Sheriff seeks help at rural intersections

Van Wert County Sheriff Stan D. Owens is requesting assistance from area farmers and landowners to improve motorists’ public safety.

The sheriff noted that this is the time of year when cornfields reach their full height, which hampers motorist safety at rural intersections. “When the view of approaching traffic is blocked, the results can be serious accidents,” Sheriff Owens said. “Anything which opens an intersection from sight obstruction helps insure motorist safety, such as trimming the tops of corn down to ear level.”

The sheriff said that, if everyone who farms in Van Wert County would inspect intersections where they have corn and remove sight obstructions, then all motorists traveling county roads would travel at a higher degree of safety.