Joseph W. Pratt, 83, of Scott, died at 4:47 p.m. Wednesday, August 31, 2011, at Vancrest Health Care Center of Convoy. He was born August 19, 1928, the son of the late LeRoy and Elsie (Brown) Pratt. On May 18, 1947, he married Cydona I. (Jewell) Pratt, who preceded him in death on June 2, […]
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Fair Board directors and local officials are on hand for the ribboncutting ceremony that officially opened the 155th edition of the Van Wert County Fair on Wednesday. (Jan Dunlap/Van Wert independent)
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DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The 155th edition of the Van Wert County Fair got underway Wednesday with a ribboncutting — albeit without a ribbon — with fair and local officials on hand at 5 p.m. for the traditional opening of the fair (see photo above). The fair opening activities also included a flag-raising ceremony in front […]
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DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert High School’s new biomedical program took a page from the CSI television franchise this week. Students in the class, which is new to Van Wert High School this year, were presented with a medical mystery when they arrived for class on Tuesday. The kids found a dead body on the […]
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DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Two men were given prison sentences — although one has already served the equivalent of his term in jail — during hearings held Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Robert D. Yuill, 40, of Columbus, entered guilty pleas to two counts of forgery and one count of identity fraud and […]
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The Van Wert County Historical Society is already at work on the 2012 Holiday at Home celebration. Trustees of the Historical Society, along with Dave Walker and Chuck Eberle, are planning a commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the Civil War, 1861-1865. The historical society has been in contact with the Ohio History Service AmericCorps Program […]
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