Submitted information DELPHOS — The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, in partnership with the Delphos Police Department, will team up tonight (Friday), in Delphos, to remove impaired drivers from roadways in Van Wert County. As part of the effort, the Ohio State Highway Patrol in conjunction with the Delphos Police Departmentwill conduct an OVI checkpoint from 6-10 p.m. on Ohio 66 (W. Fifth Street), in the […]
POSTED: 06/14/24 at 4:09 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The Van Wert Police Department is making full use of its newest equipment – body cameras and dashboard cams. Officers and the department’s cruisers were outfitted with the new equipment during the spring and both the body and dashboard cams have been in use since early-to-mid April. A grant of $84,468 from […]
POSTED: 06/14/24 at 3:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information The Marsh Foundation has benefited from the expertise, compassion and inspiration of Kim Mullins for the past 29 years. On June 30, she will officially retire from her position as the Marsh Foundation’s Executive Director of Child & Family Services. Mullins has led the Child & Family Services division at The […]
POSTED: 06/14/24 at 3:38 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — The Ohio Traffic Safety Office is partnering with Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD), The Ohio State University, and The Ohio School Resource Officers Association to implement a new program to educate students and families about the importance of wearing a seat belt and using a booster seat. “Buckle Up […]
POSTED: 06/14/24 at 3:37 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent sports With the 2023-2024 high school sports season complete, here is a list of the Ohio High School Athletic Association team champions from fall, winter and spring sports. The list includes the same school champions in girls and boys lacrosse, plus two different Cincinnati Country Day schools in girls soccer. Fall sports Cross […]
POSTED: 06/14/24 at 3:37 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent staff A night of fun is in store, at Promise Church, 1017 S. Shannon St. in Van Wert will host Trivia Night at 7 p.m. Friday, June 21. Teams of four compete and the cost is $5 per person, with a cash prize for the winning team. A coffee bar and snacks will […]
POSTED: 06/13/24 at 10:15 am. FILED UNDER: Church
Submitted information The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, in partnership with the Delphos Police Department, will team up on Friday to remove impaired drivers from roadways in Van Wert County. As part of the effort, the Ohio State Highway Patrol in conjunction with the Delphos Police Department, will conduct an OVI […]
POSTED: 06/13/24 at 9:29 am. FILED UNDER: News
Norma Jean Stuckey, 76, of rural Van Wert passed away Tuesday morning, June 11, 2024, at Lutheran Hospital of Fort Wayne. She was born on January 31, 1948, in Van Wert the daughter of Paul Luther and Mary Marie (Girod) Replogle, who both preceded her in death. On November 26, 1966, she married Robert E. […]
POSTED: 06/13/24 at 9:22 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Wednesday June 12, 2024 12:20 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Washington Street in the City of Van Wert to assist the Van Wert Police. 12:27 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Tyler Street in the City of Van Wert to assist the Van Wert Police. 4:39 a.m. – Dispatched Ohio […]
POSTED: 06/13/24 at 7:54 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor It’s going to be a while before a pair of overpasses over U.S. 30 in Van Wert County are open to traffic again. Those two overpasses – Stripe Road in Van Wert and Converse Roselm Road in Middle Point – have been closed since early May, after it was discovered than at least […]
POSTED: 06/13/24 at 3:47 am. FILED UNDER: News