VW independent staff/submitted information MONTREY TOWNSHIP — The Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a late Monday morning crash in Putnam County that left one person dead and ...

Eight defendants appeared for various hearings in Van Wert Municipal Court on Wednesday, March 26. Judge Martin D. Burchfield presided over each of the hearings. Joseph Skiba II, 42, of Lima, entered ...

The Van Wert Fire Department has officially placed a new response vehicle, CAR 2, into service. This upgraded vehicle is a major step forward in helping our department respond more effectively to the ...

A Van Wert man convicted of involuntary slaughter in connection with the death of his stepfather nearly 20 months ago was sentenced this morning in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Larry Andrus Jr.

Students are nominated by their high schools to receive the Student of the Month award. Each Student of the Month receives a monetary donation along with a certificate from the Van Wert Elks Lodge ...

Firefighters from multiple departments were summoned to battle a house fire in the 4500 block of Lare Road, near Mentzer Road in Convoy Wednesday morning. The call came in shortly before 10:30 a.m.

Van Wert City Schools Assistant Superintendent Bob Priest is retiring but if all goes as expected, his retirement will be very short lived. During Wednesday night’s monthly meeting of the Van Wert ...

VW independent staff CONVOY — Due to the potential of storms passing through, Saturday’s Convoy Community Days Market on Tully St. (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.) has been moved from Tully St. to the Convoy Opera ...

INDIANAPOLIS — A Convoy volunteer firefighter who suffered serious burns while battling a blaze at a Lare Road home on Wednesday remains in an Indianapolis hospital and is scheduled to have surgery on ...

Residents and visitors of Van Wert County have a fresh new way to explore and enjoy the area, thanks to a colorful cartoon map unveiled by Visit Van Wert (see map below). The illustrated map brings ...

Editor’s note: This is part of a series of articles related to Paulding County’s bicentennial celebration. KIM SUTTON/for the Van Wert independent PAULDING – The next time you take a drive down the ...

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