COLUMBUS — The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reminding drivers to not get behind the wheel impaired this Memorial Day weekend. Troopers will be working alongside local law enforcement officers in an effort to have a weekend free of impaired-fatal crashes. Memorial Day weekend is traditionally a dangerous holiday period on Ohio roads, particularly for […]
POSTED: 05/26/11 at 3:32 am. FILED UNDER: News
Colorado independent filmmaker Glenn Berggoetz will provide words of wisdom for the latest event to be added to the calendar of the Van Wert Independent Film Festival. Berggoetz will be the guest speaker at a VWIFF Breakfast to be held at The Pitt Stop on Friday, July 8. He will discuss his current success as […]
POSTED: 05/26/11 at 3:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
There will be an excellent opportunity for all parents of Van Wert High School juniors to discuss areas of mutual concern regarding the college admissions process. The presentation will address such topics as choosing a college, application procedures, entrance requirements, ACT and SAT tests, visitations, costs, scholarship information and financial aid procedures. The informational session […]
POSTED: 05/26/11 at 3:21 am. FILED UNDER: News
Lloyd Donald Stoller, 87, of Paulding, died Sunday, May 22, 2011, at Mt. Carmel St. Ann’s Hospital in Westerville. He was born November 27, 1923, in Paulding County, the son of the late Samuel C. and Mary H. (Metzger) Stoller. On October 9, 1948, he married Catherine I. (Tope) Stoller, who survives in Paulding. Other […]
POSTED: 05/25/11 at 8:19 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Crime Stoppers will pay you cash for information if it will help the Van Wert Police Department solve a Burglary that took place at 709 Forest Ave. in Van Wert. Sometime between May 18 and May 19, someone entered the residence and stole a Sony Playstation 3 console, a Move system, three controllers and five […]
POSTED: 05/25/11 at 2:27 am. FILED UNDER: Crime Stoppers
Van Wert Police No new reports. Delphos Police No new reports.
POSTED: 05/25/11 at 2:23 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Van Wert independent/ODJFS information Van Wert County’s unemployment rate again followed the trend statewide as the county saw another decline in April. In fact, only one of Ohio’s 88 counties saw an unemployment rate increase (Logan County, which went from 9.6 percent to 9.8 percent). Among the state’s 88 counties, the April 2011 unemployment rates […]
POSTED: 05/25/11 at 1:18 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/EMA information OHIO CITY — Officials from the National Weather Service of Northern Indiana met with Van Wert County Emergency Management Director Rick McCoy Tuesday morning to survey the damage caused by Monday night’s storm. Meteorologists confirmed that an EF-1 tornado with winds estimated at 93 mph struck an area on Walnut Grove […]
POSTED: 05/25/11 at 1:04 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/Elks Lodge information Van Wert Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks, has announced the awarding of a $4,000 scholarship ($1,000 per year for four years) by the Elks National Foundation to Dulton M. Moore. The Elks National Foundation offers the “Most Valuable Student” scholarships for high school seniors entering college in […]
POSTED: 05/25/11 at 12:51 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/YWCA information The YWCA is in need of donated items for the Transitional Living Program. The YWCA of Van Wert County Transitional Living Program is the primary comprehensive transitional program in Van Wert, Mercer, and Paulding counties providing women and women with children who are homeless with safe, housing and support. The YWCA […]
POSTED: 05/25/11 at 12:48 am. FILED UNDER: News