Submitted information COLUMBUS — Week No. 5 of the 2026 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances in the fifth week of the season. Here, the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association compiles the best of the best with the OPSMA High School Football […]
POSTED: 09/22/26 at 9:41 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor CONVOY — While much of Monday’s Crestview Local Schools Board of Education meeting centered around athletic faciliity upgrades and the school report card, Superintendent Matt Dube briefly addressed last Thursday’s early dismissal. Heavy rain caused flooding along some roads in the the district, especially the Wren area, leading Van Wert County EMA […]
POSTED: 09/21/26 at 8:31 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information Downtown Van Wert will once again be home to Main Street Van Wert’s Harvest Moon Festival from 4-10 p.m. this Saturday. The Harvest Moon Festival is a free community event featuring an evening packed with food, shopping, live entertainment, family activities, a car show, and more. “This is one of those […]
POSTED: 09/21/26 at 8:30 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert County Council on Aging will host a free Medicare 101 educational presentation from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Tuesday, September 29, at the Council on Aging, 220 Fox Rd., Van Wert. The program is provided by the Ohio Senior Health Insurance Information Program through the Ohio Department of Insurance. The presentation will provide […]
POSTED: 09/21/26 at 8:30 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports This week’s installment of Random Thoughts centers around the NWC and the playoffs, an important stretch of games, public/private, and Lincoln Keinholz. NWC and the playoffs WKSD’s Shawn Gerber brought this up with me and he’s right – there seems to be an execellent chance that six of the eight NWC teams […]
POSTED: 09/21/26 at 8:29 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Note: check back for updates Parkway 3 Lincolnview 0 ROCKFORD — The top ranked team in Division VI was too much for Lincolnview, as No. 1 Parkway rolled to a 25-13, 25-11, 25-19 win over the Lancers on Monday. Kara Suever led Lincolnview with 16 kills, while Annabel Horstsman added six kills. […]
POSTED: 09/21/26 at 8:28 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Josephine Theresa Felger, known to relatives and friends alike by Josie, passed away peacefully in her sleep at the age of 96 at 12:30 p.m. Friday, September 17, 2026, at the Van Wert Manor. Born to Rumaldo Sr and Manuela (DeLeon) Chavarria on September 26, 1929 in Torrington, Wyoming, she knew real hardship and adult […]
POSTED: 09/21/26 at 7:02 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
John D. McVay, 78, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2026, at Ascension St. Vincent Hospital in Indianapolis, Indiana. John was born on June 18, 1948 in Greenville. He was the son and second child of the Clarence E. McVay and Frances E. (Kline) McVay, who both preceded him in death. John was a wonderful […]
POSTED: 09/21/26 at 1:14 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Flooding continues to be a problem in southwest Van Wert County, especially in the Willshire and Wren areas. Shown above is Ohio 49 looking north from the intersection of Ohio 81 and U.S. 33. Shown below is the bridge over the St. Marys River looking west, along with photos of more flooding in the affected […]
POSTED: 09/21/26 at 12:47 pm. FILED UNDER: News
The following real estate transfer information has been provided by the Van Wert County Recorder’s Office. The transfers listed below took place between September 14-18, 2026. William Brian Vancleave, Fecilia Vancleave, William B. Vancleave to Cory L. Marks – Middle Point inlots, lot 49; lot 50. Mount North Capital 4 LLC to Mount North Capital […]
POSTED: 09/21/26 at 8:14 am. FILED UNDER: Real Estate Transfers