POSTED: 04/14/25 at 11:34 pm. FILED UNDER: Lifestyles
VW independent/submitted information Kingdom Connection Academy, located at Trinity Friends Church, 605 N. Franklin Street in Van Wert, will be hosting the following parent information meetings and school tours open to the community: Thursday, April 24, 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Monday, April 28, 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Tuesday, April 29, 6:30-7:30 p.m.; Thursday, May 8, 6:30-7:30 p.m.; and Tuesday, May […]
POSTED: 04/14/25 at 11:32 pm. FILED UNDER: Church
DAVE MOSIER/for the Van Wert independent Van Wert City Council didn’t hesitate to come up with some cash when the Van Wert County Regional Airport Authority recently discovered a shortfall in its runway extension project. Former councilman Andrew Davis, a member of the Airport Authority, came to City Council on Monday to talk about an […]
POSTED: 04/14/25 at 11:29 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information NAPOLEON — State Representative James M. “Jim” Hoops declared his candidacy in the upcoming 2026 election for Ohio’s First District Senate seat, which consists of the northwest Ohio counties of Defiance, Fulton, Hancock, Hardin, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert, Williams, and northern portion of Logan. Ohio’s First District Senate seat is currently held […]
POSTED: 04/14/25 at 11:29 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert Civic Theatre invites audiences to brace themselves for an evening of uproarious mishaps and theatrical mayhem with its upcoming production of The Play That Goes Wrong, which opens May 1. This award-winning comedy follows members of the Cornley University Drama Society as they attempt to stage a classic 1920s murder […]
POSTED: 04/14/25 at 11:28 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Average gasoline prices in Ohio have fallen 16.4 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.96 per gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 5,345 stations in Ohio. Prices in Ohio are 4.7 cents per gallon higher than a month ago and stand 43.8 cents per gallon lower than a […]
POSTED: 04/14/25 at 11:27 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Shelly C. Steele, 67, of Van Wert, died at 6:13 p.m. Saturday, April 12, 2025, at Divine Rehabilitation and Nursing at Shane Hill in Rockford. She was born February 4, 1958, in Van Wert, to Dale F. Steele and R. Evelyn (English) Steele. Shelly retired from Convoy Care Center as a nurse and social worker. […]
POSTED: 04/14/25 at 8:02 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Marvelene Hughes passed into the Arms of her Savior at 3:42 a.m. on Thursday, April 10, 2025. “Marvie” was born June 1, 1931, to Clifford and Lata Marshall in rural Van Wert County. During her youth, she contributed by helping her parents run the family farm. She was very active in 4-H, church and school activities. […]
POSTED: 04/14/25 at 7:56 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Van Wert Police Sunday, April 6, 6:24 a.m. – Julie Survilla was arrested on a warrant issued in Van Wert Municipal Court. Sunday, April 6, 7:30 p.m. – An unruly juvenile was reported in the 300 block of South Race Street. Sunday, April 6, 8:33 p.m. – A miscellaneous drug offense was reported in the […]
POSTED: 04/14/25 at 11:16 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Saturday, April 12, 2025 12:56 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. Route 30 in Union Township for a report of suspicious activity. 3:54 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Glenmore Road in Liberty Township to contact a resident for the Van Wert City Police. 7:20 a.m. – Deputies responded to […]
POSTED: 04/14/25 at 10:41 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement