VW independent/submitted information As part of Sexual Assault Awareness Month, the YWCA of Van Wert County is inviting individuals, businesses, and organizations to take part in International Denim Day on Wednesday, April 30. This global movement brings awareness to sexual assault and serves as a powerful show of solidarity with survivors. Denim Day began in 1992 in Italy […]
POSTED: 04/17/25 at 9:53 pm. FILED UNDER: News
The Van Wert County Board of Commissioners proclaimed April as “National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week in honor of the more than 100,000 public safety telecommunicators working in emergency communications centers across the United States — and especially those who work in Van Wert County. Telecommunicators (dispatchers) work in the background, often alone, hardly ever seen. […]
POSTED: 04/17/25 at 9:53 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Thomas A. Wise passed away peacefully early Tuesday morning, April 15, 2025, at the age of 93. Born to Moses F. and Goldia (Strait) Wise on February 11, 1932, in Van Wert, Tom dedicated over 40 years to his craft as a building contractor, following in the footsteps of a long line of builders. His […]
POSTED: 04/17/25 at 12:51 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Wednesday April 16, 2025 5:14 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 127 in Liberty Township for a report of reckless driving. 9 a.m. – Deputies served a warrant issued by Van Wert Common Pleas Court for a bond violation. Brittney D. Barajas, 29, of Tully Township, was transported from the Paulding County […]
POSTED: 04/17/25 at 9:33 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
DAVE MOSIER/for the VW independent A Van Wert man accused of killing his stepfather has entered a guilty plea to a reduced charge during hearings held Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Larry Andrus Jr., 49, changed his plea to guilty to one count of involuntary manslaughter, a felony of the first degree, […]
POSTED: 04/16/25 at 10:37 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information PAULDING — Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative (PPEC) is officially launching the construction phase of its high-speed, reliable fiber internet project, a transformative step toward bridging the digital divide for members and businesses across northwest Ohio and northeast Indiana. By this fall, the first customer should have fiber Internet service. Mainline fiber construction began in […]
POSTED: 04/16/25 at 10:36 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The Crestview Junior-Senior Prom, sponsored by the Class of 2026, will be held from 7:30-10:30 p.m. Saturday, April 26, in the Ray Etzler Gymnasium. This year’s theme is “At Last, I See the Light.” A community open house will be held from 6-7 p.m. and promenade will be immediately following in the high […]
POSTED: 04/16/25 at 10:36 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Central Insurance retirees and guests held their March meeting on the 26th at Pizza Hut in Van Wert. There was abundant discussion before, during and after lunch. Those in attendance included (seated, from the left): Dan Cramer, Grace Haselman, Dorothy Helmke, Paula Giessler-Scott, Sharon Baer, Teri Ulrey, Rhonda Altman. (standing) Val Sluterbeck, Phil Steinen, Nancy […]
POSTED: 04/16/25 at 9:32 am. FILED UNDER: Lifestyles
Tuesday April 15, 2025 4:09 a.m. – Dispatched Van Wert EMS to a residence on Jennings Road in the City of Van Wert for a subject with abdominal pain. 12:40 p.m. – Deputies served a warrant issued by Van Wert County Common Pleas Court for a fifth-degree felony breaking and entering charge. Scotty Loyd Saylor, 42, […]
POSTED: 04/16/25 at 9:22 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Grant R. Goodwin, 65, of Van Wert, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Monday evening, April 14, 2025, at the Ohio State University-Wexler Medical Center in Columbus. He was born November 19, 1959, in Van Wert, to Richard Frederick Goodwin and Carol Mary Louise (Unterbrink) Gribler, who both preceded him in death. […]
POSTED: 04/16/25 at 9:16 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries