VW independent and submitted information Americans who had to cancel getaways and get-togethers last year because of the pandemic are making up for lost time this holiday season. More than 109 million people – a near-34 percent increase from 2020 – will travel 50 miles or more as they hit the road, board airplanes or […]
POSTED: 12/17/21 at 4:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff and submitted information As of Thursday, the Van Wert County General Health District reported an increase of 116 confirmed cases of COVID-19 since Thursday, December 9, for a total of 4,552 confirmed cases. There are nine known hospitalizations of county residents due to COVID-19. No new deaths were reported by the health […]
POSTED: 12/17/21 at 4:50 am. FILED UNDER: News
Four more talented winners of the “Drug Free Looks Like Me” calendar contest are from Lincolnview Elementary. Each year the Van Wert County Prosecutor’s Office sponsors a calendar contest for each of the county’s elementary school grades 1-4. Shown are Van Wert County Prosecutor Eva J. Yarger, Lincolnview Resource Officer Corey Long, and contest winners, […]
POSTED: 12/17/21 at 4:49 am. FILED UNDER: News
Elizabeth Ann Engstrand, 62, of Peru, Indiana, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at Lutheran Downtown Hospital in Fort Wayne. She was born on March 1, 1959, in Van Wert to Gaylord Lynn Taylor and Betty (Jenkins) Lewis of Van Wert. She was engaged to be wed to Jimmy Blumke of Peru, Indiana. Other family […]
POSTED: 12/16/21 at 3:00 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Resolutions and agreements tied to proposed Eggerss Stadium improvements were approved during Wednesday night’s meeting of the Van Wert City Schools Board of Education. The board approved Garmann Miller Architects for professional design services to assist in the planning, design and construction renovations at the stadium, and the board approved Dinsmore Shohl […]
POSTED: 12/16/21 at 4:47 am. FILED UNDER: News
This utility truck wound up on its side after a collision at the intersection of Liberty Union and Van Wert Willshire roads. The crash occurred just after 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, when the driver of the truck failed to yield at the intersection. The driver of the second vehicle and a passenger were transported to Van […]
POSTED: 12/16/21 at 4:46 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Critical Race Theory (CRT) was a brief topic of discussion during Wednesday’s meeting of the Lincolnview Board of Education. Melissa Zielke expressed concern about an alleged online pledge made by a junior high teacher to teach CRT to students, regardless of the district’s policy. Zielke’s husband, board member Mark Zielke, said the […]
POSTED: 12/16/21 at 4:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff and submitted information Van Wert Live events and presenting sponsor, Kenn-Feld Group, have announced that due to popular demand, the 2021 winner of the hit television show “The Voice”, Girl Named Tom, hailing from Pettisville, will perform a matinee at 2 p.m. Sunday, January 30, because the group’s original 7 p.m. show […]
POSTED: 12/16/21 at 4:44 am. FILED UNDER: News
Framework is going up at the site of the new Van Wert County Humane Society on Fox Road. Crews hope to have the structure enclosed soon to allow work to continue inside during the winter months. The facility is scheduled to open next spring. Scott Truxell/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 12/16/21 at 4:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
Alice ” Allie” Kuhlman, 85, passed away under hospice care Tuesday, December 14, 2021. Allie lived her life by these few words, “As God’s very own daughter in Christ Jesus, you bloom in God’s garden.” She was born May 4, 1936 in Wapakoneta, to Ben and Viola (Bishop) Doseck, who both preceded her in death. […]
POSTED: 12/15/21 at 8:30 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries