Federal Mogul Corporation has a long and proud history of community service, with its collective willingness to help its neighbors through both financial support and volunteerism. The employees of Federal Mogul have demonstrated their support of United Way through individual donations and being a valuable partner in the Day of Caring event by volunteering and […]
POSTED: 12/23/16 at 7:23 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert Park District is conducting a fundraising campaign with the goal of raising $100,000 for maintenance and capital improvements of the Van Wert Recreational Trail. In 2001, efforts to create a walking, cycling, running trail in and around Van Wert were begun. Currently, there is a completed bike path from Rotary […]
POSTED: 12/23/16 at 7:21 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent sports The Van Wert High School boys’ and girls’ swim teams hosted Marion Local and Fort Recovery in a double dual meet at the Van Wert YMCA on Thursday. The Cougar boys dominated the pool, defeating both visiting teams, while the girls were victorious over Marion Local, but lost a hard fought […]
POSTED: 12/23/16 at 7:12 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent CONVOY — Several people were injured in a two-vehicle accident that occurred Thursday morning at the intersection of U.S. 30 and Convoy Road. According to troopers from the Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, Betty Wyandt, 87, of Van Wert, was driving a 2007 Chrysler east on Convoy Road […]
POSTED: 12/22/16 at 9:14 pm. FILED UNDER: News
M. Isabelle Schumm, 100, of Convoy, passed away at 10:45 p.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2016, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Convoy. She was born January 21, 1916, in Van Wert County, the daughter of William and Grace (Hawkins) Wermer, who both preceded her in death. On January 22, 1938, she married Karl Schumm, who […]
POSTED: 12/22/16 at 2:42 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent/submitted information Big Risks. Big Rewards. Come hear Van Wert native and one of the country’s fastest long distance runners, Craig Leon at the Van Wert Chamber of Commerce’s 95th Annual Awards Dinner on Thursday, February 2, 2017, at Wassenberg Art Center. A Van Wert High School graduate, Leon perhaps took the unconventional road […]
POSTED: 12/22/16 at 8:26 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent Four people appeared Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court, with two of those facing sentencing. Marissa Kreischer, 31, of Van Wert, was given five years of community control on a charge of possession of heroin, a fifth-degree felony offense. Judge Martin Burchfield also ordered Kreischer to undergo a substance abuse […]
POSTED: 12/22/16 at 8:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert County Council on Aging thanks Tracy’s Country Flea Market & Auction Services. Tracy’s gracious vendors donated over 500 items to needy senior citizens of Van Wert County and Council on Aging’s drivers then delivered the everyday household items to the senior citizens. Here, Council on Aging Executive Director Kevin Matthews is shown with Tracy’s […]
POSTED: 12/22/16 at 8:16 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio highways will be full of travelers for the holidays. Traffic volumes in Ohio increase an average of 37 percent for the Christmas holiday and 33 percent for New Year’s Day. The last time the holiday fell on a Sunday — 2011 — the busiest travel days were the Thursday before […]
POSTED: 12/22/16 at 8:14 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine warns Ohioans to beware of family emergency scams. Several Ohioans have reported losing thousands of dollars to the scam in recent weeks. In the scam, con artists pose as relatives or friends and claim they need money right away to help with an emergency, such as […]
POSTED: 12/22/16 at 8:12 am. FILED UNDER: News