VW independent/submitted information As part of the Ohio State Highway Patrol’s ongoing effort to contribute to a safer Ohio, troopers are continuing their increased focus on impaired driving enforcement — and these efforts are paying off. Troopers have removed well over 24,000 impaired drivers from Ohio roadways per year over the last five years. Drunk […]
POSTED: 03/03/17 at 8:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine issued a report indicating that more than 158,000 concealed carry licenses were issued in Ohio in 2016, the largest number since licenses were first issued in 2004. According to statistics reported to the Attorney General’s office, county sheriffs in Ohio issued 117,953 new licenses and 40,982 […]
POSTED: 03/03/17 at 8:24 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — On Thursday, the Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS) launched the My Safer Ohio Business clearinghouse as a way to make it easier for businesses, law enforcement, and public safety organizations to connect with the purpose of building a stronger, more prepared, and safer Ohio. The My Safer Ohio Business clearinghouse […]
POSTED: 03/03/17 at 8:22 am. FILED UNDER: News
Teresa J. Parsons, 55, of Van Wert, passed away at 4:03 a.m. Thursday, March 2, 2017, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born May 21, 1961, in Decatur, Indiana, the daughter of Gene and Sharon (Marbach) Breininger, who both preceded her in death. She married Dennis E. Parsons, who survives in […]
POSTED: 03/02/17 at 4:32 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent/submitted information The board of Main Street Van Wert will be conducting a candidate search to replace current Program Manager Adam Ries, who announced he is leaving in early spring to pursue a new opportunity. Ries has been in his current position since 2011. It is the Board’s intention to hire Ries’ replacement in […]
POSTED: 03/02/17 at 8:27 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent news A man who assaulted a corrections officer at the county jail has changed his plea to guilty to related charges during a hearing Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Robert Galloway Jr., 33, of Van Wert, entered guilty pleas to one count each of felonious assault, a felony of […]
POSTED: 03/02/17 at 8:20 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — State Representative Craig S. Riedel (R-Defiance) voted to approve House Bill 26, the state transportation budget, a two-year funding plan that addresses Ohio’s infrastructure needs while utilizing innovations in technology and maintaining a competitive tax structure. The transportation budget, sponsored by Rep. Rob McColley (R-Napoleon), invests more than $7.8 billion over […]
POSTED: 03/02/17 at 8:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information This Friday and Saturday, the Van Wert High School Music Department will host the Ohio Music Education Association’s District Band and Choir Contest. Bands and choirs will come from across the region to perform for judges and receive ratings. Overall, 19 bands and 13 choirs, made up of more than 1,500 student musicians, […]
POSTED: 03/02/17 at 8:14 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Community Health Professionals’ Sewing for Hospice group (above), along the Van Wert Neighborhood Group (part of the Fort Wayne Chapter of the American Sewing Guild), is working with KAM Manufacturing-Stephanie Dawn to make “Hens for Hospice.” The quilted hot pad holders are designed and cut out by KAM then passed on to the group […]
POSTED: 03/02/17 at 8:12 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert County Foundation is now accepting names of non-profit organizations that want to serve food during Fountain Park Summer Music concerts. The schedule of concerts is as follows: Friday, June 2, Groove Essential Friday, June 16, The Doo Wah Riders Friday, June 23, Travelin’ McCourys Friday, June 30, Lima Symphony Pops […]
POSTED: 03/02/17 at 8:07 am. FILED UNDER: News