The Van Wert Civic Theatre has announced plans for its fall 2025 production of Bonnie & Clyde, a powerful and provocative musical based on the real-life exploits of two of America’s most infamous ...

The July 4 holiday is less than a week away, but no doubt local residents will see and hear home-based fireworks displays before and after Independence Day. Since 2022, the Ohio Fire Code has ...

VW independent staff/submitted information The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) invites the public to a meeting to discuss three projects that will improve safety along the U.S. 30, U.S. 224, ...

A Venedocia man is going to prison for three years for sex crimes. In Van Wert County Common Pleas Court this week, Michael Flickinger, 59, was sentenced to 36 months behind bars for sexual battery, a ...

A Rockford man convicted of shooting and killing his girlfriend in Van Wert in early September of 2023 was sentenced this morning and there were no surprises. Ryan Houser, 39, will spend the next 15 ...

The United Way of Van Wert County Board of Trustees approved allocations for 2025-26. Funding was awarded to 34 programs offered by 32 agencies locally that help to provide social services throughout ...

This week’s installment of Random Thoughts centers around the fast approaching fall sports season, Eggerss Stadium, LeBron James, new additions to Ohio’s pro sports landscape and the new PAC-12. It’s ...

Van Wert, Ohio breaking news and local information from the Van Wert Independent.

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Emergency Management Agency, National Weather Service, and the Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness are promoting Lightning Safety Awareness Week, which began on Sunday and ...

Linda Darlene Mendez, 60, of Van Wert, passed away Sunday afternoon, July 6, 2025, at the OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital. She was born December 11, 1964, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the daughter of ...

VW independent staff/submitted information Activity across the Ohio housing marketplace slowed slightly in May, as sales decreased 1.3 percent from the level reached during the month a year ago, ...

COLUMBUS — State officials have announced the launch of a new traffic safety campaign to raise awareness about how vehicle occupants who fail to buckle up threaten the safety of others traveling with ...