VW independent staff/submitted information Established through House Bill 33 of the 135th General Assembly and administered by the Ohio Department of Aging (ODA) and the Van Wert County Commissioners, the Healthy Aging Grants program is providing support for local aging services that focuses on helping Van Wert seniors age 60 and older to stay healthy, […]
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Isaac Van Wart Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) recently inducted two new members. Pictured are from left to right are Chapter Regent Deb Hardeman, inductees Kimberly Dick Robbins and Nancy Bowen Ellzey, Chapter Chaplain Nancy Smith, and Chapter Registrar Mickey McConahay. If you are a woman 18 years or older and can prove lineal […]
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Steve Stivers/special to the VW independent This April 8, Ohio will be one of the few states to experience a total solar eclipse. With a 124-mile-wide path of totality, Ohio is expecting an influx of tourism as people travel from all over the country to come witness this rare phenomenon. A solar eclipse is a […]
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Norma Jean Bowen, 83, of Ohio City, passed away Wednesday evening, March 20, 2024, at Homestead at Towne Center of Van Wert. She was born on April 11, 1940, in Ohio City, the daughter of Hugh V. Ainsworth and Martha Helen (Wiseman) Ainsworth, who both preceded her in death. She married Raymond Edwin Bowen on […]
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Eugene F. Price, 88, of Van Wert, passed away Wednesday evening, March 20, 2024, at Vancrest of Van Wert. He was born on July 21, 1935, in Willshire, the son of Russell Timmis and Isabel (Brown) Price, who both preceded him in death. He married the former Margaret A. Brinkman on August 8, 1959, and […]
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Thursday March 21, 2024 9:34 a.m. – Deputies assisted with an unruly juvenile at a location on Middle Point Road in Ridge Township. 10:43 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residential alarm on Elm Sugar Road in Tully Township. 11:39 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Greenville Road in Liberty Township to assist […]
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VW independent staff/submitted information Van Wert School at the Goedde students and staff packaged up nearly 400 meals along with clothing and supplies from the Goedde Boutique and delivered them to the Lighthouse at Indian Lake in Russells Point Wednesday morning, following the devastation caused by the March 14 EF-3 tornado that left a trail […]
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VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Governor Mike DeWine has asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to conduct a damage assessment on impacted homeowners, renters and businesses for the 11 Ohio counties impacted by the tornadic severe storms on March 14. Governor DeWine declared a state of emergency for Logan, Auglaize, Mercer, Darke, Miami, […]
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SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Longtime Lincolnview Junior High/High School Principal Brad Mendenhall will continue in that role, following approval of a new contract. By a 4-1 vote, the Lincolnview Board of Education agreed to a four-year contract for Mendenhall, August 1, 2025 through July 31, 2029. The lone “no” vote was cast by Mark Zielke. He […]
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VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — An executive order signed by Governor Mike DeWine on Thursday establishes a statewide program to recognize law enforcement agencies that voluntarily meet or exceed Ohio’s new standards for professional excellence. Led by the Ohio Collaborative Community-Police Advisory Board, the new Ohio Collaborative Law Enforcement Accreditation Program will certify law […]
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