VW independent staff/submitted information Area residents now have access to a growing number of leading-edge surgery services that allow them to heal quicker, experience less pain and stay close to home. The robotic-assisted surgery program at OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital is expanding in use and breadth of services, giving patients more options for minimally invasive […]
POSTED: 01/23/24 at 4:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
VFW Post 5803 representatives Suzi McClure (left) and Pat Freeman (right) present Crestview seventh graders Cole DeWert (second from left) and Rylan Young with their awards for their essays submitted to the Patriot’s Pen contest. Carter Dull, sixth grade, was absent. Young earned first place honors, while DeWert finished second and Dull was third. Photo […]
POSTED: 01/23/24 at 4:41 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information It’s a different story in Van Wert, but average gasoline prices throughout Ohio have risen 25.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $3.08 per gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 5,345 stations in the Buckeye State. Prices in Ohio are 18.4 cents per gallon higher than a month […]
POSTED: 01/23/24 at 4:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor This week’s installment of Random Thoughts centers around tournament expansion, a tough weekend, Ohio State, fixing a problem and a fun fact. Decision soon? The OHSAA Board of Directors is scheduled to meet on February 15, and a decision on expanding divisions in various sports other than football – including boys and […]
POSTED: 01/23/24 at 4:39 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Sunday January 21, 2024 2:21 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Ohio 81 in Jennings Township for an injured deer. 2:43 a.m. – Dispatched Van Wert EMS to a residence on John Brown Road in Pleasant Township for a subject that had fallen. 3:12 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Hoffman […]
POSTED: 01/22/24 at 2:10 pm. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Saturday January 20, 2024 11:32 a.m. – Deputies spoke with a subject who witnessed a motor vehicle crash that occurred on U.S. 30 in Ridge Township. Neither vehicle stopped at the scene. 11:45 a.m. – Deputies assisted with a funeral escort from the City of Van Wert to Ridge Cemetery. 12:25 p.m. – Deputies responded […]
POSTED: 01/22/24 at 2:04 pm. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Friday January 19, 2024 12:41 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 224 in Pleasant Township for a report of a semi-truck blocking the roadway. 5:32 a.m. – Deputies responded to a report of a slide off on U.S. 30 in Union Township. No damage or injuries were reported. 7:13 a.m. – Deputies […]
POSTED: 01/22/24 at 1:58 pm. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Regina Patricia Gunsett, retired neuropsychologist and former Director of Neuropsychology of Mt. Carmel West Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 18, 2024, at her home in Powell, with her loving husband at her side and surrounded nature, her many books of many genre, and with birds outside her window, including her semi-tame […]
POSTED: 01/22/24 at 1:51 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Thursday January 18, 2024 8:22 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Ohio 709 in York Township to deliver a message for OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital. 8:55 a.m. – Dispatched Convoy EMS to a location on Tully Street for a subject that was unresponsive. 11:51 a.m. – Deputies responded to a location on John […]
POSTED: 01/22/24 at 11:56 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Beverly Lynn Collins, 66, of Middle Point, passed away on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, at Tranquility of Rockford. She was born on August 22, 1957 in Van Wert, the daughter of Carl Adam Hirn and Marjorie D. (Minker) Hirn, who both preceded her in death. She married David L. Collins January 15, 2003, and he […]
POSTED: 01/22/24 at 11:16 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries