Submitted information COLUMBUS — FirstEnergy is agreeing to Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s demands that the company stop using a clause in House Bill 6 that would have cost its customers an extra $102 million this year. The out-of-court settlement ends a guaranteed profit rider, which is in addition to the $150 million nuclear bailout […]
POSTED: 02/01/21 at 11:24 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Federal Savings Bank recently completed its 2020-21 United Way campaign. In addition to employee contributions, the bank also gave a generous donation, bringing the total to just over $5,000 to help support the 34 local United Way agencies. Van Wert Federal has been serving the Van Wert area since 1889. United Way photo
POSTED: 02/01/21 at 11:14 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Mary Ann Hoersten, 63, passed away at 11:39 a.m. Friday, January 29, 2021. She was born October 2, 1957, a daughter of Isidore and Mildred A. (Schulte) Hoersten, who both preceded her in death. She is survived by her brothers, Jim, Jack, Tom, and Mike. She is also survived by special friends, Carol Sidle and Randy […]
POSTED: 02/01/21 at 4:14 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Michael R. McIntosh, 62, of Beattyville, Kentucky, passed away at 11:58 p.m. Sunday, January 31, 2021, at the University of Kentucky Hospital in Lexington, Kentucky, due to COVID-19. He was born to William McIntosh and Ruby (Parker) McIntosh, who both preceded him in death. He is survived by a son, Benjamin McIntosh; one daughter, Bridget […]
POSTED: 02/01/21 at 3:58 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Keith P. Dicke, 43, of Decatur, Indiana, passed away Thursday, January 28, 2021, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born March 17, 1977, in Van Wert, the son of D. Bruce Dicke and Virginia M. (Bilimek) Ricketts. He was a member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Preble. He was […]
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Elsie May Rager went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus on January 29, 2021. She was born to Ulrich and Esther Kipfer on May 29, 1920, in Grabill, Indiana. The Country Inn in Paulding has been her home for the past two years. In declining health for several months, she was still blessed with […]
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DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Van Wert General Health District’s COVID-19 vaccine clinic on Friday was the third clinic held at the Van Wert County Council on Aging, according to County Environmental Health Director Britt Menchhofer. The Health District has also been inoculating those eligible for COVID-19 vaccine during weekdays at the district office on Westwood […]
POSTED: 02/01/21 at 1:18 am. FILED UNDER: News
A semi tractor-trailer rig jackknifed Saturday night on U.S. 30, at the overpass with U.S. 127, during the overnight snowstorm. The semi then went through the guardrail and ended up on the embankment of the overpass, spilling approximately 100 gallons of diesel fuel, according to Van Wert County Emergency Management Director Rick McCoy. McCoy, who […]
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VW independent/submitted information CONVOY — The Convoy Community Foundation recently accepted a donation for a yearly $1,000 scholarship in the name of Kenneth “Bill” and Eula Jerome. Kenneth “Bill” Jerome (1927-2010) graduated from Convoy High School in 1945. He served in the U.S. Army and worked in industry for several years before graduating from Defiance College […]
POSTED: 02/01/21 at 1:03 am. FILED UNDER: News
Lincolnview High School’s 2021 homecoming Queen Dylann Carey and Homecoming King Carson Bowen were crowned between the junior varsity and varsity boys’ basketball games on Saturday in the Lancer gymnasium. photo by Hanna Young for the Van Wert independent
POSTED: 02/01/21 at 12:59 am. FILED UNDER: News