M. Marcile Matthews, 86, of Ohio City, passed away at 5:49 p.m. Friday, July 22, 2016, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Van Wert. She was born March 5, 1930, in Van Wert County, the daughter of Elven T. and Edna Belle (Uhrick) Slane, who both preceded her in death. On August 27, 1947, she […]
POSTED: 07/22/16 at 10:09 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Ruby Emma Doan, 91, of Van Wert, passed away at 12:10 a.m. Friday, July 22, 2016, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born June 11, 1925, in Ridge Township, Van Wert County, the daughter of Clarence and Nellie L. (Mathew) Cowgill, who both preceded her in death. On August 5, 1944, […]
POSTED: 07/22/16 at 8:38 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor It’s gonna be a really hot weekend, and local residents need to be prepared to keep safe from the problems caused by excessive heat. The National Weather Service and Van Wert County Emergency Management Director Rick McCoy have both issued warnings that temperatures this weekend, expected to be in the 90s, with […]
POSTED: 07/22/16 at 8:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert Red Cross Disaster Team was busy earlier this week helping with a search in Fulton County and a house fire in a Paulding County community. The Disaster Team was first called to Fulton County to provide a canteen for agencies that included the FBI, CSI, Fulton County Sheriff’s Office, many fire departments […]
POSTED: 07/22/16 at 8:31 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Harvest the Wind group, which supports wind farms in northwest Ohio, met Thursday evening to hear updates on state legislation related to alternative energy, as well as an update on the Van Wert Area Economic Development Corporation. Craig Sundstrom, government and regulatory affairs manager for Apex Clean Energy, provided an update […]
POSTED: 07/22/16 at 8:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office will be accepting applications for a part-time intermittent corrections officer and a part-time intermittent communications officer. Applications will be accepted through 3 p.m. Monday, August 1. Those interested in applying can pick up an application at the Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office, 113 N. Market St. […]
POSTED: 07/22/16 at 8:22 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Country Fiddler Chris Higby concert planned for tonight in Fountain Park will be held there after all. According to Paul Hoverman, performing arts coordinator for The Van Wert County Foundation, which sponsors the Fountain Park Summer Music Series, a forecast for cooler temperatures tonight than originally predicted was the main reason […]
POSTED: 07/22/16 at 8:20 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert County Humane Society will celebrate “Christmas in July” during a special adoption event scheduled for 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. Monday, July 25. The event will take place at the local humane shelter, 309 Bonnewitz Ave. in Van Wert. The shelter will be decorated for the holiday and serving […]
POSTED: 07/22/16 at 8:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information A man currently in an Indiana jail is a possible suspect in at least some of the daylight burglaries in Van Wert County, according to Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach. The sheriff announced today that a man arrested Wednesday on unrelated charges in Indiana and currently incarcerated in the Allen County, Indiana, jail, […]
POSTED: 07/21/16 at 4:38 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Debora A. Thatcher, 61, of Van Wert, died at 7:57 a.m. Thursday, July 21, 2016, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born December 25, 1954, in Lima, the daughter of Duane and Elizabeth (Carder) Wolford, who both survive in Van Wert. She married Ben Thatcher, who also survives in Van Wert. […]
POSTED: 07/21/16 at 2:50 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries