Tuesday December 24, 2024 1:45 a.m. – Dispatched Middle Point EMS to a residence on West Wood Street in the Village of Middle Point for a subject with chest pain. 3:18 a.m. – Dispatched Ohio City EMS to a residence on Burris Road in Liberty Township for a subject not feeling well. 11:16 a.m. – […]
POSTED: 12/26/24 at 9:30 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Editor’s note: As the end of 2024 draws near, the Van Wert independent is publishing what it judges to be the Top 10 stories of the year. Articles featuring two stories each will be published daily, with the top two stories published on Tuesday, December 31. Today’s article features the No. 10 and No. 9 […]
POSTED: 12/25/24 at 10:19 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Van Wert County unemployment rates increased by nearly two percent between October and November – going from 2.8 percent in October to 4.6 percent last month – according to figures supplied by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services on Tuesday. November’s rate was double that of November, 2023. According to […]
POSTED: 12/25/24 at 10:19 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Ohio’s minimum wage is scheduled to increase next Wednesday, January 1, 2025, to $10.70 per hour for non-tipped employees and $5.35 per hour for tipped employees. The new minimum wage will apply to employees of businesses with annual gross receipts of more than $394,000 per year. The current minimum wage is […]
POSTED: 12/25/24 at 10:19 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Monday December 23, 2024 2:25 a.m. – Dispatched Convoy EMS to a residence on State Route 49 in Harrison Township for a subject with back pain. 3:03 a.m. – Deputies responded to a motor vehicle crash involving a deer on U.S. 30 in Pleasant Township, no injuries were reported. 8:25 a.m. – Deputies responded to […]
POSTED: 12/24/24 at 8:09 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Steps have been taken to make the intersection of S. Washington St. (U.S. 127) and Crawford St. safer for students who need to cross for school. During Monday night’s meeting of Van Wert City Council, Safety-Service Director Jay Fleming informed council members that the city has lowered the speed limit along a […]
POSTED: 12/23/24 at 10:39 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Monday night’s meeting of Van Wert Council was the final one of 2024 and it wrapped up year one for Council President Thad Eikenbary. Eikenbary successfully ran for the seat in the November, 2023 election and replaced former Council President Jerry Mazur, who chose not to seek re-election. A longtime resident who […]
POSTED: 12/23/24 at 10:37 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Van Wert Elks Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks have again this year adopted children from the Angel Tree Project to help make their Christmas a little brighter. Tags are placed on the lodge Angel Tree which contains the items needed for the kids. The members of the Lodge take the tags from […]
POSTED: 12/23/24 at 10:37 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff With 2024 coming to an end, the Van Wert independent will publish a series of articles on what it deems the top 10 news stories of the year. The series will run Thursday, Friday and Saturday, December 26-28, and Monday and Tuesday, December 30-31, with the top two local news stories published on […]
POSTED: 12/23/24 at 10:36 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information U.S 127 (N. Washington St.) northbound at Bonnewitz Ave. in Van Wert is scheduled to close for approximately seven days, starting Monday, January 13, for the Bonnewitz Ave. extension project. According to the ODOT District 1 Office, the project includes the construction of new roads including traffic signal modifications, storm sewer, […]
POSTED: 12/23/24 at 10:36 pm. FILED UNDER: News