SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor In the event of an active shooter or other emergency at Lincolnview Local Schools, the Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office is prepared to take the necessary steps to diffuse the situation. That was what School Resource Officer Corey Long told the school board during Wednesday night’s meeting. “Texas is on everybody’s mind […]
POSTED: 07/21/22 at 3:41 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information Van Wert City Schools has announced the district’s 2022-2023 free and reduced price meals policy for students unable to pay the full price of meals served under the National School Lunch and School Breakfast Program. Each school office and the central office has a copy of the policy, which may be […]
POSTED: 07/21/22 at 3:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert County Historical Society will sponsor its 19th annual Van Wert Railroad Heritage Model Railroad Show and Swap from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Sunday at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds. Over 200 vendor tables and operating layouts will be featured in three different buildings. Admission […]
POSTED: 07/21/22 at 3:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff CONVOY — The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Department will conduct active assailant training at Crestview schools this Saturday, July 23. The drill is scheduled to begin at 8 a.m. and run until 1 p.m.
POSTED: 07/21/22 at 3:39 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Law enforcement officers across Ohio are joining officers from five other Great Lakes states including Illinois, Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin on Wednesday, July 27 for this year’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) Region 5 high visibility Speed Awareness Day enforcement campaign. During the campaign, law enforcement officers […]
POSTED: 07/21/22 at 3:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
Marilyn Rose Bair, 92, of Van Wert, passed away at 7:58 a.m. Saturday, July 16, 2022, at Vancrest of Van Wert. She was born on April 19, 1930, in Pleasant Township, to Delas C. and Mildred M. (Hanby) Poling, who both preceded her in death. On July 20, 1952, she married the love of her […]
POSTED: 07/20/22 at 10:29 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
VW independent staff The Van Wert City Schools Board of Education is seeking applicants to fill the unexpired term of board member Dr. Rachel S. White, who resigned Tuesday, July 19 (see related story above). The board will begin interviewing candidates soon and must name a replacement within 30 days of the resignation. The newly […]
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Submitted information LIMA – U.S. 30 westbound at Ohio 115 will close Thursday, July 21, at 7 a.m. for a couple of hours to set up a barrier wall and a crash attenuator in the median around the piers of under the overpass. Traffic will be detoured around the work zone by utilizing the Ohio […]
POSTED: 07/20/22 at 10:17 am. FILED UNDER: News
Rick Lynn Cotterman, 72, of Bluffton, Indiana, passed away at 3:45 a.m. Saturday, June 11, 2022, at Bluffton Regional Medical Center. He was born October 29, 1949 in Van Wert, to William G. and JoAnn E. (Sharpe) Cotterman, who both preceded him in death. He is survived by a daughter, Tracy (Kerry) Coyne of Bluffton, […]
POSTED: 07/20/22 at 10:13 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Tuesday July 19, 2022 6:33 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area in Ridge Township to check the placement of a road closure sign. 8:05 a.m. – Dog Warden responded to the City of Van Wert on a report of a loose dog. 9:30 a.m. – Deputies picked up a subject on a warrant issued by Van Wert […]
POSTED: 07/20/22 at 8:22 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement