By Gary Richards After recently participating in a major online discussion with hundreds of other people across the USA about the pros and cons of tipping for services in this country and how it has grown out of control, out of proportion, is being abused by many businesses and people working in the service industry […]
POSTED: 04/02/25 at 10:14 pm. FILED UNDER: Opinions
Submitted information With the threat of severe weather this evening, the Van Wert County Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management reminds everyone that now is the time to start preparing and reviewing emergency procedures. Director Rick McCoy advises that the Storm Prediction Center & National Weather Service has indicated there is a substantial risk […]
POSTED: 04/02/25 at 12:53 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Tuesday April 1, 2025 2:09 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Lincoln Highway in Pleasant Township for a complaint of suspicious activity. 2:51 a.m. – Dispatched Convoy EMS to a residence on Wallace Road in Tully Township who was not feeling well. 4:18 a.m. – Deputies along with Convoy Fire to an area […]
POSTED: 04/02/25 at 8:03 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Once again, one of Van Wert County’s neighbors has the lowest unemployment rate in all of Ohio. According to figures supplied by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services on Tuesday, Mercer County an unemployment rate of 3.9 percent in February, just ahead of Holmes and Union counties (4.0 percent). Another […]
POSTED: 04/01/25 at 8:59 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information Vantage Career Center has announced upcoming plans to conduct a state-mandated safety drill in collaboration with local emergency responders. The drill is scheduled for Wednesday, April 16, but if there’s inclement weather, it will be moved to Thursday, April 17. It will take place from approximately 8:30-10:15 a.m. This drill is […]
POSTED: 04/01/25 at 8:59 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff Work along Leeson Ave. is scheduled to resume today with barricades set to go back up and road closures similar to 2024 in order to complete the project.
POSTED: 04/01/25 at 8:58 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Ohio Senate President Rob McColley and Ohio House District 82 Representative Roy Klopfenstein met with Paulding and Van Wert County superintendents and treasurers last Friday. The meeting was held at the Western Buckeye ESC in Paulding, and the dialogue was focused on the proposed biennial budget and various financial topics relating to education and school funding. […]
POSTED: 04/01/25 at 8:58 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Van Wert LIVE is now accepting applications for local non-profits to use the Fountain Park Rotary concessions stand during the Feel Good Friday Concert Series. This summer there will be six dates available starting with the June 13 concert. In previous years, non-profit groups have sold concessions and drinks during the concert series […]
POSTED: 04/01/25 at 8:58 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — With Tuesday’s release of the “2024 Capital Crimes Report,” Attorney General Dave Yost stressed that little, if anything, has changed in the past year to fix Ohio’s broken and costly capital-punishment system. “The only thing that has changed? The killers got a year older,” Yost said. “There needs to […]
POSTED: 04/01/25 at 8:57 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information A reminder that the close of registration for the May 6 primary/special Election is Monday, April 7. The Van Wert County Board of Elections Office is located at 1362 E. Ervin Rd., Van Wert, and will be open from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. on April 7. Anyone not currently registered in Van […]
POSTED: 04/01/25 at 8:57 pm. FILED UNDER: News