Parkway student Jayden Black and his younger brother, Keaton, pose with a number of first-responders following an assembly at Parkway to honor Jayden for his efforts in saving his brother’s life from drowning on July 31 (see story further down the page). Also in the photo is Van Wert County 9-1-1 Coordinator Kim Brandt, who […]
POSTED: 10/25/11 at 2:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor It was a busy evening for Van Wert City Council, at least legislatively, as Council members adopted a number of finance-based measures, officially vacated a street that never was, introduced a temporary appropriations measure for 2012, passed ordinances banning parking on one side of three streets and introduced four pieces of legislation […]
POSTED: 10/25/11 at 2:35 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent ROCKFORD — A Parkway student credited with saving the life of his younger brother, who nearly drowned in a pond near the family’s residence in the Willshire area, was proclaimed a 9-1-1 Hero during a schoolwide assembly Monday at the school. Jayden Black, 11, was honored by Van Wert County 9-1-1 Coordinator […]
POSTED: 10/25/11 at 1:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police October 24, 11:05 a.m. — A local trash service company reported the illegal dumping of trash in a dumpster in the city. Delphos Police October 23, 6:49 p.m. — Police were called to a residence in the 600 block of Harmon Street to investigate a burglary there. The homeowner said someone gained […]
POSTED: 10/25/11 at 1:38 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
A new ob-gyn physician in Van Wert invites the community to an open house today that will run from 4 to 6 p.m. Dr. Patrick Bruno, M.D., FACOG, is on staff at Van Wert Medical Services and his office is located at 140 Fox Road, Suite 102. Dr. Bruno has dedicated his professional life to […]
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This helicopter had to make an emergency landing Monday afternoon on land that was part of the former Ridgeway Drive-In, adjacent to the Van Wert Cinemas. According to a source at the scene, the pilot had mechanical problems, but was able to set his aircraft down without problem. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 10/25/11 at 1:21 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Department would like to remind everyone that the DEA Prescription Drug Take Back Program will end this Sunday, October 30. County residents can bring all expired and prescription drugs that are no longer used to the Van Wert County Sheriff’s Department, 113 N. Market St. in Van Wert. Drugs can […]
POSTED: 10/25/11 at 1:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
Katherine Rowena Huffman, 79, of Van Wert, died Sunday morning, October 23, 2011, at her residence. She was born October 20, 1932, in Tully Township, the daughter of the late Orville and Opal Dellinger. She married Robert Yoh, who survives in Milford. Other survivors include a daughter, Katherine L. (Alan D.) Perry of St. Louis, […]
POSTED: 10/25/11 at 12:31 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Eldon Wayne Medaugh, 65, of Willshire, died Saturday, October 22, 2011, at his residence. He was born January 6, 1946, in Van Wert, the son of the late John Samuel Wayne and Alice Imo (Hurless) Medaugh. On June 22, 1976, he married Catherine Marie (Self) Medaugh, who preceded him in death on June 17, 2011. […]
POSTED: 10/24/11 at 11:58 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Although Van Wert County Treasurer Bev Fuerst is pleased that permissive tax and other tax revenues are showing a rebound, she also wouldn’t mind if another part of the revenue picture — interest revenue — would do the same. County tax revenues have increased every month for the past year and a […]
POSTED: 10/24/11 at 1:50 am. FILED UNDER: News