Gas prices up, but less than expected

Submitted information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have risen 19.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.31 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 5,345 gas outlets in Ohio. This compares with the national average that has increased 4.3 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.32 per […]

John R. Eibling

John R. Eibling, 83, of Van Wert, passed away 4:28 p.m. Saturday, April 1, 2017, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. He was born March 7, 1934, in Paulding County, a son of Royal and Charlotte (Cook) Eibling, who both preceded him in death. On August 23, 1969, he married Shirley (Corathers) Eibling, who […]

Betty E. Rowe

Betty E. Rowe passed away Saturday, April 1, 2017, in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born September 18, 1926, in Fort Wayne, the daughter of William and Bertha (Selden) Towsey, who both preceded her in death. On April 29, 1950, she married Robert L. Rowe, who also preceded her in death. Survivors included four children, […]

Bernita J. Showalter

Bernita J. Showalter of Convoy passed away at 8:38 p.m. Thursday, March 30, 2017, at Hearth & Home of Van Wert. She was born January 22, 1927, in Van Wert County, the daughter of Carl and Esther (Rager) Sherburn, who both preceded her in death. On September 18, 1948, she married Richard E. Showalter, who […]

Crime Stoppers 4/1/17

Crime Stoppers will pay you cash for information if it will help the Van Wert Police Department solve a burglary that occurred at 410 N. Chestnut St. in Van Wert. On March 17, between 6:50 and 9:50 p.m., someone entered the above residence. At the time of the report, it is believed nothing has been […]

Local PERI chapter plans April meeting

Submitted information Van Wert County Chapter of PERI (Public Employee Retirees Inc.) will hold its next meeting at 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 12, in the Fireside Room of Trinity Friends Church on North Franklin Street in Van Wert. The program will be presented by Darrel Dowdy of Lincolnway Behavioral Health. Refreshments will be served beginning at […]

Acreage now food-beverage certified site

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A 59-acre site adjacent to Vision Industrial Park is now certified as a food and beverage manufacturing site. Stacy Adam, executive director of the Van Wert Area Economic Development Corporation, said the certification is the culmination of a long process begun by her predecessor, Cindy Leis, and Van Wert Safety-Service Director Jay […]

Bill provides prevailing wage law choices

Submitted information COLUMBUS — State Representatives Craig S. Riedel (R-Defiance) and Kristina Roegner (R-Hudson) recently introduced House Bill 163 in the Ohio House. House Bill 163, Riedel’s first legislative submission, would allow political subdivisions, special districts, and state institutions of higher education the choice to apply the prevailing wage law to public improvement projects. While […]

Haycock tours Crestview

Linda Haycock, Region 1 State Board of Education member (shown above with student guides), received a tour of the Crestview Local Schools campus given by elementary, middle, and high school students. Students showed her classrooms and various projects that they completed, while the Crestview swing choir also performed several songs. The second segment of the […]

Cooper donates turkeys for Easter meals

Submitted information Far too many area families go without a hot meal on Easter. In an effort to change that, Cooper Farms donated more than 1,200 of its pre-cooked turkey roasts to local food banks across Paulding, Van Wert, Defiance, and Mercer counties. Cooper Farms makes countless food donations throughout the year to different organizations, […]