Harter joins Bee Gee Realty & Auction

VW independent/submitted information Stacy Harter has become a licensed real estate agent in the state of Ohio and announces her affiliation with Bee Gee Realty & Auction Company. Harter is a Van Wert native and is also employed at Eaton Corporation. She is a graduate of Van Wert High School and resides locally with her […]

Cougs, Lancers win, Knights fall to LCC

DAVE MOSIER/independent sports The Van Wert Cougars won their second game of the year — and first league game — with an ugly 56-39 victory over Kenton on Friday. Van Wert got out to a quick start, outscoring the Wildcats 12-4 in the first quarter, but Kenton rallied in the second quarter, going on a […]

C’view honors educators

Crestview Local Schools inducted four new members into its Educators Hall of Fame between the varsity and junior varsity game against Lima Central Catholic on Friday. Those inducted, or accepting on their behalf, include (from the left) Joe Steffan (accepting for Marie Ellerbrock), Jenny Bauer, Robert Edinger, and Donald Rowe (accepting for his mother, Dorothy […]

Crime Stoppers 1/16/16

Crime Stoppers will pay you cash for information if it will help the Van Wert Police Department solve a break-in that occurred at Van Wert Glass Company, 116 Sibley St. in Van Wert. Sometime after Van Wert Glass closed on January 11 and before it opened January 12, someone gained entry to the business. The […]

Rotary gives to YMCA

The splash pad at the YMCA’s Camp Clay Aqua Park was chosen as the 2015 Van Wert Rotary Club auction project. The money will be used for additional handicap accessible sidewalks, a knee wall, water cannons, and slip resistant coating. Shown are (from the left) Rotarian and Auction Committee member Gary Taylor, YMCA Executive Director […]

Central seeking scholarship applicants

VW independent/submitted information Central Insurance Companies has announced applications are now available for the scholarship program of the company’s Educational and Charitable Foundation. This scholarship program was developed to reward and support graduates seeking careers in the property and casualty insurance industry. Central has provided financial security, protection, and peace of mind to policyholders for […]

4 more arraigned on drug-related charges

Van Wert independent Four more people were arraigned on Van Wert County Grand Jury indictments on Friday in Common Pleas Court. All four cases involve drug-related charges. Drew Kenny, 22, of Van Wert, entered not guilty pleas to one count each of aggravated trafficking in drugs, a felony of the third degree, and trafficking in […]

YWCA plans women’s self-defense class

VW independent/submitted information The YWCA of Van Wert County will be offering a free one-night self-defense class for women, on Monday, January 25, from 6-8 p.m. The Van Wert Self Defense Team provides the class. The self-defense classes are designed to teach women how to avoid dangerous situations and what they should do when faced […]

State Patrol promoting Move Over law

VW independent/submitted information The Ohio State Highway Patrol is asking motorists to help keep their fellow drivers and law enforcement officers safe by following Ohio’s Move Over law. From 2011-2015, Ohio State Highway Patrol cruisers were involved in 67 crashes that appear be related to the move over law. These crashes resulted in deaths of […]

Florence E. Miller

Florence E. Miller, 86, of Rockford, died suddenly on Thursday night, January 14, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born September 20, 1929, in Willshire Township, Van Wert County, the daughter of Cornelius L. and Hilda (Scaer) Schumm, who both preceded her in death. On December 3, 1950, she […]