VW independent/submitted information Crime Stoppers will pay people cash for information if it will help the Van Wert Police Department solve two shoplifting cases that occurred at the Van Wert Walmart store. On August 26 and 27, Walmart had two incidents of shoplifting involving the suspect seen in the photo at right. The woman was […]
POSTED: 09/05/19 at 7:25 am. FILED UNDER: Crime Stoppers, News
VW independent/submitted information There will be a meeting of the Van Wert County Democratic Central Committee and any interested persons at the Black Angus on Main restaurant in downtown Van Wert. The meeting, which will be held at 6 p.m. Wednesday, September 11, will include several items of business.
POSTED: 09/05/19 at 7:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor Week No. 1 of Pigskin Pick’Em is in the books and it wasn’t exactly the start I was looking for. Out of 28 area games last week I picked 18 (64 percent) correctly while misfiring on 10 others. Meanwhile, guest selector Tracy Keber correctly predicted 19 of the 28 games (68 […]
POSTED: 09/05/19 at 3:42 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert independent sports BLUFFTON – Lincolnview finished second to Bluffton in Northwest Conference golf action at Bluffton Golf Course on Wednesday. The Pirates finished with 171 team points, while the Lancers had a team score of 183. Delphos Jefferson shot a 200 and Ada, 207. Landon Price and Evan Miller each carded a 42 […]
POSTED: 09/05/19 at 3:40 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach’s office is investigating an ultralight aircraft crash. The sheriff’s office received a report at 5:33 p.m. Thursday that a plane was down in the area of 8503 Richey Road. When deputies arrived, they determined the aircraft had crashed in a bean field on the southeast corner of Lincoln Highway […]
POSTED: 09/04/19 at 8:01 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent Five people appeared this week for criminal hearings in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Andrea Hein, 37, of Van Wert, was sentenced to nine months in prison on a charge of illegal conveyance of drugs into a government facility, a felony of the third degree, while Judge Martin D. Burchfield gave […]
POSTED: 09/04/19 at 2:41 pm. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Sales figures were substantially down for this year’s Junior Fair Livestock Auction held Tuesday — especially when compared to 2018’s record-setting totals. Buyers this year spent a total of $103,170.02, more than $50,000 less than 2018’s record total of $157,343. With a meat value of $53,784.78, Junior Fair livestock exhibitors went home […]
POSTED: 09/04/19 at 8:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
Rager’s Original Sausage Sandwiches restaurant had a ribboncutting Tuesday to officially open its new restaurant in the Shell service station complex on South Washington Street. The restaurant’s initial hours are 10 a.m.-7 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 10 a.m.-4 p.m. on Saturdays. Shown with restaurant staff are Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce staff and […]
POSTED: 09/04/19 at 8:29 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert Police Department was called to a rollover accident on South Washington Street this morning. According to police, the vehicle involved struck a parked car and then rolled over in the middle of the first block of South Washington. The accident caused traffic delays and forced some commuters to detour around the area. VWPD […]
POSTED: 09/04/19 at 8:24 am. FILED UNDER: News
Tickets are still available for the free Shades of Blue-United States Air Force Jazz Ensemble concert coming up Monday, September 9, at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio. Tickets for the concert, which will begin at 7:30 that evening, can be obtained by calling the NPAC box office at 419.238.6722 or by going online […]
POSTED: 09/04/19 at 8:21 am. FILED UNDER: News