DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Ohio Governor John Kasich apparently won the state’s Republican nomination, while Todd Wolfrum received the GOP nod for Van Wert County commissioner and Eva Yarger had a 69-vote plurality over incumbent Charles Kennedy for the Republication nomination for county prosecutor. Kasich also won Van Wert County, although the vote was fairly close: […]
POSTED: 03/16/16 at 3:35 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information HUNTINGTON, Indiana — Less than a day following the release of information on an alleged murder victim’s vehicle, the car was found in a community southwest of Fort Wayne, Indiana. Just after 1:30 a.m. Wednesday, Wilma Schwartz’s vehicle, a red Pontiac Sunfire, was located in Huntington County, Indiana. The vehicle was found […]
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Richard L. “Rick” Racster, 64, of Van Wert, went to his heavenly home on Monday, March 14, 2016, after a hard-fought, 15-month battle with pancreatic cancer. He passed peacefully at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center, surrounded by his family. He was born May 10, 1951, in Evansville, Indiana, to Margaret (Nordman) Racster, and […]
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Emogene Hecht, 94, of St. Marys, died at 11:25 p.m. Monday, March 14, 2016, at the Laurels of Shane Hill nursing home near Rockford. She was born January 16, 1922, in St. Marys, the daughter of Walter and Edith (Burkhart) Kettler, who both preceded her in death. On February 8, 1942, at St. Paul’s United […]
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Students and staff at Van Wert Middle School celebrated Tuesday the school’s being named an “Ohio School to Watch” for the 11 consecutive time. The school invited the public in to watch State Representative Tony Burkley and Van Wert Mayor Jerry Mazur also read documents honoring the school for its accomplishment. (photos by Dave Mosier/Van […]
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VW independent/submitted information CECIL — Another body has been found in Paulding County, while investigators are seeking more information on a car driven by alleged murder victim Wilma Schwartz. Paulding County sheriff’s deputies were called to Rochester Cemetery, near the intersection of U.S. 127 and Paulding County Road 424 in Crane Township, after a dead […]
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Shown is a tractor-trailer truck cab that caught fire on U.S. 30, just east of Convoy Road Monday afternoon. The accident was handled by troopers from the Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol and Convoy Fire Department personnel. Van Wert County Emergency Management Director Rick McCoy coordinated the hazardous materials cleanup for […]
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VW independent/submitted information OHIO CITY — The Ohio City Fire and EMS Department will be holding its annual breakfast on Saturday April 2, at the Ohio City Community Building from 6 a.m. to noon. The breakfast will include “all you can eat” pancakes and sausage, sausage gravy and biscuits, and eggs. Donations will be accepted […]
POSTED: 03/16/16 at 7:09 am. FILED UNDER: News
Hallmark Hall of Fame movies are known to tell stories that are heart-warming, inspirational, and entertaining. One that will air this April 16 on CBS is the story of how a mischievous young boy got his life straightened out by a taskmaster choir director at the American Boychoir Boarding School. Although the boy had a devilish behavior, […]
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