C’view board addresses levy concerns

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor CONVOY — A large group of residents from the Crestview Local School District showed up at Thursday’s school board meeting looking for reasons to either vote for … or against … an upcoming proposal to make the district’s 5-mill operating levy a continuing levy. They received several reasons to approve the levy […]

Trucker cited for accident that injures 4

Ohio State Highway Patrol information ROCKFORD — The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle injury crash that occurred Thursday on Ohio 118 south of the Village of Rockford. At 1:58 Thursday afternoon, a 2004 Volvo semi tractor trailer operated by Mark Keber, 58, of Ohio City, was traveling […]

Weather woes

The storm that passed through Van Wert County Thursday evening did some local damage (a tree down in Wren above), and will also likely add to the flooding woes of low-lying areas of the county, such as Jennings Creek on the east and the Willshire area on the southwest (below, along Ohio 49). County Emergency […]

Latta for bill to repeal medical device tax

U.S. House of Representatives information WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Bob Latta (R-Ohio) joined colleagues in the U.S. House of Representatives in passing a key bill in support of American innovation in the medical field, and a repeal on the tax that threatens its growth. H.R. 160, The Protect Medical Innovation Act, repeals the burdensome […]

Dr. Okuley adds new dentist to practice

VW independent/submitted information Dr. Roger Okuley has been a mainstay dentist in the Van Wert community for the last 38 years. During that time, he has treated countless thousands of patients in need of dental care. Upon the completion of his doctorate degree at Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine, Dr. Okuley moved […]

1 gets prison during hearings in CP Court

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Six cases were heard in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday, with four of those coming before Judge Martin D. Burchfield and the other two before County Probate-Juvenile Court Judge Kevin Taylor. Judge Burchfield sentenced four people, including handing down a prison term to Christie Kerner, 38, of Van Wert, […]

Ohio A-G certifies Cannabis Control issue

Ohio Attorney General’s information COLUMBUS — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office today certified the petition for the proposed Cannabis Control Amendment to the Ohio Constitution. On June 8, the Attorney General’s Office received a written petition to amend the Ohio Constitution, entitled “Cannabis Control Amendment,” from the group Ohioans to End Prohibition. The submission was certified today as containing […]

Vantage Summerfest

Vantage opened the doors on Wednesday to new students for the coming year with its new Summerfest program, which allowed students and their parents to tour the facility, meet instructors and have some ice cream while doing so. Here, Vantage staff and new students interact during the event. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)

Gypsy moth spraying in Paulding County

Ohio Dept. of Agriculture information REYNOLDSBURG — The Ohio Department of Agriculture will begin aerial treatments designed to disrupt gypsy moth mating on 13,275 acres in Allen, Auglaize, Hancock, Mercer, Paulding, Putnam and Wyandot counties. To help protect Ohio’s diverse habitat, the Ohio Department of Agriculture operates multiple programs aimed at managing the gypsy moth […]

Camp Clay $1 Day

Haviland Drainage will be sponsoring a $1 day at Camp Clay Aqua Park this summer. Local businesses purchase the day for the Van Wert community, access includes swimming, floating playground, zip-line, paddleboats, a half-acre beach and the 3,600-square-foot splash pad, which is new in 2015. To learn more, visit the YMCA website at www.vwymca.org. Shown above […]