VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert Post of the Ohio Highway Patrol is currently investigating a serious injury crash that occurred on U.S. 30 near Lincoln Highway. At approximately 5:25 p.m. Wednesday, Mohamed Adbi Saeed, 26, of Burnsville, Minnesota, was operating a 2016 Freightliner semi tractor-trailer rig carrying miscellaneous freight west on U.S 30. Occupying […]
POSTED: 07/12/18 at 7:03 am. FILED UNDER: News
Crime Stoppers will pay you cash for information if it will help the Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office solve a burglary that occurred at 4108 John Yoh Road in Hoaglin Township. Sometime between 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. on Tuesday, June 26, someone entered the locked residence on John Yoh Road. The thief stole several […]
POSTED: 07/11/18 at 8:16 am. FILED UNDER: Crime Stoppers
VW independent/submitted information The United Way of Van Wert County Board of Trustees approved allocations during the monthly board meeting on June 21. Funding was awarded to 33 programs offered by 29 agencies locally that help to provide social services throughout the county. Nine community volunteers reviewed grant applications and recommended the distribution of United […]
POSTED: 07/11/18 at 8:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The YWCA USA has adopted the USA Track & Field RunJumpThrow (RJT) youth activity program as part of its national offering to the girls it serves, and the YWCA of Van Wert County is excited to bring this program to this community. In 2014, USATF and The Hershey Company created RunJumpThrow, a […]
POSTED: 07/11/18 at 7:18 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Rotary Club presented a donation to support the Operation Back to School event scheduled for 3-5 p.m. Sunday, July 29, in Fountain Park. Shown below are Eric Hurless, Susan Slagle (receiving check for OPBTS) and Mel Hurless. The event is being planned by First United Methodist Church and is supported by many local churches […]
POSTED: 07/11/18 at 7:16 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert Police Department is seeking information related to two wallets found more than a year ago in Van Wert. In January 2017, a wallet was found at Rural King containing a substantial amount of cash. A second wallet was located outside US Bank in December 2016 containing a small amount […]
POSTED: 07/11/18 at 7:10 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent sports LIMA — Players Field at Lima Central Catholic High School will be the site of ACME district baseball games. Crestview and Elida will play at 4 p.m. Friday, followed by Van Wert and Shawnee at 6:15 p.m. The winners will meet at 12:30 p.m. Saturday, while the losers will play at […]
POSTED: 07/11/18 at 6:45 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Ohio Magic (Van Wert) captured first place in this past weekend’s American Youth Basketball Tournament’s “Moneyball Tournament” in the seventh grade division at Ohio Northern University. Pictured below (front row, left to right): Nate Phillips, Jackson Jones and Ian Place. Back row: Coach Robin Eberle, Damon McCracken, Maddox Crutchfield, Coach Jake Jones, Luke Wessel, […]
POSTED: 07/11/18 at 6:44 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
The Van Wert Dons recently won the Father’s Day Classic held in St Marys. They competed in the 10U division, and the Dons knocked off a tough Wapakoneta team to claim the championship. This year, Van Wert has four Dons teams competing in three different age groups. The 10U team consists of (front row, left […]
POSTED: 07/11/18 at 6:41 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Jimmi Joe Poling, 67, of Scott, passed onto his next life on Thursday, July 5, 2018, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, on June 5, 1951, the son of Burnell and Katie (Hockenberry) Poling, who both preceded him in death. He retired 1993 from GM […]
POSTED: 07/10/18 at 7:37 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries