Ronald G. Clifton, 78, of Angola, Ind., died at 11:35 a.m. Sunday, November 17, 2013, at his residence. He was born June 28, 1935, in Wren, the son of the late Corval and Wilma (Agler) Clifton. On October 30, 1955, he married Shirley Ann (High) Clifton, who survives. Other survivors include a son Donald G. […]
POSTED: 11/19/13 at 7:09 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert City Council approved legislation paving the way for the purchase of the former First Financial Bank building on East Main Street to be used as a new Van Wert Municipal Court facility during a special meeting held Monday. Following a presentation by Municipal Court Judge Jill Leatherman, Council members unanimously […]
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DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Meteorologists from the National Weather Service confirmed that an EF-1 tornado was the culprit for storm damage reported in the northeast portion of the county on Sunday. NWS meteorologists inspected the damage at the request of Van Wert County Emergency Management Director Rick McCoy, following his inspection of the storm damage. The […]
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Van Wert independent CONVOY – With increasing revenues coming in from the Robert G. Mone Power Plant, as well as the beginning of payments related to the Blue Creek Wind Farm, the Crestview Board of Education voted to suspend collections from the district’s emergency tax levy for the upcoming year. The board approved a resolution […]
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The Ohio Department of Transportation’s District 1 held its annual snowplow inspection on Monday at the Van Wert County ODOT garage. In a change of philosophy, ODOT District 1 inspectors randomly checked six of the 15 county trucks, but will likely schedule more random checks throughout the year to ensure year-round preparedness. Here, county ODOT […]
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Van Wert independent/submitted information The sale of Van Wert County farmland will benefit organizations that provide Bible instruction for county elementary students. Charles and Jacqueline Profit have donated the proceeds from 38.6 acres of farmland to The Van Wert County Foundation for the benefit of the Lincolnview Bible Board, Crestview Heritage Board and Cross Over […]
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Van Wert city information Van Wert Safety-Service Director Jay Fleming announced that the city will have its last leaf pick-up on Monday, November 25. Leaves must be in plastic bags and placed at the curb the night before the pick-up. Local residents are urged not to abuse this service by inserting garbage and other foreign […]
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Van Wert Police November 11, 2:54 p.m. — An attempted fraud incident was reported at Lee Kinstle GM Sales & Service. November 10, 12:02 p.m. — Malcolm Health, 34, of Convoy, was charged with physical control, abusing harmful intoxicants and endangering children as a result of an incident that occurred in the Walmart parking lot. […]
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Grace E. Anderson was born July 13, 1919, and departed from this life on Sunday, November 17, 2013. She was one of six children born to Royal and Charlotte (Cook) Eibling in Paulding County. She graduated from Payne High School in 1938, later went to beauty school and was a beauty operator (hairdresser) until 1961. […]
POSTED: 11/19/13 at 7:32 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
The Van Wert Pizza Hut restaurant kicked off its Wing Street rebranding efforts with a ribboncutting on Monday afternoon. Looking on are Van Wert Mayor Don Farmer and members of the Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors. Pizza Hut’s new menu now includes a selection of wings, as well as pizza and […]
POSTED: 11/19/13 at 7:30 am. FILED UNDER: News