Brandt: 10 things to know about E-9-1-1

VW County 9-1-1 information April is 9-1-1 Education Month and Van Wert County 9-1-1 Coordinator Kim Brandt has provided 10 things everyone needs to know about 9-1-1. Brandt said not everyone knows how to make 9-1-1 work for them. “Just three numbers to dial seems simple enough, but with today’s technology do you know how […]

Tomlinson seeks City Council re-election

Submitted information One of America’s most fundamental rights in the right to vote. On Tuesday, May 5, the citizens of Van Wert have the opportunity to vote in the Republican primary to determine who will be on the ballot for the November elections. Current Van Wert At-Large City Councilman Jon Tomlinson is requesting city residents’ […]

Review: Lincolnview’s ‘Tarzan’ excellent

KATHRYN COOPER/for the Van Wert independent What a lesson for our world today!  Lincolnview’s production of Tarzan is a drama of two worlds that blend and clash, but learn from the heartaches that result. Tarzan is a musical that tells the story of a human baby adopted by a gorilla family/tribe deep in the jungle. […]

Attorney general warns of IRS tax scams

Ohio Attorney General’s information COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine warns Ohioans to beware of threatening calls purportedly “from the IRS” as the April 15 tax-filing deadline approaches. In the past week alone, the Ohio Attorney General’s Office has received more than 100 reports of IRS-related scams from consumers across the state. “Many of […]

Ohio City sets summer concert schedule

Arts in the Park information OHIO CITY — The Village of Ohio City and the Arts in the Park Committee announce the finalization of the village’s 2015 summer concert season. This is a monthly event that takes place on the second Friday of every month, from May to September, and is held in Memorial Park […]

Cheryl Hull

Cheryl Hull, 58, of Haviland, died at 5:50 a.m. Saturday, April 11, 2015, at The Gardens of Paulding. She was born August 4, 1956, in Paulding County, the daughter of Gale and Shirley Yoh. Her father survives in Haviland. She is also survived by three children, Jesse D. (Nicole) Hull of Paulding, Angie Hull of […]

Roberta Jeanette Hitchcock

On Saturday, April 11, 2015, Roberta Jeanette Hitchcock, a lifelong resident of Van Wert County, passed away at Otterbein Senior Living Community in Cridersville at the age of 89. She lived on the family farm near Middle Point until recently. She was preceded in death by her husband, Victor Ulysses Hitchcock; parents John W. and […]

Josette Marie Madeleine Brown

Josette Marie Madeleine Brown, 90, of Van Wert, died Friday, April 10, 2015, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. She was born September 10, 1924, in Mombasa, Kenya, the daughter of Andre and Nicolle Gayet, who both preceded  her in death. She is survived by her sons, Daniel L. (Cheryl) Brown and Dennis […]

Schylar Miller crowned Queen Jubilee XL

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor If Spencerville senior Schylar Miller was pleased when she was named Miss Congeniality during Friday night’s Peony Festival Pageant held at the Marsh Auditorium, she was ecstatic seconds later when 2014 Peony Queen Chelsea Hancock placed the crown of Queen Jubilee XL on her head. “This has been such a great experience […]

Charlie Daniels Band coming to 2015 fair

VW County Fair Board information The Charlie Daniels Band is coming to this year’s Van Wert County Fair! The Van Wert County Agricultural Society (fair board) made the decision to partner with a local investment company in order to bring a headliner back to the grandstand. In doing so, the fair board was able to keep within its budget by only […]