ROCKFORD — Shanes Crossing Historical Society will be meeting on Monday, Sept. 16 at 7 p.m. in the Rockford Village Hall on Columbia Street. The guest speaker will be Mike Schumm and his topic will be “Uncovering Our Historic Past Through Metal Detecting.”
VAN WERT COUNTY — Van Wert Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks have announced the awarding of a $4,000 Legacy Award Scholarship by the Elks National Foundation to Sarah Verville. The Legacy Award Scholarships are awarded by the Elks National Foundation and are only available to children and grandchildren of Elk Members. Sarah graduated this spring from Van Wert High School.
VANWERT—TheVanWertFireDepartment was called to a tree house fire in the 200 block of South Vine Street at 9:13 p.m. Thursday night. Firefighters found the tree house fully engulfed, but they quickly got the flames under control, preventing it from spreading to a nearby structure. Firefighters were on the scene for a little over an hour. Assisting was the Van Wert City Police Department.
Van Wert City Police 9/1 11:15 a.m. Shawn Thomas was arrested on an active warrant in the 1300 block of West Main Street.
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.
Van Wert County Ola G. Hudson to Cherylann M.
VAN WERT — The following individuals were seen by Judge Martin D. Burchfield in the Van Wert County Court of Common Pleas: Thursday, Aug.
VANWERT—FirstWardCouncilman Jeff Agler is fed up with the look of the property at Chestnut and Central and he wants something done about it. “It needs cleaned up tomorrow, not next week, not next month, not next year.
VAN WERT—Work to reconstruct Leeson Avenue is behind schedule according to Safety Service Director Jay Fleming. “We’re late.
VAN WERT—The Stout Ditch was constructed in 1962. While landowners were assessed the costs to build the ditch between Dog Creek and Church Road, along Middle Point Wetzel Road, it was never put under maintenance and has since become clogged with muck and debris.