VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — Last year, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), Adopt-A-Highway volunteers and inmates collected nearly 400,000 bags of trash from Ohio’s roadways. That’s 10 bags of trash for every lane mile of state, U.S. and interstate routes in Ohio. “Litter is a persistent and preventable problem,” said ODOT Director Jerry Wray. […]
POSTED: 04/25/16 at 7:13 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have risen 8.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.17 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 increased 2.4 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.14 […]
POSTED: 04/25/16 at 7:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
Crime Stoppers will pay you cash for information if it will help the Van Wert Police Department solve a break-in that occurred at 317 N. Tyler St. in Van Wert. On April 19, the family left the house at 3:20 p.m. for about 45 minutes. When they returned, they noticed the shed door was open. […]
POSTED: 04/25/16 at 6:17 am. FILED UNDER: Crime Stoppers
Harold E. Murphy, 82, of Van Wert, went to be with his Lord and Savior at 3:46 p.m. Saturday, April 23, 2016, at Riverside Hospital in Columbus. He was born January 28, 1934, in Van Wert, the son of Clarence “Bud” and Ruby (Johnson) Murphy, who both preceded him in death. He married Helen (Shaw) […]
POSTED: 04/24/16 at 8:45 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
William L. Bates, 63, of Grover Hill, died at 4 p.m. Friday, April 22, 2016, from injuries received in a vehicle accident on State Route 114 in Paulding County. He was born July 15, 1952, in Adams County, Indiana, the son of Glen E. and Annis K. (Marbaugh) Bates, who both preceded him in death. […]
POSTED: 04/24/16 at 8:43 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Bill and Allie Kuhlman present a $200 donation to Van Wert County Council on Aging Executive Director Kevin Matthews for the sixth annual Designer Purse Bingo fundraiser. The purse bingo even will be held June 10 at the Senior Center, 220 Fox Road in Van Wert. Tickets are limited and are $20 presale, if purchased […]
POSTED: 04/23/16 at 8:25 am. FILED UNDER: Lifestyles
On Wednesday, senior pitcher Colby Clifton for the Crestview Knights varsity baseball team, signed an official letter of intent to play baseball at Bluffton University. Clifton has been a fundamental part of Crestview baseball throughout his career, having been a member of the state final four baseball teams in 2013 and 2014. Shows is Clifton, with […]
POSTED: 04/23/16 at 8:21 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
To celebrate Earth Day on Friday, the Van Wert Soil and Conservation District donated Douglas fir seedlings to Van Wert Elementary School. Here, some VWES students and staff members are shown with Julie Buggle, Van Wert Soil and Conservation District office manager, and Craig Higbie, district technician. Van Wert Elementary is taking tree donations in order […]
POSTED: 04/23/16 at 8:18 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information In 1955, the National Association of Conservation Districts began a national program to encourage Americans to focus on stewardship. Stewardship Week is officially celebrated from the last Sunday in April to the first Sunday in May and is one of the world’s largest conservation-related observances. The program relies on locally led conservation […]
POSTED: 04/23/16 at 8:08 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information MARK CENTER — Cooper Farms held an open house and ribbon cutting on Friday for its new sow hog farm, Pheasant Run, located in Mark Center in Mercer County. The new farm will be home to female hogs and their piglets. Utilizing state of the art technology, Pheasant Run takes farming to a […]
POSTED: 04/23/16 at 8:06 am. FILED UNDER: News