VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Governor Mike DeWine and the Ohio Emergency Management Agency are issuing an urgent safety alert regarding the dangerously hot weather conditions impacting the state this week. According to the National Weather Service, temperatures will reach the mid-90s but humidity will cause the temperature to feel like it is well […]
POSTED: 06/29/26 at 8:46 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The United Way of Van Wert County Board of Trustees approved allocations for 2026-27. Funding was awarded to 34 programs offered by 31 agencies locally that help to provide social services throughout the county. The process includes an extensive review of program results while also looking at the most pressing needs of the […]
POSTED: 06/29/26 at 8:44 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff CONVOY — On Saturday, July 11, Convoy Fire & EMS will host a pancake and sausage breakfast from 7-9 a.m. at the Edgewood Park Community Building on Ohio 49, on the north edge of Convoy. It’s a free will donation and proceeds will go toward purchasing new fire and EMS equipment. Anyone […]
POSTED: 06/29/26 at 8:43 pm. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent staff/submitted information With the Independence Day holiday just days away, average gasoline prices in Ohio largely remain unchanged in the last week, averaging $3.80 per gallon on Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 5,345 stations in Ohio. Prices in Ohio are 59.8 cents per gallon lower than a month ago and stand 83.4 cents […]
POSTED: 06/29/26 at 8:43 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Sunday, June 28, 2026 12:03 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Willshire Ohio City Road in Liberty Township for a report of reckless driving. 12:07 a.m. – Deputies responded to a location on West Main Street in the City of Van Wert to assist a motorist. 12:46 a.m. – Deputies responded to a […]
POSTED: 06/29/26 at 8:42 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Saturday, June 27, 2026 2:30 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Knittle Road in Ridge Township for a report of an injured deer. 4:04 a.m. – Dispatched Convoy EMS to a residence on Franklin Street in the Village of Convoy for a subject with chest pain. 7:42 a.m. – Deputies responded to an […]
POSTED: 06/29/26 at 8:41 am. FILED UNDER: Law Enforcement
Friday, June 26, 2026 12:33 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Sponseller Street in the Village of Convoy for a noise disturbance. 3:19 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Dull Robinson Road in Pleasant Township for a report of hearing a loud boom and the power being out. 11:02 a.m. – […]
POSTED: 06/29/26 at 8:40 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 between June 22-26, 2026. Estate of Andrew W. Miller to Melissa A. Miller, Melissa Miller – a portion of Section 21 in Pleasant Township. Thaison E. Leaser, Danae E. Westgerdes, Danae N. Leaser […]
POSTED: 06/29/26 at 8:00 am. FILED UNDER: Real Estate Transfers
VW independent staff/submitted information CRANE TOWNSHIP — A weekend farming accident in northern Paulding County claimed an Antwerp-area man. Keith E. Derck, 59, was described as a well-known farmer in Carryall Township, just outside of Antwerp. He died late Sunday afternoon. According to a press release from Paulding County Sheriff Jason K. Landers, the Sheriff’s […]
POSTED: 06/29/26 at 5:49 am. FILED UNDER: News
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor If you have plans for Jack Snyder for the final weekend of June, don’t expect him to be there – he’s been busy that weekend for nearly 50 years, and that was the case again this past weekend. Snyder and other members of the Van Wert Amateur Radio Club took part in […]
POSTED: 06/28/26 at 9:00 pm. FILED UNDER: News