VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — Sixteen Ohioans lost their lives in fires in January 2016, down from 26 in January 2015. The State Fire Marshal’s office is contributing this decrease to a somewhat mild winter, as well as momentum from the office’s Safe & Sound fire safety campaign. Since the campaign was launched in October […]
POSTED: 02/02/16 at 12:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Imagine if your life was turned upside down with the news that you are not going to get any better and the only chance of seeing your daughters grow up is to have a double-lung transplant. Well that was a real life situation for Brad and Nikki Swander. Brad Swander has been […]
POSTED: 02/02/16 at 12:36 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information American Electric Power (AEP) has received a number of complaints about scam artists calling customers and trying to extort money from them. According to company officials and one local businessperson, scam artists are calling businesses and telling them they are late on their electric payments. They then demand payment that same day […]
The Van Wert High School varsity wrestling team traveled to Wapakoneta on Saturday for the Wapakoneta Wrestling Invitational. The team came in sixth out of 11 teams. Shown with Head Coach, Ben Collins are the Van Wert wrestlers that placed in their weight divisions. They include (from left to right) Korey Oechsle, fifth at 145 pounds; Kaleb […]
POSTED: 02/01/16 at 8:59 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Charlotte Eileen (Matthews) Harting, 82, of Van Wert, died at 5:30 a.m. Monday, February 1, 2016, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born April 3, 1933, in Van Wert, the daughter of Earl Lee and Nellie Anna (Boyd) Matthews, who both preceded her in death. On May 24, 1953, she married […]
POSTED: 02/01/16 at 5:45 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert independent sports The Van Wert Cougar boys got blitzed by Fort Wayne Carroll on Saturday, losing 72-38 in a game that was close only in the first quarter. The Cougars (4-13) trailed by just a point, 17-16, at the end of the first quarter, but Carroll (14-3) then went on a 13-8 run […]
POSTED: 02/01/16 at 8:45 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Two robots involved in the qualifying tournament held Saturday in the Van Wert High School gymnasium attempt to climb an incline as part of the competition. Five teams qualified for the Ohio State Robotics Tournament. They include host team USS Enterprise from Van Wert, Avalanche in Westerville (Inspire Award winner), TOXIC from Granger, Indiana (winning […]
POSTED: 02/01/16 at 7:53 am. FILED UNDER: News
Gasoline price information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have risen 9.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.64 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 2.5 cents per gallon in the last week to $1.80 […]
POSTED: 02/01/16 at 7:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert County Board of Elections has announced that the close of registration for the March 15 Primary Election is 9 p.m. Monday, February 16. The Board office will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. that day. Anyone not currently registered in Van Wert County or who has moved […]
POSTED: 02/01/16 at 7:35 am. FILED UNDER: News