Submitted information COLUMBUS — The U.S. Department of Agriculture is encouraging dairy producers to enroll in Dairy Margin Coverage (DMC), an important safety net program that helps offset milk and feed price differences. This year’s DMC signup began January 29 and the deadline to enroll is March 31. “We encourage producers to join the 368 […]
POSTED: 03/20/25 at 9:03 am. FILED UNDER: Farm
Wednesday March 19, 2025 9:22 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Woodland Avenue in the City of Van Wert to assist a motorist locked out of their vehicle. 9:42 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Liberty Street in the City of Van Wert for a report of two loose dogs. 1:41 […]
POSTED: 03/20/25 at 7:11 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
VW independent staff One juvenile was detained in connection with thefts from vehicles and Van Wert Police Chief Doug Weigle said he believes others were involved. Weigle said the police department has received reports of thefts from cars the past two nights. Tuesday night, the location of the thefts was the Woodland Ave./Leeson Ave. area. […]
POSTED: 03/20/25 at 6:30 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor A Van Wert man accused of firing a gun out of his car in a residential neighborhood earlier this month was one of six people arraigned in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court this week. Judge Martin D. Burchfield presided over each of the arraignments and various other criminal hearings. Yusef Abdulrahman, […]
POSTED: 03/19/25 at 8:57 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Van Wert County Humane Society is partnering with Four Directions Vet to host a Trap-Neuter-Release (TNR) event on Tuesday, March 25 to help manage the local feral cat population. The event will take place at Trisha’s Ruff Grooming, with no registration required. Community members are encouraged to bring feral cats in a […]
POSTED: 03/19/25 at 8:57 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — State Representatives Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) and Elgin Rogers, Jr. (D-Toledo) recently introduced legislation to provide additional protections for Ohioans who volunteer to work the polls on any registration or election day. The bill will prohibit employers from taking disciplinary action against an employee for attending training or serving as […]
POSTED: 03/19/25 at 8:57 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Health (ODH) Director Bruce Vanderhoff have detailed plans for a new pilot program aiming to improve the dental health of school-age children in areas of need across Ohio. Paulding County is among the nine pilot counties. Governor DeWine first announced the Ohio […]
POSTED: 03/19/25 at 8:56 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information CONVOY — The Village of Convoy Historical Society will host a quilt show from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday, May 16, and Saturday 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. May 17, at the Convoy Opera House & Annex. A fiber arts display and market will be held in the Convoy Fox Hunter on […]
POSTED: 03/19/25 at 8:55 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Marion Dewey Rickard passed away of natural causes on Wednesday, March 19, 2025. After 34 years, he retired from the Ford Engine Plant in Lima. He was preceded in death by his father, Dewey Rickard; his mother, Alma Rickard, and his sister, Evelyn Rickard. He is survived by his wife, Barbara Rickard of Convoy, and […]
POSTED: 03/19/25 at 1:43 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Tuesday March 18, 2025 12:53 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 127 in Liberty Township for a report of reckless driving. 1:08 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of North Washington Street in the City of Van Wert for a report of reckless driving. 1:27 a.m. – Dispatched Convoy EMS to […]
POSTED: 03/19/25 at 12:15 pm. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement