SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor It the prediction is current, it could be a very turbulent spring and early summer in this part of Ohio. According to Van Wert County EMA Director Rick McCoy, the National Weather Service is extremely concerned there could be a super outbreak of tornadoes across the region between now and June. “We […]
POSTED: 03/27/24 at 3:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information Ben Marsee has been named a consultant at the Marsh Foundation. Since 2008, Marsee has been employed at the Marsh as a group home family teacher, lead family teacher and then program manager. He is looking forward to the new role and is focused on using his years of experience to […]
POSTED: 03/27/24 at 3:32 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff COLUMBUS — Van Wert County’s February unemployment rate came in slightly under the statewide average, according to new figures provided by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services. The county’s jobless rate was 3.5 percent last month, compared to Ohio’s average of 3.7 percent. Once again, Mercer County had the state’s […]
POSTED: 03/27/24 at 3:31 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Governor Mike DeWine has announced the state has distributed one million fentanyl test strips in an initiative to combat the opioid crisis. The strips serve as crucial tools in harm reduction efforts, allowing users to test substances for the presence of fentanyl, a potent synthetic opioid that has been […]
POSTED: 03/27/24 at 3:31 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff The Van Wert County Commissioners have approved closing county offices at noon on Good Friday, March 29. This includes offices in the Van Wert County Courthouse and Annex.
POSTED: 03/27/24 at 3:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The time for the Pleasant Township Trustees meeting on Wednesday, March 27, has been moved to 4:30 p.m. due to scheduling conflicts.
POSTED: 03/26/24 at 9:52 am. FILED UNDER: News
The family of John Calvin Lloyd Jr. is honoring the life of this remarkable man who left us on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at the age of 89. Surrounded by his loving family, John passed peacefully at Hearth and Home of Van Wert. John was born on February 1, 1935, in Delphos, and was married […]
POSTED: 03/26/24 at 9:40 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Monday March 25, 2024 2:26 a.m. – Dispatched Convoy EMS to a residence on Beamer Street in the Village of Convoy for a medical alarm. 5:42 a.m. – Dispatched Middle Point EMS to a residence on Gamble Road in Ridge Township for a subject with back pain. 6:10 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area […]
POSTED: 03/26/24 at 7:19 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Local residents and businesses should take steps to be prepared for a large influx of people coming to Van Wert County for the Monday, April 8 eclipse. That was the message given by Van Wert County EMA Director Rick McCoy during Monday’s final eclipse planning meeting. The eclipse will travel across Ohio […]
POSTED: 03/26/24 at 3:53 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff If you’re tried to tune in WERT 1220AM but hear nothing on your radio, there’s a reason for that. The radio station’s tower took an early morning direct lightning hit on March 14, which damaged a part needed to transmit the station’s programming. Station owner Chris Roberts said he’s waiting for a […]
POSTED: 03/26/24 at 3:53 am. FILED UNDER: News