuesday. Co-match medalists were Van Wert freshman Joey Keysor and senior Zach Stoller, who […]
POSTED: 09/01/26 at 8:40 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Week No. 2 of the 2026 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the sixth week of the season. Here, the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles the best of the best with the OPSMA High School Football […]
POSTED: 09/01/26 at 3:50 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Jai Eric Markowski, 60, of Clearwater, Florida, passed away on Thursday, August 27, 2026. Jai worked at Goodrich Tires before retiring in 2024. He truly loved life and enjoyed fishing, spending time with friends, listening to music, playing his guitars, and going to the beach. An outdoor person at heart, Jai lived life to the […]
POSTED: 09/01/26 at 9:13 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Monday, August 31, 2026 12:54 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 30 in Union Township for a report of a suspicious person. 4:39 a.m. – Deputies responded to a commercial alarm on Snyder Road in Liberty Township. 6:20 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Convoy Road in Hoaglin Township for […]
POSTED: 09/01/26 at 8:11 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
James M. Adelblue Jr., 63, of Ohio City, passed away peacefully surrounded by those he loved most on Sunday, August 30, 2026. He was born on August 3, 1963, in Van Wert, to James and Shirley (Bohner) Adelblue. On June 7, 1986, he married the former Cherie Kipp. Jim lived a life dedicated to his […]
POSTED: 09/01/26 at 5:52 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent staff/submitted information GROVER HILL — A shooting death in Paulding County is under investigation. According to a press release from Paulding County Sheriff Jason K. Landers, deputies were dispatched to a home in the 19000 block of Road 72 in the Grover Hill area for a man who had been shot. The call […]
POSTED: 09/01/26 at 5:45 am. FILED UNDER: News