Mary Jane DeArmond passed away quietly on Sunday, November 6, 2022, at Roxbury Assisted Living Facility in Columbus. She was born April 12, 1944, to Pauline (McGough) DeArmond and Dale DeArmond. Mary Jane’s early life was in the Willshire and Rockford communities. She was among the first class to graduate from Parkway High School, a […]
POSTED: 01/03/23 at 2:09 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Charles David Profit, 82, of Van Wert, passed away at 8:10 p.m. Thursday, December 29, 2022, at Mercy Medical Center, Lima. He was born on October 22, 1940, in Van Wert to Kent Ritchie and Grace (Wallick) Profit, who both preceded him in death. He married the former Jacqueline M. Rhoades August 18, 1963, and […]
POSTED: 01/03/23 at 2:05 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert Police Monday, December 26 – arrested Brandi Bidlack on an outstanding warrant after receiving a call of a suspicious person in the Hawthorne Dr. area. Tuesday, December 27 – a resident reported the theft of tools in the 1000 block of E. Sycamore St. Wednesday, December 28 – received a report of items […]
POSTED: 01/03/23 at 9:13 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Monday January 2, 2023 4:18 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Elm Sugar Road in Union Township to make contact with a subject for the Van Wert City Police. 11:46 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence in the village of Venedocia to assist a subject locked out of their vehicle. 12:48 p.m. – Deputies responded […]
POSTED: 01/03/23 at 9:13 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
VW independent staff/submitted information Local Ohio Department of Transportation officials have noted that northwest Ohio has the largest area not currently represented by a RTPO (regional transportation planning organization) or an MPO (metropolitan planning organization), but that’s about to change. Chris Hughes, Ohio Department of Transportation District 1 deputy director, sought to remedy that void […]
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VW independent staff/submitted information The United Way of Van Wert County Board of Directors has announced the selection of Ashley Bultemeier of Convoy as the agency’s new executive director. She will train alongside current Executive Director Vicki Smith, starting Wednesday, January 4, until Smith’s retirement in May. Bultemeier was born and raised in Monroeville, Indiana. […]
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The John Paulding Historical Society has received two artifacts donated by Richard Yoh of Oakwood. One is a framed photograph of Staff Sgt. Earl E. Yoh, who was killed in World War II when his B-24 bomber was shot down in the South Pacific. He was listed as missing in action for 65 years. His […]
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VW independent staff/submitted information Last week’s bone chilling temperatures are being blamed for increased prices at gas pumps. Average gasoline prices in Ohio have risen 20.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.06 per gallon to start 2023, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 5,345 stations in Ohio. Prices in Ohio are 21.5 cents […]
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SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The latest installment of Random Thoughts centers around prayers for an NFL player, a key NWC basketball game, Van Wert hoops, college football and targeting. Prayers Continued thoughts and prayers to Damar Hamlin of the Buffalo Bills. As of now, he’s in critical condition after suffering cardiac arrest during Monday night’s game […]
POSTED: 01/03/23 at 4:38 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Saturday December 31, 2022 12:28 a.m. – Dispatched Ohio City EMS to a residence on Ohio City Venedocia Road in Liberty Township for a subject that was ill. 7:13 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence in the city of Van Wert to assist a subject locked out of their vehicle. 11:20 a.m. – Deputies assisted with a […]
POSTED: 01/02/23 at 9:04 pm. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement