Sunday, November 16, 2025 1:07 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 224 in Jackson Township to assist the Ohio State Highway Patrol. 11:10 a.m. – Dispatched Ohio City EMS to a residence on U.S. 127 in Liberty Township for a subject who was weak. 11:50 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence […]
POSTED: 11/17/25 at 12:55 pm. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Saturday, November 15, 2025 2:10 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 33 in Willshire Township to check an abandoned 911 call. 4:27 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Ohio 637 in Jackson Township for a motor vehicle crash involving a deer. No injuries were reported. 8:26 a.m. – Deputies responded […]
POSTED: 11/17/25 at 10:35 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Friday, November 14, 2025 12:24 a.m. – Deputies responded to a location on North Washington Street in the City of Van Wert to assist the Van Wert Police Department. 1:31 a.m. – Dispatched Van Wert Fire to a commercial fire alarm on U.S. 127 in Hoaglin Township. 5:42 a.m. – Deputies responded to a location […]
POSTED: 11/17/25 at 9:39 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
The following real estate transfer information has been provided by the Van Wert County Recorder’s Office. The transfers listed below took place from November 10-14, 2025. Marline Wilcox, Roderick Wilcox to LTD PG Management LLC – Van Wert inlots, lot 193. Clinton L. Lautzenheiser, Tracey L. Lautzenheiser, Tracey L. Greulach to Julia Thelen, Jordan Daniels […]
POSTED: 11/17/25 at 9:00 am. FILED UNDER: Real Estate Transfers
Donna Louise (Slane) Smith, 91, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, November 16, 2025. She had been a resident of Van Wert Manor since October of 2024. Donna was born on September 23, 1934, in Van Wert County to Lillian (Foley) and Lester Slane, who both preceded her in death. She graduated […]
POSTED: 11/17/25 at 8:20 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Local results from the November 4 general election are now official. As required by law, the Van Wert County Board of Elections met last Thursday to review and certify the results. While there were minor changes in numbers in some races and issues due to absentee ballots and provisional ballots, those changes […]
POSTED: 11/16/25 at 10:03 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services is working to complete the distribution of full November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits by the middle of this week. This comes after guidance provided late last week by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food and Nutrition Service (FNS), directing ODJFS to […]
POSTED: 11/16/25 at 10:01 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Van Wert Elks Lodge No. 1197’s annual memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. Sunday, December 7, in the Lodge Room. The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks mandates that the first Sunday in December of each year be set aside as the day in the Order when Elks pause and pay […]
POSTED: 11/16/25 at 9:59 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff The investigation continues into a Friday single engine plane crash that took the lives of two men. It occurred shortly after 5 p.m. Friday, November 14, near County Road Y and Township Road 14a in Henry County. According to the Bowling Green Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the preliminary investigation […]
POSTED: 11/16/25 at 9:57 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information The Board of Directors of First Federal of Van Wert has announced the promotion of Rhonda Belt to Assistant Vice President-Residential Lending. Belt joined First Federal in June 2009 as a mortgage loan specialist. She has also served as a loan officer and senior lending officer and is currently the bank’s […]
POSTED: 11/16/25 at 9:56 pm. FILED UNDER: Business