Tuesday, November 4, 2025 6:16 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 30 in Washington Township to remove debris from the roadway. 7:01 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Richey Road in Pleasant Township for two stray dogs. 8:09 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Ohio 118 in Liberty […]
POSTED: 11/05/25 at 8:56 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Van Wert City Council will have three new members in 2026. Two of the newcomers will fill at-large seats – Dewaine Johnson, who collected the second highest vote total (924) and Hall Block, who finished third with 812 votes and secured the final open seat. Incumbent At-Large Councilwoman Jana Ringwald garnered the […]
POSTED: 11/04/25 at 9:58 pm. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The only two countywide issues on Tuesday’s ballot in Van Wert County passed by a wide margin. The overwhelming majority of voters who cast ballots approved property tax replacement levies for Van Wert County Council on Aging. A five-year, 0.25 mill levy was approved 3,394-879, while the other, a five-year 0.2 mill […]
POSTED: 11/04/25 at 9:56 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information A reminder that The Marsh Foundation is seeking a qualified and community-minded individual to fill the position of a retiring trustee. The six-year term for this position will begin on February 3, 2026, and conclude on February 2, 2032. Additional six-year terms may be granted at the discretion of the Judges […]
POSTED: 11/04/25 at 9:56 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information Van Wert High School Principal Chuck Rollins has announced that 2025-2026 parent-teacher conferences will be held in the high school/middle school commons area from 4-8 p.m. Monday, November 24; 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday, November 25 (teachers will be on lunch break from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m.), and Monday, […]
POSTED: 11/04/25 at 9:54 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Janet Marie (Walls) Merkle was born on November 20, 1935, in Mercer County, the daughter of the late Ernest Walls and Osie Berenice (Brown) Walls and passed away on Tuesday, November 4, 2025, at the Van Wert County Hospital. Janet married the love of her life, Harold Leon Merkle on January 12, 1958, at the […]
POSTED: 11/04/25 at 8:32 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Monday, November 3, 2025 1:58 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 33 in Willshire Township for a report of a loose horse. 9:31 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of West Clime Street in the City of Delphos to check the welfare of a dog. 9:54 a.m. – Dispatched Middle Point […]
POSTED: 11/04/25 at 8:29 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Van Wert police and firefighters were dispatched to the intersection of S. Washington St. and Crawford St. at 7:10 this morning, after a child was struck by an SUV. According to Police Chief Doug Weigle, the boy, 12, who attends the Van Wert School at the Goedde, was originally at the school but needed go […]
POSTED: 11/04/25 at 8:18 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Today is Election Day throughout Ohio. The polls will be open statewide until 7:30 p.m. Locally, there are just a handful of races on the ballot, but over a dozen issues. Local results will be published on the News page as they become available tonight. Council races Five people are running for […]
POSTED: 11/03/25 at 9:49 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW indepependent staff/submitted information The Lincolnview Local Schools will be honoring Lincolnview community veterans on two upcoming days. On Friday, November 7, Llincolnview will host a school-wide Veterans Day event starting at 10 a.m. in the high school gymnasium. If there is a school weather delay, then the program will start at 1:30 p.m. K-12 […]
POSTED: 11/03/25 at 9:46 pm. FILED UNDER: News