SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor It was a project that had been in the works for roughly three months and it came to fruition on Friday. Approximately 30 volunteers from the Van Wert Area Economic Development Corporation, the City of Van Wert, ODOT and AEP in Van Wert and Lima worked together to help spruce up the […]
POSTED: 06/16/23 at 9:56 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff Two villages in Van Wert County are among 70 municipalities and water districts statewide that have been award state grants for critical water infrastructure projects. The grants are part of the fourth round of the Ohio BUILDS (Broadband, Utilities, and Infrastructure for Local Development Success) water infrastructure program. Willshire will receive a […]
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The Van Wert County Council on Aging recently recognized Nancy SInk for her service over the last several years as the president of the Council on Aging Board. Sink is pictured with Kevin Matthews, COA Director, and Greg Amstutz, current board vice-president and incoming board president for the 2023-2024 term. The Council on Aging is […]
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VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — The Ohio Emergency Management Agency, National Weather Service and the Ohio Committee for Severe Weather Awareness are promoting June 18-24 as National Lightning Safety Awareness Week and encourage all Ohioans to know what to do before, during, and after a thunderstorm, and to practice severe weather safety and preparedness […]
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Submitted information The Pleasant Township Trustees will hold their annual budget hearing at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, with the regularly scheduled township meeting to follow. Both meetings will take place at the township hall at 10507 Old Tile Factory Road, Van Wert.
POSTED: 06/16/23 at 9:52 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Bobby W. Foster, 76, of Van Wert passed away at 10:58 p.m. Thursday, June 15, 2023, at Parkview Regional Medical Center. He was born on November 20, 1946, in Lima, to Wayne B. and Evelyn (Eller) Foster of Wetzel. He married the former Vickie Taylor March 6, 1971, and together they shared over 52 years […]
POSTED: 06/16/23 at 9:52 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Thursday June 15, 2023 9:41 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Franklin Street in the Village of Convoy to check an abandoned 911 call. 9:44 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on John Brown Road in Union Township on a report of a suspicious vehicle in the driveway. 9:52 a.m. – Deputies […]
POSTED: 06/16/23 at 8:04 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
VW independent staff TOLEDO — Two Van Wert residents accused of manufacturing and passing counterfeit money will stand trial on federal charges in August in U.S. District Court in Toledo. Paul Bakle and Katrina Shaw were arrested in January after allegedly making phony bills ranging from $5 to $100, then passing the counterfeit money […]
POSTED: 06/16/23 at 5:28 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information KENTON — More than 500 swimmers and their families will descend on Kenton July 7-8 for the 41st annual Elks Invitational Swim Meet and Western Ohio Aquatics League (WOAL) Championship. The WOAL meet is for swimmers aged 5-18 who are members of a league team. The Kenton Municipal Swimming pool is the host […]
POSTED: 06/16/23 at 3:54 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent staff/submitted information With the help of local sponsors, the Optimist Club of Van Wert recently hosted three successful After Prom events for Van Wert, Crestview, and Lincolnview High School students. All of the activities took place at Olympic Lanes in Van Wert. Van Wert High School’s After Prom took place from 11 p.m. […]
POSTED: 06/16/23 at 3:51 am. FILED UNDER: News