SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor PAULDING — A Paulding County man accused of killing a woman and her husband in December of 2022, then stealing their car and fleeing the area has changed his plea and will spend the rest of his life in prison. Clay Dockery, 24, who’s address is listed as the Paulding County Jail, […]
POSTED: 04/29/24 at 3:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio drivers should expect to see more motorcycle riders on the road as peak riding season gets underway, according to Motorcycle Ohio, a division of the Ohio Traffic Safety Office. Motorcycle Ohio is raising awareness about motorcycle safety ahead of National Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month in May. “There are […]
POSTED: 04/29/24 at 3:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information This Thursday, May 2, has been designated as the 73rd annual National Day of Prayer. 2024’s theme is – “Lift Up the Word, Light Up the World,” which is taken from 2 Samuel 22: 29-31. “For you are my lamp, O Lord, and my God lightens my darkness. For by You […]
POSTED: 04/29/24 at 3:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff Bockey Road/Becker Road at U.S. 224 on the north side of the intersection is scheduled to close today for approximately five days for a culvert replacement.
POSTED: 04/29/24 at 3:36 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert’s Conner Campbell (11) spent some of Saturday catching passes in the Ohio High School Football Coaches Association North-South Classic, an annual all-star game played in Massillon. Campbell was a member of the Division IV-VII South squad, which lost 21-7. The North team was coached by Columbus Grove’s Andy Shaefer. Campbell will suit up […]
POSTED: 04/29/24 at 3:36 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent sports Softball Liberty-Benton 3 Lincolnview 2 FINDLAY — No. 8 Lincolnview lost for just the second time this season, falling 3-2 to Liberty-Benton on Saturday. The game was scoreless entering the bottom of the sixth inning, but the Eagles (14-3) changed that by plating all three of their runs, two on RBI singles […]
POSTED: 04/29/24 at 3:35 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DELPHOS — Adam Robert Clark, 37, of Delphos, passed away Friday evening, April 26, 2024. He was born April 16, 1987, in Lima to David R. and Cheryl L. (McNamee) Clark, who both survive in Delphos. He married Cassondra D. (Davis) Clark on October 11, 2014, who survives in Delphos. Also surviving are his children, […]
POSTED: 04/27/24 at 3:36 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Friday April 26, 2024 7:36 a.m. – Dispatched Middle Point EMS to a location on Lincoln Highway in Ridge Township for a subject with chest pain. 8:00 a.m. – Dog Warden responded to a location on Woodland Avenue in the City of Van Wert to investigate a complaint of animal abuse. 10:15 a.m. – Dispatched […]
POSTED: 04/27/24 at 1:15 pm. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office is in mourning after the death of Chief Deputy Adam Clark. His death was announced in a Facebook post made by Sheriff Tom Riggenbach early Saturday afternoon. Clark had served the Sheriff’s Office honorably for over 17 years. “We will miss Adam dearly,” Riggenbach said in the post. “Please […]
POSTED: 04/27/24 at 1:03 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The latest figures from the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services show Van Wert County came in just under the state’s overall unemployment rate in March. Van Wert County’s jobless rate was 3.7 percent last month, while the Ohio average increased from 3.7 to 3.8 percent. Van Wert County’s jobless rate […]
POSTED: 04/26/24 at 9:16 pm. FILED UNDER: News