SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Four defendants entered pleas during hearings held in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court this past week. Roger Bland, 56, of Decatur, Indiana, entered a plea of guilty to a prosecutor’s bill of information charging him with failure to secure a dangerous ordinance, a second degree misdemeanor. He was sentenced to 20 […]
POSTED: 08/04/22 at 3:44 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information The Van Wert County Agricultural Society Board of Directors has decided to indefinitely postpone any Thoroughbred or Quarter Horse racing during the Van Wert County Fair for the foreseeable future. The decision was made due to circumstances beyond the board’s control. Factors include a new safety requirement that mandates the purchase […]
POSTED: 08/04/22 at 3:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Ohio 49 bridge replacement project over Twenty-Seven Mile Creek, between Wren-Landeck Road and Sheets Road, south of Wren is now complete and open to traffic. Work began April 11 and the new bridge opened Wednesday morning. ODOT photo
POSTED: 08/04/22 at 3:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
Tuesday August 2, 2022 3:23 a.m. – Deputies responded to a location in Union Township after receiving a report of a stop sign being down. 7:47 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area in Hoaglin Township after receiving a complaint of a visibility issue at an intersection. 9:11 a.m. – Dispatched Middle Point EMS to […]
POSTED: 08/03/22 at 8:14 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
VW independent sports/submitted information New this year, the Lincolnview Local Schools Athletic Department is providing fans the opportunity to purchase a digital adult “All Sports Pass.” The digital adult all sports pass admits one for all regular season high school soccer, volleyball, girls’ basketball and wrestling contests and for all junior high volleyball, wrestling, and […]
POSTED: 08/02/22 at 9:48 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor If all goes as planned, Van Wert County’s first ever roundabout will be open by Friday. The single lane roundabout is located at the intersection of U.S. 127/U.S. 224/Marsh Road, just north of the Van Wert city limits. Preliminary construction began early this year and the intersection closed to traffic on June […]
POSTED: 08/02/22 at 9:43 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Republican Paulding County Commissioner Paul Klopfenstein easily won the nomination for the District 82 Ohio House seat, which is comprised of Van Wert, Paulding and Putnam counties, and the majority of Defiance County. Unofficial results from Tuesday’s special primary election show Klopfenstein defeated Defiance-area accountant and attorney Ted Penner 4,723-1,959, a margin […]
POSTED: 08/02/22 at 9:42 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information Lincolnview Local Schools will host its annual open house from 6-7:30 p.m. Monday, August 15. K-12 students and their parents will be able to visit classrooms, meet teachers and bring their supplies to the school. Pick up for class schedules for 7th-12th graders will available from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. […]
POSTED: 08/02/22 at 9:41 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information FINDLAY — This month, thousands of Ohio school children will be heading back to school. for many of these students their day starts and ends by riding a school bus. The safety of the students riding to and from school, as well as to school-sanctioned events, is a top priority. Since […]
POSTED: 08/02/22 at 9:41 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information Off Stage Productions will be holding auditions for “Honky Tonk Hissy Fit” by Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope & Jamie Wooten between 7-8 p.m. Monday, August 8, and Tuesday August 9, at Vantage Career Center. Six women and three men will be cast for this two act comedy. No prior acting experience […]
POSTED: 08/02/22 at 9:40 pm. FILED UNDER: News