VW independent/submitted information Beginning Saturday, Walmart stores will begin limiting how many people are allowed inside at one time, reducing its capacity to roughly 20 percent, as a way to enforce social distancing. The retail giant joins Target, Costco, and other supermarket chains in deciding to count and restrict the number of visitors to keep […]
POSTED: 04/03/20 at 9:01 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Dr. Amy Acton, MD, MPH, on Friday provided an update on the status of Ohio’s response to COVID-19. Testing suppliesGovernor DeWine announced that The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center is now partnering with the Ohio Department of Health to help […]
POSTED: 04/03/20 at 4:06 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert independent According to Van Wert County Common Pleas Judge Martin D. Burchfield, that court will be changing its hours of operations during Ohio Governor Mike DeWine’s “stay at home” order that is in effect until May 1. The court’s hours are now 8 a.m.-noon, Monday through Friday, until further notice.
POSTED: 04/03/20 at 2:42 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Kaylie Tressler, 18, of Paulding, a senior in the Ag and Industrial Power Technology program at Vantage Career Center, has been honored for her exemplary volunteer service on behalf of The President of the United States, with a President’s Volunteer Service Award. This award, which recognizes Americans of all ages who have […]
POSTED: 04/03/20 at 9:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Due to the threat of the spread of COVID-19, availability to Van Wert County Probate and Juvenile Court and Juvenile Probation will be reduced, effective April 6, until Ohio Governor Mike DeWine lifts his declared State of Emergency. New office hours: 9 a.m.-noon and 1-3 p.m., Monday-Friday. Probate Court phone 419.238.0027 Special […]
POSTED: 04/03/20 at 8:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
Betty Jane Shook, 95, of Van Wert, passed away at 7:35 a.m. Thursday, April 2, 2020, at Van Wert Manor. She was born December 31, 1924, in Van Wert, the daughter of Fred and Bernadine (Buecker) Tangeman, who both preceded her in death. On June 27, 1947, she married Arthur LeRoy Shook, who died January […]
POSTED: 04/03/20 at 8:00 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent writer Vantage Career Center is helping in the fight against the coronavirus, or COVID-19. During Thursday night’s monthly Board of Education meeting, which was done via a live video stream, Superintendent Rick Turner told board members that Vantage has been supporting various agencies and healthcare workers. “We’ve donated PPE (Personal Protective Equipment) out […]
POSTED: 04/02/20 at 9:24 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports editor There’s no question the 2019-2020 season didn’t end the way he had hoped it would, but Gabe Steyer will still go down as perhaps the greatest wrestler in Van Wert High School history. His accomplishments were quite notable: he was a four-time Western Buckeye League champion and never lost a WBL […]
POSTED: 04/02/20 at 7:31 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced on Thursday that Ohio’s Stay at Home order has been extended until 11:59 p.m. Friday, May 1. Ohio Department of Health Director Dr. Amy Acton, MD, MPH, signed the updated order this afternoon. It goes into effect at midnight on Monday. “We understand that this is […]
POSTED: 04/02/20 at 4:26 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Matthew J. “Buzz” Fisher, 47, of Van Wert, passed away at 12:10 a.m. Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. He was born January 29, 1973, in Lima, the son of Donald Fisher, who survives, and Gloria (Leghart) Fisher, who preceded him in death. Matt was a 1991 graduate of […]
POSTED: 04/02/20 at 2:42 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries