VW independent staff This year’s 127 Yard Sale – billed as the “World’s Largest Yard Sale” will take place August 1-4. It stretches 690 miles and starts five miles north of Addison, Michigan and ending at Gadsden, Alabama. It runs directly through Van Wert County. The annual Lincoln Highway Buy-Way Sale will be held August […]
POSTED: 07/12/24 at 3:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information MIDDLE POINT — The Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Association will host “Ladies Day at the Range” on Saturday, July 20, at 9093 Ringwald Road, Middle Point. It will begin at 9 a.m. and end at 12 p.m. It’s for ladies looking for a chance for instruction in the use of firearms. […]
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This pickup truck hauling a trailer with a tractor on it was hit by a semi-truck at the U.S. 127/U.S. 224 roundabout late Thursday morning. The pickup and the trailer sustained heavy damage, while the tractor appeared to have sustained notable damage as well. Van Wert EMTs were called to the scene but their services […]
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VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — The Ohio Traffic Safety Office, a division of The Ohio Department of Public Safety, has announced new educational resources are now available for diverse communities in Ohio to help English Language Learners become licensed drivers. The curriculum and train-the-trainer program is intended to help non-English speakers learn safe driving […]
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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 February of 2011 and a non-conference […]
POSTED: 07/12/24 at 3:40 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
A celebration of life for Dora Mae Hoffman, 84, of Ohio City, who passed away on June 10, will be held from 3-7 p.m. on Saturday, July 13, at the Wassenberg Art Center, Van Wert.
POSTED: 07/11/24 at 6:24 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Wednesday July 10, 2024 3:14 a.m. – Dispatched Van Wert EMS to a residence on Parkview Drive in the City of Van Wert for a subject feeling ill. 6:32 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Main Street in the Village of Convoy to assist a motorist locked out of their vehicle. 6:54 a.m. […]
POSTED: 07/11/24 at 8:19 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor If you live in Van Wert County, no doubt you saw or heard fireworks at some point last week. Van Wert’s annual July 4 fireworks show at Van Wert High School went on as planned last Thursday, but there were plenty of other displays in the city and beyond in the days […]
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These two cars were damaged during Wednesday evening accident at the intersection of U.S. 127 and Convoy Road. The Scott Fire Department and two EMS units were dispatched to the scene at approximately 8 p.m. One person was transported to OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital. The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Department was on the scene investigating […]
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VW independent staff Van Wert County Common Pleas Court Judge Martin Burchfield presided over nine criminal hearings Wednesday morning. Community control violations Lance Thompson, 42, of Van Wert, denied violating his community control by having a controlled substance and not reporting to probation on a charge of aggravated possession of drugs, a fifth degree felony. […]
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