Van Wert police and other law enforcement personnel were involved in an investigation Wednesday into a suspected meth lab located in a house on the southeast corner of Main and Wall streets in the city. Here, an officer in protective gear prepares to enter the house while other officers stand outside the residence. The incident […]
POSTED: 10/27/11 at 2:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent Two people were arraigned in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court, while a woman involved in cultivating marijuana near the village of Willshire pleaded guilty to a related charge during hearings held Wednesday. Kelli Duval, 31, of Spencerville, entered a plea of guilty to a charge of illegal cultivation of marijuana, a […]
POSTED: 10/27/11 at 2:23 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent/contributor information The third annual Van Wert County Entrepreneurship Fair will be held Saturday morning, November 12, in the First Federal Lecture Hall at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. Organizers, including representatives from the Ohio State University Extension Economic Development Office, Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce, Main Street Van Wert, the Van […]
POSTED: 10/27/11 at 2:13 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert County Board of Elections has announced that due to recent changes in the law concerning absentee or early voting, the elections office will be open Saturday, October 29, from 8:30 a.m. to noon. Absentee or early voting will cease Friday, November 4, at 6 p.m. This is a change from previous years […]
POSTED: 10/27/11 at 2:11 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert High School will have its parent-teacher conferences in the high school-middle school commons area on Thursday, November 3, from 4-7:30 p.m.; and Friday, November 4, from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. (teachers will be at lunch on Friday from 11 a.m.-noon. Parent-teacher conferences allow parents the opportunity to discuss students’ progress in school with their […]
POSTED: 10/27/11 at 2:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
First Financial Bank, a longtime member and supporter of Main Street Van Wert Inc., will once again be sponsoring the second annual Harvest Moon Festival in Historic Downtown Van Wert. Shown above is Denise Frey (left), vice president of First Financial Bank, handing a check for $500 to Adam Ries, interim program manager of Main […]
POSTED: 10/27/11 at 2:09 am. FILED UNDER: News
Willow Bend and First Federal Savings and Loan will be co-hosting “A Toast to the YWCA” and the Silent Tree Auction” on Friday, November 18, to support the less fortunate of the Van Wert community. Join the sponsors for a grand evening of wine and beer tasting in the impressive atmosphere of Willow Bend, and […]
POSTED: 10/27/11 at 2:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert City Schools will host a program honoring all veterans, past and present, with a special Veterans Day program on Thursday, November 10, from 9:30-10:15 a.m. The program will be held in the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio and all veterans, their families and the public are invited to attend.
POSTED: 10/27/11 at 2:05 am. FILED UNDER: News
Did you know that 28 percent of all traffic accidents involve drivers using cell phones and texting? And texting while driving increases the risk of a crash 23 times over non-distracted driving? That is higher than driving while intoxicated! Students of Van Wert High School learned these facts and other information last Tuesday. Eric Hurless of Stahl […]
POSTED: 10/27/11 at 2:04 am. FILED UNDER: Youth
Van Wert Police October 23, 6:59 p.m. — Tyler J. Mohr, 16, of 418 N. Race St., was arrested in the 600 block of North Cherry Street on an outstanding warrant issued on behalf of the Juvenile Probation Department. October 24, 7:43 p.m. — Employees of the Walmart Supercenter, 301 Towne Center Blvd., reported that […]
POSTED: 10/27/11 at 12:52 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement