VW independent staff All Van Wert County Offices, along with the Van Wert Municipal Building and Van Wert Municipal Court will be closed on Wednesday, June 19, in observance of Juneteenth, a federal holiday.
POSTED: 06/13/24 at 3:44 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information CHP Home Care & Hospice has established an endowment fund with the Van Wert County Foundation in memory of its former Vice President of Finance, Fawn Burley, who passed in March. Named the Fawn Burley CHP Hospice Patient Care Fund, the endowment will be used to benefit hospice patients in Van Wert County […]
POSTED: 06/13/24 at 3:44 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS – New data shows Van Wert County has just over $3 million in unclaimed funds that are currently being held by the Ohio Department of Commerce’s Division of Unclaimed Funds, a figure that puts the county 73rd out of the state’s 88 counties. Unclaimed funds are lost or forgotten money that […]
POSTED: 06/13/24 at 3:43 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information North Union Church is again hosting its annual U.S. 127 Yard Sale venue at 4486 U.S. 127, just north of Van Wert. The US 127 Yard Sale is known as the “World’s Longest Yard Sale” and North Union is directly on the route. This year’s event will be from July 31-August […]
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Submitted information PAULDING — The next Western Buckeye Educational Service Center board meeting is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 26, in the ESC conference room, 835 N Williams St, Paulding.
POSTED: 06/13/24 at 3:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor A total of 15 criminal hearings were held in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court between Monday and Wednesday of this week. Judge Martin Burchfield presided over each of the hearings. Seven of the hearings were arraignments and at each one, the defendant entered a plea of not guilty. Michael Flickinger, 58, […]
POSTED: 06/12/24 at 3:14 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent sports/submitted information COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association Board of Directors has approved 14 requests from 11 schools to move up to Division I in specific fall and winter sports for the 2024-25 school year. The list does not include Richmond Heights, the three time defending state champion in boys basketball. No […]
POSTED: 06/12/24 at 10:23 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Tuesday June 11, 2024 6:55 a.m. – Dog Warden spoke with a resident from Bergner Road in Pleasant Township for a complaint for a loose dog. 8:03 a.m. – Deputies along with Delphos Fire and EMS responded to an area of U.S. 30 in Washington Township for a report of a motor vehicle crash. The […]
POSTED: 06/12/24 at 7:35 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor While the possibility of lifting a ban on medical marijuana facilities dominated Monday’s Van Wert City Council meeting, several other pieces of legislation were addressed during the 96-minute session. After hearing an update from Van Wert Area Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Brent Stevens, council voted 6-0 to extend a tax abatement […]
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LIMA – The Ohio Department of Transportation District 1, is seeking public comments regarding the following proposed projects, including four in Van Wert County. ALLEN COUNTY County Road 185 bridge maintenance over Interstate 75 (PID: 109907) ODOT is proposing to perform bridge maintenance on the County Road 185 (Hillville Road) bridge over Interstate Route 75 […]
POSTED: 06/12/24 at 3:40 am. FILED UNDER: News