Marilyn I. Ahrens, 85, of Ossian, Indiana, died at 10:20 a.m. Thursday, July 16, 2015, at her daughter’s residence near Hollansburg. She was born December 10, 1929, in Van Wert County, the daughter of Forest Herbert and Helen Melissa (King) Dull, who both preceded her in death. On August 25, 1951, she married Ralph William […]
POSTED: 07/17/15 at 4:23 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent/submitted information Schlotzsky’s®, home of The Original® oven-baked sandwich and famous Fresh-from-Scratch® buns, announces the opening of Van Wert’s first Lotz Better® location, attached to the Van Wert Party Mart at 1042 S. Washington St., on Thursday, July 23. The Van Wert Schlotzsky’s location will kick off its grand opening at 10 a.m. July 23 with a […]
POSTED: 07/17/15 at 7:35 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ohio City Lambert Days pageant contestants are shown here. Kendra Deehring (left) was the Lambert Days princess and Skylr Andrews (right) was chosen Lambert Days queen. (Beth Marchek/Van Wert independent)
POSTED: 07/17/15 at 7:28 am. FILED UNDER: News
Christmas Garden Decorating Committee information The Christmas Garden Decorating Committee is proud to announce that “Ohio’s Got Talent!” winner Samantha Rae Duquette will be performing in Fountain Park on August 15. She will be opening for Elvis tribute artist Ben Portsmouth at 7:45 that evening. Since winning best in Ohio, Duquette has been busy perfecting […]
POSTED: 07/17/15 at 7:08 am. FILED UNDER: Arts & Entertainment, News
The Van Wert Chamber of Commerce welcomed Western & Southern Life of Van Wert to the Chamber on Thursday. Van Wert Western Southern Life Staff Manager Andy McMahon receives the Chamber membership plaque from Chamber Board of Director Mark Verville, while WSL Agency Manager Adam Koester and Chamber President Susan Munroe look on. Founded in […]
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A total of 10 people were arraigned on grand jury indictments in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday, while a Van Wert man was also given a prison term on a heroin trafficking charge. Those arraigned on Wednesday by Judge Martin Burchfield include the following (all pleaded not guilty): Jordan […]
POSTED: 07/16/15 at 7:48 am. FILED UNDER: News
KELSEY CLEMONS/independent correspondent The Lincolnview Local Board of Education met at its regularly scheduled meeting on Wednesday to discuss changes for the 2015-2016 school year. The board accepted the resignation of Brad Doidge as girls’ varsity softball coach, effective the end of the 2014-2015 season. Doidge still coaches three sports for the district. Also resigning […]
POSTED: 07/16/15 at 7:46 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW County Sheriff’s information Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach announced the arrest of a man for having a marijuana growing operation in his home. Kory M. Stewart, 37, of Van Wert, was arrested Tuesday and charged with illegal cultivation of marijuana, a felony of the third degree. He is being held in the […]
POSTED: 07/16/15 at 7:43 am. FILED UNDER: News
ODOT/BWC information COLUMBUS — Every day, thousands of men and women — private and public employees alike — perform their jobs on or near Ohio’s roads. Their safety, as well as the safety of everyone who drives the roads, is a top priority for the state of Ohio. That’s why the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ […]
POSTED: 07/16/15 at 7:17 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW County Sheriff’s information Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach is seeking information on a break-in that occurred at the Hickory Sticks Golf Club on U.S. 127 south of Van Wert. Sheriff Riggenbach stated that, sometime between the hours of 8 p.m. Saturday, July 11, and 7 a.m. Sunday, July 12, an unknown person […]
POSTED: 07/16/15 at 7:12 am. FILED UNDER: News