SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Personnel items made up the bulk of Thursday’s 20-minute meeting of the Vantage Career Center Board of Education. Four year contracts were approved for Larry Davis, auto tech instructor; Jaime Kipfer, math instructor; Sarah Koch, social studies instructor; Christopher Miles, construction equipment instructor; Matthew Miller, science instructor; Mike Miller, ag instructor, and […]
POSTED: 04/14/23 at 8:25 pm. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert Police Department and the Van Wert Fire department were dispatched to the 300 block of S. Chestnut St. Thursday night after receiving a 911 call reporting a vehicle had left the street and struck a house. Upon arrival, officers learned that two people were in the vehicle at the time of the […]
POSTED: 04/14/23 at 8:23 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert High School junior class is inviting the public to the Prom Open House from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, April 22, in the Van Wert Middle School Gym. This year, the students chose ‘A Whole New World” as the theme. Come and see how the students transform the gym and get a […]
POSTED: 04/14/23 at 8:23 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information CONVOY — Due to the weather forecast for Monday, April 17, Crestview’s planned District Safety Drill is now rescheduled for Tuesday, April 18.
POSTED: 04/14/23 at 8:23 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Convoy village-wide garage sales are scheduled for May 19-20 throughout the community and surrounding area. Any household or business wishing to recycle, reclaim or reuse items, may participate in this community event. A listing of sales will be provided in a brochure that will be available in area businesses and on the village […]
POSTED: 04/14/23 at 8:22 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Virginia K. Haugk, 78, of Decatur, Indiana, passed away Tuesday morning, April 11, 2023, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne surrounded by her loved ones. She was born on August 17, 1944 in Decatur, Indiana to George W. and Edith L. (Gribler) Roehm, who both preceded her in death. Virginia graduated from Parkway High School […]
POSTED: 04/14/23 at 10:16 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Thursday April 13, 2023 8:51 a.m. – Deputies responded to an address on Parkview Drive in the city of Van Wert to assist a motorist locked out of their vehicle. 10:21 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area on Peter Collins Road in Ridge Township on a complaint of a vehicle being parked on the property. 1:29 […]
POSTED: 04/14/23 at 8:13 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Vantage Career Center’s Alumni Hall of Fame has grown with the induction of four new members. Roy Klopfenstein, Adam Brincefield, Dan Bowers and Krista (Kunz) Schrader were inducted during Thursday night’s annual All-Boards Dinner and Hall of Fame ceremony, which was attended by representatives of 13 member schools and others. Klopfenstein (Wayne […]
POSTED: 04/14/23 at 3:43 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information Five area girls have been selected for the 2023 R.K. Thompson Self Reliance Award, according to Breanne Sudduth, Keri McClure and Anthony Adams, co-chairpersons of the Van Wert Service Club’s selection committee. The program provides cash awards to seniors of Van Wert County High Schools who best exhibit the trait of […]
POSTED: 04/14/23 at 3:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information A decades-old fan favorite is coming to Van Wert. Classic rock sensation Grand Funk Railroad will perform at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, November 4. This Van Wert Live event, presented by Van Wert Federal Savings Bank, will be a stop on the 2023 American Band Tour. […]
POSTED: 04/14/23 at 3:41 am. FILED UNDER: News