Gasoline price information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have risen 45.0 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.86 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 5,345 gas outlets in Ohio. This compares with the national average, which has increased 8.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.68 […]
POSTED: 08/17/15 at 7:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
Wren Homecoming information WREN — The Wren Wiffleball Committee has announced that Van Wert County Commissioner Thad Lichtensteiger will be throwing out the ceremonial first pitch at the 24th annual Wiffleball Tournament this Friday, August 21. Lichtensteiger is a 1979 graduate of Crestview High School and a 1983 graduate of The Ohio State University. He […]
POSTED: 08/17/15 at 7:41 am. FILED UNDER: News
Bill Gordon (right), director of the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure, attended a Van Wert Rotary Club meeting recently to thank Larry Lee and Pete Weir for their efforts as organizers of the event here. He also wanted to thank Van Wert County Emergency Management Director Rick McCoy for all his efforts organizing transport for many […]
POSTED: 08/17/15 at 7:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
Electric power peak alert information North Western Electric and Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative members are under a Peak Alert for today, from 2-8 p.m. Current weather conditions are causing a very high demand for electricity. During this peak demand period, customers are urged to reduce as much electric usage as possible until 8 p.m. Dial up […]
POSTED: 08/17/15 at 7:28 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ohio State Highway Patrol information The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today that troopers would operate an OVI checkpoint to deter and intercept impaired drivers this week. The county where the checkpoint will take place will be announced the day prior to the checkpoint, and the location will be announced the morning of the checkpoint. […]
POSTED: 08/17/15 at 7:20 am. FILED UNDER: News
James Roger Chick, 76, of Ohio City and Sun City, Florida, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2015, at The Ohio State University Medical Center in Columbus. He was born March 19, 1939, in Adolphus, Kentucky, to Samuel Earl and Reba Dell (Miller) Chick, who both preceded him in death. On June 16, 1963, he married […]
POSTED: 08/16/15 at 7:02 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert independent PAYNE — Paulding County officials are investigating the death of a Payne man who was found dead in his kitchen Saturday morning. The Payne Police Department and Paulding County Coroner Dr. Joseph Kuhn are assisting the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office in investigating the death of Cary Parsons, 50, of 202 Townline St. […]
POSTED: 08/15/15 at 4:09 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information PAULDING — Paulding Putnam Electric and other electric co-ops in Ohio and Indiana are bracing for what is being described as the negative financial and reliability impacts of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) newly released Clean Power Plan regulating existing power plants. Acting under what the EPA says is authority given […]
POSTED: 08/15/15 at 7:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Just a reminder that the “Greatest Elvis Impersonator of All Time” will perform this evening at a worldwide event in Van Wert. ESB Pro Audio and Center Stage Productions honor the “King of Rock and Roll” on the 38th anniversary of the death of Elvis Presley (August 16, 1977) with Elvis impersonator […]
POSTED: 08/15/15 at 7:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Recking Crew is a group of individuals who believe that a strong football program increases community spirit in Van Wert. Last summer, the Recking Crew assisted the football team and cheerleaders in getting new uniforms. The players and cheerleaders worked more than 2,000 hours volunteering at various Recking Crew fundraising events […]