The April 8 Solar Eclipse Party hosted by St. Mark’s Lutheran Church and Collin’s Fine Foods collected $2,368 to be equally divided between Haven of Hope and House of Transition shelters. Attendees came from near and as far away as Idaho to experience the total eclipse. St. Mark’s and Collin’s donated all the picnic food, […]
POSTED: 06/27/24 at 10:09 am. FILED UNDER: Church
Wednesday, June 26, 2024 4:10 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Carmean Street in the Village of Ohio City for a report of a suspicious person at an abandoned property. 5:55 a.m. – Deputies along with Middle Point Fire and EMS responded to a report of a motor vehicle crash on U.S. 30 […]
POSTED: 06/27/24 at 8:51 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Addressing the vaping epidemic and tardiness and absences – those are two areas Van Wert High School Principal Chuck Rollins wants to focus on as he enters his second year at the helm. During Wednesday’s meeting of the Van Wert City Schools Board of Education, Rollins, who spent 28 years in the […]
POSTED: 06/27/24 at 3:45 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor A wide-ranging number of topics and agenda items were covered during Wednesday’s meeting of the Van Wert City Schools Board of Education. The board approved a 15-year, 100 percent enterprise zone agreement, also referred to as a tax abatement, with Alliance Automation. Alliance plans to build a 70,000 square foot addition to […]
POSTED: 06/27/24 at 3:44 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor A man accused of vandalizing the Brumback Library last fall was one of seven people sentenced in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court this week. Judge Martin Burchfield presided over each of the hearings and seven others. Todd Bruseau, 48, of Van Wert was sentenced to 180 days in jail for vandalism, […]
POSTED: 06/27/24 at 3:43 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff Van Wert County offices will be closed in observance of Independence Day, Thursday, July 4 and Friday, July 5.
POSTED: 06/27/24 at 3:43 am. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Lodge No. 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks recently participated in the Eagle Scout Court of Honor for Wesley Vaughn, who is a member of Boy Scout Troop 31, sponsored by the First United Methodist Church in Van Wert. Vaughn was presented an American flag and an Eagle Scout Certificate from the […]
POSTED: 06/27/24 at 3:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information While Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start to summer, the July 4 holiday kicks off the family travel season, with a record number of travelers as parents are unencumbered by school schedules and related obligations. AAA recently announced that nearly 71 million people will be traveling for the holiday weekend. AAA looked at the […]
POSTED: 06/27/24 at 3:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information ELIDA — Area LifeWise Academies are joining together to hold a 5K race fundraiser at 9 a.m. Labor Day Monday, September 2. The course will start and end at the Sunnydale House next to Elida Elementary School and wind through the village of Elida. Volunteers are welcome to line the streets along the […]
POSTED: 06/27/24 at 3:41 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Nancy Ann Shaffer, 65, of Spencerville, passed away peacefully in her sleep early Saturday, June 22, 2024, in her home. Nancy was born on June 5, 1959, in Lima, to Donald John and Beatrice Elizabeth (Lindeman) Kaverman. Nancy graduated from Delphos St. John’s High School in 1977. She attended florist school at Hixon’s School of […]
POSTED: 06/26/24 at 9:15 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries