SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor A handful of hearings were held before Van Wert County Common Pleas Court Judge Martin Burchfield this past week. Derick Blake, 33, of Willshire, changed his plea to guilty to one count of attempted grand theft, a fourth degree felony; two counts of receiving stolen property, fourth degree felonies, and one count […]
POSTED: 11/24/22 at 11:19 pm. FILED UNDER: News
There’s not much left of the former Van Wert Inn on N. Washington St. Demolition got underway earlier this month and has progressed each day. Once the site is cleared, the land will be repurposed. Scott Truxell/Van Wert independent
POSTED: 11/24/22 at 11:19 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Optimist Club of Van Wert celebrated over 40 years of service with a dinner for current and past members on Saturday, November 19 at Willow Bend Country Club. The club was chartered on January 7, 1981 with 36 members and the motto, “Friend of Youth.” Three original members were present at the […]
POSTED: 11/24/22 at 11:18 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Doyt L. Owens, 87, of Convoy died Thursday, November 17, 2022, at Majestic Care of Jefferson Pointe in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born on February 12, 1935, in Harrison Township, Van Wert County, Ohio the son of Lyman and Merle (Finkhousen) Owens, who both preceded him in death. He married Lois Eileen (Krugh) Owens […]
POSTED: 11/23/22 at 3:31 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Margaret Jane Hughs, 71, passed away Monday afternoon, November 21, 2022, at Van Wert Manor Nursing Home. She was born on November 27, 1950, in Ohio City the daughter of James Gerold and Lois Elinore (Johnson) Hughs, who both preceded her in death. Family survivors include her sister, Judy (Jack) Mauger of Warren, Indiana; a niece, […]
POSTED: 11/23/22 at 9:09 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Tuesday November 22, 2022 3:46 a.m. – Dispatched Wren EMS to a residence in Willshire Township for a subject with a headache. 6:46 a.m. – Deputies responded to a motor vehicle crash in York Township on Wren Landeck Road involving a deer. No injuries were reported. 9:22 a.m. – Dog Warden responded to a location in the city of Van Wert […]
POSTED: 11/23/22 at 8:24 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor COLUMBUS — Unemployment in Van Wert County rose in October, according to data supplied by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services on Tuesday. The county’s jobless rate went from 3.1 percent in September to 3.4 percent last month, the same as Williams and Warren counties. The department said out of […]
POSTED: 11/23/22 at 4:56 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The Van Wert City Schools Board of Education didn’t have to go far to find a new treasurer. Longtime Lincolnview Local Schools Treasurer Troy Bowersock was hired during a special meeting held Tuesday afternoon. “Mr. Bowersock brings to Van Wert a wealth of experience, knowledge, and professionalism stemming from 28 years as […]
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VW independent staff/submitted information The 1980s. MTV was about to reshape the world of pop culture. The computer age took off in a way no one could predict. Blockbuster movies became all the rage. Toward the middle of the decade, a group of up and comers was about to graduate. The Van Wert class of […]
POSTED: 11/23/22 at 4:55 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert Municipal Building, 515 E. Main St., will be closed Thursday and Friday, November 24-25, for the Thanksgiving holiday.
POSTED: 11/23/22 at 4:55 am. FILED UNDER: News