John Craig Callow, 67, of Ohio City, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Thursday evening, June 27, 2024, at Lima Memorial Hospital. His death followed a sudden cardiac event and was unexpected. He was born on October 9, 1956 in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to John W. and Marilyn “Dot” […]
POSTED: 06/28/24 at 2:05 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Thursday June 27, 2024 12:53 a.m. – Dispatched Van Wert EMS to a residence on Shawnee Drive in the City of Van Wert for a subject having difficulty breathing. 1:17 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 127 in Union Township to a transient walking through the county. 9:49 a.m. – Deputies responded […]
POSTED: 06/28/24 at 7:55 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
VW independent staff PAULDING — The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal car-pedestrian crash that occurred in Paulding County late Thursday night. A report from the Van Wert patrol post said the accident occurred at approximately 10:35 p.m. on County Road 138, west of County Road 117 in […]
POSTED: 06/28/24 at 5:23 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Final acceptance letters have been mailed to approximately 330 new students for Vantage Career Center’s 2024-2025 school year. That was the word from High School Director Ben Winans during Thursday night’s Vantage school board meeting. He noted the number is about 30 higher than the previous school year. “Our admin team is […]
POSTED: 06/28/24 at 3:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff Van Wert American Legion Post 178’s Independence Day parade will begin at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 4. The parade will start at the intersection of N. Tyler St. at E. Main St. and will go to the 100 block of N. Shannon St. The staging area will be the parking lot of Northwest […]
POSTED: 06/28/24 at 3:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — The Ohio House of Representatives passed Substitute House Bill 2 on Thursday, approving the state’s two-year construction budget for capital projects across Ohio. State Presentative Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) said the capital budget will make historic investments in local community projects. Klopfenstein has secured $9 million to fund capital investments […]
POSTED: 06/28/24 at 3:41 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information PAULDING — The Paulding County Trails Committee, in partnership with the Paulding County Commissioners, has announced a significant development in community enhancement – the allocation of $730,000 for recreational trail development. This transformative project aims to redefine mobility, recreation, wellness, and accessibility for residents across Paulding County. “These funds provide funding […]
POSTED: 06/28/24 at 3:41 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff The Ohio Department of Transportattion District 1 Office has announced that the right lane of U.S. 30 between Marsh Road and Dutch John Road will close daily beginning Monday, July 1, for several days to repair slope erosion.
POSTED: 06/28/24 at 3:40 am. FILED UNDER: News
Editor’s note: The Friday Flashback feature is back on the Sports page of the VW independent until the end of August. Each Friday, the VW independent will turn back the hands of time by featuring a sports story dating back 10 years or longer. This installment goes back to December, 2012 and a non-conference basketball […]
POSTED: 06/28/24 at 3:39 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
VW independent staff/submitted information ANTWERP — A suspect in an apparent out-of-state road rage incident was arrested in northern Paulding County late Thursday afternoon. According to Paulding County Sheriff Jason K. Landers, officials with the Allen County, Indiana Sheriff’s Department and Indiana State Police stopped a commercial vehicle on U.S. 24 just east of the […]
POSTED: 06/27/24 at 7:22 pm. FILED UNDER: News