VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert County Humane Society will have an adoption event sponsored by Lee Kinstle GM Sales & Service this Saturday, July 9, from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. The adoption event will take place in the Kinstle parking lot, 650 W. Ervin Road in Van Wert. The shelter will have a […]
POSTED: 07/08/16 at 7:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
Arthur C. Wurst, 83, of Ottoville, passed away peacefully at 8:55 p.m. Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center after battling cancer for 23 years. He was born January 3, 1933, in Ottoville, the son of Frank H. and Hilda (Scharf) Wurst, who both preceded him in death. On February […]
POSTED: 07/07/16 at 5:16 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Nora Marie (Hirsch) Scott passed away at 3:15 a.m. Thursday, July 7, 2016, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born August 6, 1926, in Van Wert County, the daughter of Louis J. and Goldie Mae (King) Hirsch, who both preceded her in death. On January 16, 1948, she married Paul V. […]
POSTED: 07/07/16 at 5:10 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Donald F. Dobner, 89, of Delphos, passed away on Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. He was born August 7, 1926, in Lima, the son of Frank and Flora (Keller) Dobner, who both preceded him in death. He married Elizabeth “Betty Ann” German, who died January 17, 2009. Survivors include […]
POSTED: 07/07/16 at 5:09 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent/submitted information The Midwest Buckeye Football Officials Association is offering classes to train and certify new high school football officials. Students will receive all rulebooks and officials’ manuals and have their dues paid to the Ohio High School Athletic Association. Students must pass the OHSAA official’s test as part of the class. High school […]
POSTED: 07/07/16 at 7:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent/submitted information Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach is asking that county residents be vigilant and report suspicious activities following a series of daytime burglaries in the county and surrounding area. The summer months are a prime time for residential burglaries and theft. Daytime burglaries can be prevalent at this time of year […]
POSTED: 07/07/16 at 7:48 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information CONVOY — An Indiana man was life-flighted following an RV-semi tractor-trailer accident that occurred at the intersection of U.S. 30 and Ohio 49 on Wednesday afternoon. According to investigating troopers from the Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, a 1995 Holiday Imperial recreational vehicle driven by Brian Erne, 33, […]
POSTED: 07/07/16 at 7:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent news Two people appeared for hearings in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday. Cyle Black, 30, of Van Wert, pleaded guilty to a prosecutor’s bill of information charging him with possession of drug abuse instruments, a misdemeanor of the first degree. One count of possession of heroin, a fifth-degree felony, was […]
POSTED: 07/07/16 at 7:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Bob Latta (R-Bowling Green) joined his colleagues in passing H.R. 2646, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act, to make meaningful reforms to the current mental health system. The bill, which passed the U.S. House of Representatives with bipartisan support, is the first significant update to […]
POSTED: 07/07/16 at 7:36 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Information has been received on an alternate site for Friday’s Van Wert Area Community Concert Band concert. In case of inclement weather for the concert, which is scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday in Fountain Park, the concert will be moved to the Commercial Building on the Van Wert County Fairgrounds. Information will be […]
POSTED: 07/07/16 at 7:35 am. FILED UNDER: News