VW independent staff PAULDING — Bond has been set at $10 million cash or surety with a 10 percent provision for a Paulding man charged with shooting and killing a man this week. Alfred B. Conner, 72, is current incarcerated at the Paulding County Jail on a single count of murder, an unclassified felony. He’s […]
POSTED: 09/05/26 at 12:41 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff A special performance by Gladius, a flamenco guitarist from Atlanta has been planned for next Thursday, September 10, at the Brumback Library in Van Wert. Gladius is a guitar virtuoso who was raised in Atlanta and pupiled by Andres Segovia’s protégé and driven to obsession by Van Halen. He’s an award winning […]
POSTED: 09/05/26 at 12:41 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff The sale of a mobile home in Delphos apparently did not end well for the seller. On Thursday, August 27, a man went to the Delphos Police Department to file a report for counterfeit money. The man told officers that he received payment of $8,000 from another man purchasing his mobile home. […]
POSTED: 09/05/26 at 12:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
It didn’t last long but a brief heavy rain soaked the Van Wert County Fairgounds Thursday evening. Thunder and lightning accompanied the rain, sending most people running for cover. Bob Barnes/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 09/05/26 at 12:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff All local, state and federal government offices will be closed on Monday, September 7, in observance of the Labor Day holiday. There will be no mail delivery on Monday and trash and recycling pickup will be delayed due to the holiday.
POSTED: 09/05/26 at 12:36 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports LIMA — Junior running back Xavier Kelly put on a show and Van Wert took advantage of numerous Bath miscues on Friday night. After rushing for 111 yards in the first two games combined, Kelly gashed the Wildcat defense for 271 yards and five touchdowns on 21 carries, with three of those […]
POSTED: 09/05/26 at 12:30 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports CONVOY — Wayne Trace’s Carter Baumle scored three touchdowns in the fourth quarter, including two in the span of 90 seconds to help the Raiders end a lengthy losing streak in Convoy. Friday night’s 35-21 win gave the Raiders their first victory at Crestview since 2008. Crestview dropped to 0-3 for the […]
POSTED: 09/05/26 at 12:27 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Here are scores of area high school football games played on Friday, September 4. Blanchard Valley Conference Ada 41 Arlington 28 Leipsic 51 Riverdale 0 McComb 41 Elmwood 26 Van Buren 28 Pandora-Gilboa 13 Midwest Athletic Conference Anna 43 Parkway 6 Coldwater 35 Fort Recovery 9 Marion Local 57 Delphos St. John’s […]
POSTED: 09/04/26 at 10:20 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Thursday, September 3, 2026 2:25 a.m. – Dispatched Middle Point EMS to a location on Lincoln Highway in Ridge Township for a subject not acting normally. 4:02 a.m. – Deputies responded to a location on South Washington Street in the City of Van Wert for a report of an assault that had occurred in Ridge […]
POSTED: 09/04/26 at 8:27 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Submitted information Van Wert Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will hold its annual Elks Soccer Shoot on Saturday, September 12 at the Van Wert High School soccer field. Registration will open at 10:30 a.m. and the shoot will start at 11a.m. A parent or guardian must be present during the registration. The […]
POSTED: 09/03/26 at 9:03 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports