3 people hurt in Grover Hill area crash

Ohio State Highway Patrol information GROVER HILL — Three people were hurt, none apparently seriously, in a multi-car accident that occurred Monday afternoon near Grover Hill in Paulding County. The Ohio State Highway Patrol’s Van Wert Post is investigating the crash, which happened on Ohio 613 at the intersection of Ohio 637, about five miles […]

Ohio A-G OKs Fresh Start Act petition

Ohio Attorney General’s information COLUMBUS — The Ohio Attorney General’s Office Monday certified the petition for the Fresh Start Act, a proposed initiated statute. On June 24, the Attorney General’s Office received a written petition for an initiated statute, entitled “Fresh Start Act,” from the group Responsible Ohio. The submission was certified Monday as containing both the […]

Gasoline prices fall last week in Ohio

Gasoline price information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have fallen 9.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.71 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 5,345 gas outlets in Ohio. This compares with the national average that has fallen 0.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.77 […]

MSVW to host unique food/artistic event

VW independent/submitted information Four wheels and a driver’s seat, but these are not average box trucks. In fact, Dan Campbell, owner of Affine Food Truck and president of the Fort Wayne Food Truck Association, shares that the recent popularity of the food truck is largely because their style and quality of food is most similar […]

Holiday at Home

Holiday at Home 2015 included a number of events and activities. Shown are a fireworks photo by local photographer Mike Taylor, while Van Wert independent photographer Jan Dunlap adds a shot from activities at the Van Wert County Historical Museum. 

VW Community Concert Band to perform

VW Area Community Concert Band information This Friday, July 10, the Van Wert Area Community Concert Band will present a concert in the band shell of Fountain Park in downtown Van Wert. The performance will begin at 7 p.m. and is free to the public. An all-new program of music has been prepared to perform […]

Helen R. Ferrell

Helen R. Ferrell, 94, of Van Wert, died at 5:40 p.m. Saturday, July 4, 2015, at Van Wert Manor. She was born September 20, 1920, in Continental, the daughter of William and Pearl (Hoy) Agnes, who both preceded her in death. She married Gordon O. Ferrell, who died in 1966. Survivors include six children, Michael […]

Vivian A. (Mosley) Boaz

Vivian A. (nee Mosley) Boaz, 84, of Van Wert, died Thursday, July 2, 2015. She was born March 22, 1931, in Lexington, Kentucky, the daughter of Augustus and Mary (Bates) Mosley, who both preceded her in death. On October 28, 1948, she married Franklin C. Boaz, who died December 3, 1992. Survivors include seven sons, […]

Vera Louise Kuhn

Vera Louise Kuhn, 76, of Rockford, died Wednesday evening, July 1, 2015, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born July 15, 1939, in Geneva, Indiana, the daughter of Roy and Bessie (Steen) Myers, who both preceded her in death. In 1943, she was legally adopted by Elmer and Violet White, who […]

U.S. senator tours Blue Creek Wind Farm

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor U.S. Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) got a close-up view of local wind turbines and learned about the science — and just as importantly, the economics — of wind energy production during a visit to Van Wert County on Thursday. Neil Voje, plant manager for Iberdrola Renewables’ Blue Creek Wind Farm, told the […]