Van Wert independent/EMA submission With what is being called “a devastating winter storm” approaching Van Wert County and Ohio, local and state officials and utility companies were working hard Monday to prepare for the storm (see also stories below this article). “I cannot emphasize the importance of being prepared for this storm, as any shift […]
POSTED: 02/01/11 at 3:12 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Unanswered questions at least temporarily sidelined two issues debated by Van Wert City Council on Monday evening. City officials had several questions related to a $500,000 Community Housing Improvement Program (CHIP) grant application, while there were also unresolved items related to a public hearing on a zoning change request for what is […]
POSTED: 02/01/11 at 3:11 am. FILED UNDER: News
Red Cross information The American Red Cross is preparing to respond to the destructive winter storm that is bearing down on the country from just east of the Rocky Mountains to the coast of New England. The storm could impact a third of the population of the United States, and it threatens to bring blizzard […]
POSTED: 02/01/11 at 2:36 am. FILED UNDER: News
POSTED: 02/01/11 at 2:32 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/ODOT information LIMA – The Ohio Department of Transportation District 1 is on full alert, with equipment and personnel ahead of the approaching winter storm that is expected to begin with freezing rain this evening. “We have over 90 trucks across our eight-county district, which will be put into service beginning tonight,” Kirk […]
POSTED: 02/01/11 at 2:30 am. FILED UNDER: News