5 天之前 · VW independent staff/submitted information. CONVOY — Crestview inducted four new members into its Educator Hall of Fame during a ceremony at between the junior varsity and varsity boys’ basketball games vs. Hicksville on Saturday, February 1.

5 天之前 · SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor It’s a local team that volunteered hundreds of hours of time in 2024. Time and again, Van Wert County CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) answered the bell to assist emergency responders and those in need.

2025年1月16日 · VW independent staff/submitted information. COLUMBUS — Ahead of Monday’s College Football Playoff national championship game between The Ohio State Buckeyes and the University of Notre Dame Fighting Irish, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine has placed a friendly wager with Indiana Governor Mike Braun.

2025年1月24日 · SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor If the deal goes through, a data center will be built on 220 acres of land known as the Mega Site in Van Wert. Van Wert Area Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Brent Stevens confirmed the plan on Thursday, while recording an upcoming radio show, the Commissioners Corner, set to air on WKSD 99.7FM and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM.

4 天之前 · Editor’s note: As the end of 2024 draws near, the Van Wert independent is publishing what it judges to be the Top 10 stories of the year. Articles featuring two stories each will be published daily, with the top two stories published on Tuesday, December 31.

2025年1月6日 · VW independent staff/submitted information Get ready to satisfy your sweet tooth and explore the heart of downtown Van Wert during the 2025 Historic Main Street Van Wert Chocolate Walk.

The Elks National Foundation is a perpetual trust fund established in 1928 by the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks. Contributions to the Foundation are made each year by over 800,000 Elks and their families and friends from more than 1800 Elks Lodges across the United States, Puerto Rico and the Philippines.

2024年12月29日 · VW independent staff. HICKSVILLE – An early Sunday morning earthquake occurred in northwest Ohio and could be felt in parts of the area, including Van Wert County.

2025年1月30日 · “Van Wert City Schools, Van Wert Police Department, the Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office and the Highway Patrol – the collaboration we have, the plans that we have in place, the procedures – when we look at those schools where shootings have taken place and how things were being conducted by law enforcement, by schools, we are leaps and bounds ahead of them,” Priest stated to the board.

2024年12月23日 · He called his first year as council president a great learning experience. “Not just for me but we have enough new faces around the table (Councilwoman At-Large Jana Ringwald, former Second Ward Councilman Jordan Dettrow, and his replacement, Greg Roberts) that it was a good learning experience for them as well,” he said.