September 2024

Sheriff’s Office Daily Activity Log (Thursday, Sept. 12)

VAN WERT COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SHERIFF THOMAS M. RIGGENBACH DAILY ACTIVITY LOG The information provided allows for a timely snapshot of events in our community. The crimes reported here are preliminary investigations, taken in the field by deputies, and may or may not be assigned to a detective for further investigation. The information provided may be found after further investigation to be incorrect or false. Certain details of these incidents have been removed due to potential follow-up investigation into the incident and/ or for privacy rights.

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Regional airports receive FAA grants

VAN WERT — Regional airports in Van Wert and Allen County, Ohio have received substantial grants for projects at their respective airports. Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown announced recently that seven airports in Northwest Ohio would receive more than $14 million through the Federal Aviation Administration’s Airport Improvement Program.

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JILL L. WITHEROW

Jill L. (McCollum) Witherow, 78, of Van Wert, died Friday, September 13, 2024, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00PM on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory, Van Wert, with Pastor Phil Rittner, officiating. Burial will immediately follow in Woodland Cemetery, Van Wert. Visitation will be held from 12:00-2:00PM on Wednesday, at the funeral home. Arrangements have been entrusted to Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory, 722 S. Washington St, Van Wert, Ohio.

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