VW independent staff Three men will be soon sworn in as new full-time Van Wert police officers. All three – Justin Hammond, Marino Moreno and Calvin Fackler – will be sworn in at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Van Wert Municipal Building. The three are recent graduates of the Vantage Career Center Police Academy and […]
POSTED: 06/14/24 at 9:02 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information COLUMBUS — In recognition of World Elder Abuse Awareness Day on Saturday, June 15, the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Securities urges all Ohioans to be aware of the potential dangers facing our older neighbors, friends and loved ones through various scams, frauds and other forms of financial exploitation. According to the FBI’s 2023 […]
POSTED: 06/14/24 at 9:02 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office will soon join the Van Wert Police Department and the Ohio State Highway Patrol in using body cameras. Sheriff Tom Riggenbach said Friday that his office has ordered and received body cameras. “We are working to get our training set up with the company, then training […]
POSTED: 06/14/24 at 9:01 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS – Governor Mike DeWine issued the following reprieves of execution: Lawrence Landrum, who was scheduled to be executed on October 15, 2024. The new date of execution has been moved to October 13, 2027. Warren K. Henness, who was scheduled to be executed on December 17, 2024. The new date […]
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Submitted information OAKWOOD — Ernst & Young LLP (EY US) recently announced that Jim Cooper and Gary Cooper of Cooper Farms were named finalists for the Entrepreneur Of The Year® 2024 Michigan and Northwest Ohio Award. Now in its 38th year, Entrepreneur Of The Year is the preeminent competitive business award for audacious leaders who disrupt markets, revolutionize sectors and have […]
POSTED: 06/14/24 at 9:00 pm. FILED UNDER: Business
VW independent staff/submitted information The John George Schumm family will celebrate 100 years of Schumm reunions on August 4. As part of the celebration, the massive genealogy book will be updated, with updated printed copies available at the reunion along with flash drive versions. To be as up-to-date as possible, send family updates if it […]
POSTED: 06/14/24 at 9:00 pm. FILED UNDER: Lifestyles
Jerald D. “Jerry” Freewalt of Columbus, dedicated his life to promoting human life, anti-poverty, global solidarity, and environmental causes in the Catholic Diocese of Columbus’ Office for Social Concerns, first as a program coordinator, then as Associate Director and lastly as Director. Jerry strove to be a good citizen and live out the Corporal Works […]
POSTED: 06/14/24 at 3:58 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Monica (Lewis) Kruse, age 93, passed into God’s benevolent arms on Thursday, June 12, 2024. In her uniquely enigmatic way, Monica gifted her children, family, and friends with a loving and abiding farewell. As a young woman, Monica met and married Russell Lowell Kruse, whom she had met while roller skating at the YWCA. After […]
POSTED: 06/14/24 at 3:48 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Carmen E. Houser, 81, of Russells Point, passed away Monday, June 10, 2024 under hospice care at St. Rita’s hospital, Lima. She was born October 22, 1942, in Van Wert, the daughter of Eldon (Sam) Snyder and Elizabeth (Betty) Wermer Snyder. She was a 1960 graduate of Indian Lake Local School District, Washington High School, […]
POSTED: 06/14/24 at 12:04 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Thursday June 13, 2024 1:53 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Crawford Street in the City of Van Wert to assist the Van Wert Police. 5:51 a.m. – Deputies responded to a location on Ervin Road in the City of Van Wert to assist a motorist locked out of their vehicle. 9:42 a.m. […]
POSTED: 06/14/24 at 7:29 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement