Gasoline price information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have fallen 30.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.35 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 fallen 12.8 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.47 […]
POSTED: 09/01/15 at 7:26 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW County Sheriff’s information Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach has announced that during this year’s Van Wert County Fair, the Sheriff’s Office will once again be assisting citizens with registering to receive automatic emails alerting them when a registered sex offender moves near their home. Sheriff Riggenbach said that on Saturday, September 5, […]
POSTED: 09/01/15 at 7:25 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Van Wert County Veterans Service Officer Barry Johns announced that Thursday, September 3, has been designated Veterans Day at the Van Wert County Fair. The county Veterans Service Commission, as well as every veterans service organization in the county, is sponsoring the event. All activities are being held where the gospel pavilion […]
POSTED: 09/01/15 at 7:23 am. FILED UNDER: News
Mary Ellen Robeson, 93, of Van Wert, died at 11:12 a.m. Sunday, August 30, 2015, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born April 16, 1922, in Van Wert, the daughter of Branson Shingledecker and Dorothy Pickering, who both preceded her in death. She married Franklin Robeson, who also preceded her in […]
POSTED: 08/31/15 at 11:07 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Van Wert County Fair crowned its 50th Junior Fair king and queen on Sunday as Chloee Gamble and Travis Lichtensteiger were chosen to preside over this year’s Junior Fair activities. Gamble, the daughter of Greg and Keely Gamble, said being crowned queen meant a lot to her. “I’m very involved in […]
POSTED: 08/31/15 at 7:31 am. FILED UNDER: News
The annual 4-H Awards program was held Sunday evening in the Gospel Pavilion on the Van Wert County Fairgrounds. A number of awards were distributed during the event, which was held following the Junior Fair King and Queen coronation ceremony and Cloverbud graduation. Here, Van Wert County Foundation Trustee Mike Gearhart presents Sophie Wilson with […]
POSTED: 08/31/15 at 7:24 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Buckeye Y Youth Inc. and Advance America, Cash Advance of Van Wert, with the help of Redeemer Lutheran of Convoy, Emmanuel Lutheran Church of Van Wert and many generous Van Wert community members have donated backpacks and school supplies to needy students. The book bags were filled full of school supplies and […]
POSTED: 08/31/15 at 7:22 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ohio State Highway Patrol information BRYAN — The Defiance Post of the Highway Patrol is currently investigating a one-vehicle fatal crash that occurred at approximately 5:40 p.m. Saturday on U.S. 6, near milepost 13, in Williams County. A 2006 Pontiac Grand Prix driven by Amy Bibler, 32, of Findlay, was westbound on U.S. 6 when […]
POSTED: 08/31/15 at 7:17 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert cross country information DELPHOS — Saturday morning provided area cross country runners with nearly ideal conditions as many raced around Delphos Stadium Park in gazelle like fashion, with the Van Wert Cougars one of the area teams competing. After a sixth-man tiebreaker on Tuesday, where the boys’ team sneaked out of Upper Sandusky […]
POSTED: 08/31/15 at 6:42 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Lincolnview cross country information DELPHOS — The Lincolnview Lancer cross country teams started their season off at the Blue Jay Invitational in Delphos on Saturday. Both teams got off to a great start, with the girls team taking home the runner-up trophy with a second-place finish behind Liberty Benton and one point ahead of county rival […]
POSTED: 08/31/15 at 6:38 am. FILED UNDER: Sports