VW independent staff/submitted information GasBuddy has released its 2026 Fuel Price Outlook and the forecast calls for the yearly national average price of gasoline to fall back below $3 per gallon for the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic. The yearly U.S. average is projected to be $2.97 per gallon, down 13 cents from 2025’s […]
POSTED: 01/06/26 at 9:45 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff Citywide Christmas tree pickup is underway in Van Wert and the street department will continue it through Friday, January 16. Christmas trees should be placed by the curb and should be clear of all ornaments, lights, tinsel etc. and not in any type of bags. The pickup is for live Christmas trees […]
POSTED: 01/06/26 at 9:43 pm. FILED UNDER: News
2025 was a busy year for the Van Wert Police Department. According to statistics released by the PD, officers handled 14,232 calls for service. That figure includes 1,621 fire/EMS calls, 1,549 traffic stops, 444 alarms, 408 disturbances, 370 vehicle accidents, 170 disorderly conduct calls, and 35 OVI citations. VW independent file photo
POSTED: 01/06/26 at 9:42 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Governor Mike DeWine has reaffirmed that Ohio has strong safeguards in place to prevent fraud and misuse of taxpayer dollars in the state’s publicly funded childcare system and emphasized the importance of the public in reporting suspected fraud. “Ohio takes allegations of fraud in our child care system […]
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VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Provisional figures released by the Ohio State Highway Patrol show nine people died in nine fatal crashes on Ohio’s roadways during the 2025-2026 New Year’s holiday. Four of the fatailities occurred in northwest Ohio, but none were in the immediate area. The five-day reporting period began at midnight on […]
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Van Wert Police Sunday, December 28 – a welfare check was conducted in the 600 block of N. Jefferson St. Sunday, December 28 – a report of criminal trespassing was taken in the 400 block of S. Walnut St. Sunday, December 28 – arrested Gavin McMichael on an outstanding warrant in the 200 block of […]
POSTED: 01/06/26 at 9:43 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Monday, January 5, 2026 6:50 a.m. – Dispatched Delphos EMS to a residence on West South Street in the Village of Middle Point for a subject with flu symptoms. 10:35 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Glenmore Road in Harrison Township for a report of a stray dog on the property. 12:38 p.m. […]
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Sunday, January 4, 2026 12:48 a.m. – Deputies responded to a commercial alarm on Middle Point Road in Ridge Township. 4:16 a.m. – Dispatched Convoy EMS to a residence on Tully Harrison Road in Tully Township for a subject with no feeling in their legs. 6:31 a.m. – Dispatched Convoy EMS to a residence on […]
POSTED: 01/06/26 at 9:38 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Saturday, January 3, 2026 12:01 a.m. – Dispatched Wren Fire, Willshire Fire, Convoy Fire, Ohio City Fire, Decatur Fire, and Preble Fire from Adams County, Indiana, to a report of a residential structure fire on Ohio 49 in Willshire Township. Deputies and CERT were also on scene. 7:11 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area […]
POSTED: 01/06/26 at 9:33 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Editor’s note: this year the Brumback Library will be celebrating 125 years of service to the community. Each month, library officials will tell the story of The Brumback Library, chapter by chapter. It starts with the story with the man who began it all, John Sanford Brumback. This chapter is told by his great-great-grandson, D.L. […]
POSTED: 01/05/26 at 9:45 pm. FILED UNDER: News