The Ohio State Highway Patrol has entered the American Association of State Troopers (AAST) “Best Looking Cruiser” contest. Through August 25, visit the Patrol’s Facebook, Twitter or Instagram pages and click the link in any of the contest posts. The photo receiving the most votes will be featured on the cover of AAST’s 2023 wall […]
POSTED: 08/17/22 at 3:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Paulding attorney Matthew A. Miller recently began his three-year term on the Ohio State Bar Association Board of Governors. Miller was elected by Ohio Bar member attorneys in District 3, which includes Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, Williams, Wood and Van Wert counties. The Ohio Bar Board of […]
POSTED: 08/17/22 at 3:44 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff A new member of the Van Wert City Schools Board of Education will be sworn in during today’s regular monthly meeting. That person will replace Dr. Rachel White, who resigned in July and moved out of state. Four people applied for the vacant seat – Julie Burenga, Shad Foster, Eric Hurless and […]
POSTED: 08/17/22 at 3:44 am. FILED UNDER: News
Carrie B. Jellison-Garwood, 80, of Van Wert passed away at 1:10 p.m. Monday, August 15, 2022, at Defiance Area Inpatient Hospice. She was born on February 17, 1942, in Wayne, Michigan to the late Vernon Barns and Helen (Johnson) Wilson. A 1960 graduate of Knox High School in Knox, Indiana, Carrie went on to earn […]
POSTED: 08/16/22 at 5:23 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Kassandra “Kassy” Diane Robenalt, 55, of Van Wert, passed away Monday, August 15, 2022, after a yearlong battle with breast cancer. Kassy was a faithful woman who loved the Lord, her family, church, and her many friends. Kassy was born on January 22, 1967, in Van Wert to Sandra E. (Hipsley) and Paul A. Wilson. […]
POSTED: 08/16/22 at 5:13 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
The Van Wert City Police Department would like to speak with this male regarding a couple of incidents that were reported at Walmart. Anyone with information about the man is asked to please call the Van Wert City Police Department at 419.238.2462 or Crime Stoppers at 419.238.STOP (7867). You will not have to give your name or […]
POSTED: 08/16/22 at 8:26 am. FILED UNDER: Crime Stoppers, News
Monday August 15, 2022 3:10 a.m. – Deputies assist the Ohio State Highway Patrol in Washington Township searching for a motor vehicle. 11:47 a.m. – Deputies took a complaint from a resident of Pleasant Township in reference to fraud. 1:54 p.m. – Deputies responded to an area of State Route 118 in Liberty Township. A motor vehicle had […]
POSTED: 08/16/22 at 8:09 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Van Wert Police Sunday, August 7 – arrested Jose Angel Sanchez, 43, for domestic violence following an incident in the 100 block of S. Franklin St. Sunday, August 7 – dogs were reported running loose in the 800 block of Kear Rd. Sunday, August 7 – received a report of menacing in the 200 block […]
POSTED: 08/16/22 at 6:28 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor CONVOY — Ahead of the new school year, which begins on Thursday, the Crestview school board learned about building themes and focuses for the upcoming academic year during Monday night’s monthly meeting. Early Childhood Center Principal Casey Dowler told the board the goal is to have students become problem solvers, be creative, […]
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VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS – As the end of summertime and the busy Labor Day weekend approaches, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) and the Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO) are working alongside law enforcement in all 88 Ohio counties to decrease impaired driving. From Friday, August 19 through Monday, September 5, Ohioans […]
POSTED: 08/16/22 at 3:44 am. FILED UNDER: News