VW independent staff/submitted information With the start of the year-end holiday travel season just a few days away, average gasoline prices in Ohio have fallen 12.3 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.69 per gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 5,345 stations in Ohio. Prices in Ohio are 43.6 cents per […]
POSTED: 12/19/23 at 4:54 am. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert Chamber of Commerce is offering a trip to Greece in 2024. With a local guide, tourists will explore the Acropolis, home to the famous Parthenon and the city’s best lookout, and enjoy three days at leisure on the island of Mykonos, the excavation site of Akrotiri, and a free day on the […]
POSTED: 12/19/23 at 4:53 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The latest installment of Random Thoughts centers around a great weekend for Spencerville, online ticket sales, a favorite venue, expansion, private/parochial, the Kardiac Kids reborn and Kyle McCord. Spencerville It was a banner weekend for Spencerville’s boys basketball team. The Bearcats defeated Crestview on Friday and Ottoville on Saturday, with both wins […]
POSTED: 12/19/23 at 4:53 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Crestview 72 Fort Jennings 33 CONVOY — Cali Gregory scored 24 points and Crestview improved to 9-0 on the season with a 72-33 home victory over Fort Jennings on Monday. 11 of Gregory’s points came in the opening quarter and Kaci Gregory added eight as the Lady Knights barreled out to a […]
POSTED: 12/19/23 at 4:52 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Many people underestimate the impact that mental illness can have on an individual or family. It can be difficult to admit that you have a mental health problem in your life. Secondly, it can be just as difficult in getting the people you know to understand your situation without making any kinds of judgments. As […]
POSTED: 12/18/23 at 1:40 pm. FILED UNDER: Opinions
Maurice Raymond (Maury) Wistner was called to heaven on Saturday, December 16, 2023, escaping the bonds of a long-term battle with dementia. He was born May 4, 1945 to Marcile and Gerald Wistner at their home in rural Grover Hill. He graduated from Grover Hill High School with the class of 1963, and was a […]
POSTED: 12/18/23 at 1:30 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert Police Sunday, December 10 – two trailers were reported stolen from the 800 block of N. Franklin St. Sunday, December 10 – criminal trespassing was reported in the 300 block of W. Maple Ave. Sunday December 10 – an unruly juvenile was reported in the 800 block of W. Main St. Sunday, December […]
POSTED: 12/18/23 at 9:48 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Sunday December 17, 2023 4:45 a.m. – Dispatched Van Wert EMS to a residence on Lincoln Highway in Pleasant Township for a subject with a fever. 9:13 a.m. – Dispatched Convoy EMS to a residence on Tully Street in the Village of Convoy for a subject who had fallen. 9:35 a.m. – Dispatched Ohio City […]
POSTED: 12/18/23 at 9:13 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Saturday December 16, 2023 10:05 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Doner Road in Jackson Township on a complaint of hunters shooting from the roadway. 10:09 a.m. – Dispatched Ohio City Fire to a residence on Liberty Street in the Village of Ohio City for a report of an odor of something burning. […]
POSTED: 12/18/23 at 9:08 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Friday December 15, 2023 10:06 a.m. – Deputies transported a motorist from the City of Van Wert to their vehicle on U.S. 30 in Union Township. 10:12 a.m. – Deputies responded to a location on Towne Center Boulevard in the City of Van Wert to assist a motorist locked out of their vehicle. 10:14 a.m. […]
POSTED: 12/18/23 at 8:58 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement