Monday January 23, 2023 2:19 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Lincoln Highway in Pleasant Township to investigate a report of a disturbance. Gavin Joseph Delgado, 20, of 10886 Lincoln Highway Apartment No. 5 ,Van Wert was arrested and transported to the Van Wert County Correctional Facility. Delgado was charged with criminal damaging/endangering, […]
POSTED: 01/24/23 at 1:27 pm. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor “We’re ready to go and we’ll see what happens.” That’s what Van Wert Safety-Service Director Jay Fleming said to Van Wert City Council about the pending winter storm expected to hit the area on Wednesday. Fleming said all of the city’s trucks are ready and operational and he asked city residents to […]
POSTED: 01/24/23 at 4:47 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff The Winter Storm Watch issued by National Weather Service Indiana is now a Winter Storm Warning for the entire region, including Van Wert County. The warning will be in effect from 4 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, January 25. Snow will spread rapidly north early Wednesday with rapid accumulations before 12 p.m. […]
POSTED: 01/24/23 at 4:46 am. FILED UNDER: News
Free help is now available to anyone in need of personal hygiene products. Many communities have free pantries of food, library books, etc., but HB Salon owner Alex Giessler and her employees came up with the idea of a similar pantry filled with personal hygiene products. They shared the idea via Instagram on a Friday […]
POSTED: 01/24/23 at 4:46 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information January is Human Trafficking Awareness month and the YWCA of Van Wert County invites the community to join them in bringing awareness to this crime and provide assistance to survivors of human trafficking in the area. The YWCA will hold its annual Blackout Human Trafficking – Glow Bowl event (bowling under […]
POSTED: 01/24/23 at 4:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
The United Way of Van Wert County recognized retiring board members at a recent meeting. Kim Bruns of WOCAP has been involved with the organization for many years and served as the campaign chair in 2020, which while enduring hardships of the pandemic, was a record-breaking campaign year. Melissa Clouse of Braun Ambulances worked closely […]
POSTED: 01/24/23 at 4:43 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The latest installment of Random Thoughts centers around girls basketball tournament draws, a key date in the Western Buckeye League, Paulding basketball, the Cincinnati Bengals and new faces on local sidelines. Girls draw Girls basketball tournament draws are this Sunday and it will be interesting to see how this goes. As you […]
POSTED: 01/24/23 at 4:42 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent staff/submitted information The ongoing sale of seedlings and fish has been announced by the Van Wert Soil and Water Conservation District. The deadline to purchase seedlings is March 31. The seedlings are available in packets of ten at a minimal cost. The following seedling species are available: Norway Spruce, Sugar Maple, Red Osier […]
POSTED: 01/24/23 at 4:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Police Sunday, January 15 – received a report of a theft in the 500 block of S. Chestnut St. Sunday, January 15 – a woman reported being the victim of theft by deception though an online scam in which a house was being offered for rent on Facebook. Monday, January 16 – a […]
POSTED: 01/23/23 at 2:42 pm. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Friday January 20, 2023 12:32 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Shane Street in the village of Ohio City to investigate a complaint of domestic violence. 12:53 a.m. – Dispatched Middle Point EMS to a location on Lincoln Highway in Ridge Township for a subject with high blood pressure. 6:25 a.m. – Dispatched […]
POSTED: 01/23/23 at 9:58 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement