Buckeye Youth to have MLK ‘Fun Day’

Van Wert independent/Buckeye Youth information Buckeye Youth will be hosting a Fun Day on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (Monday, January 16, when there is no school) from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the YWCA, 408 E. Main St. in Van Wert. This fun “no school day” event is open to all area children […]

Animals available locally for adoption

The following pets are available for adoption through The Animal Protective League: Cats Hank and Caesar, 3-year-old tabbies; black and white. Kittens Male and female, 11 weeks old, black. Male and female, 3 months old, black and white, tiger stripe, gray, white-faced. Male and female, 7 weeks old, white and light brown. Male and female, […]

Absentee voting begins for March primary

The Van Wert County Board of Elections has announced that request forms are available for those wanting to vote absentee during the March primary election. Absentee voting has begun and registered voters can vote absentee in a number of ways, including in person at the Board of Elections office, 114 E. Main St.; by mail, […]

Charles Edward Dunno

Charles Edward “Ed” Dunno, 85, of Van Wert, died Friday morning, January 6, 2012, at his residence. He was born June 25, 1926, in Elwood, Ind., the son of the late Charles and Pearle (Snyder) Dunno. On March 19, 1949, he married Lois Charlene (Stenger) Dunno, who preceded him in death on September 4, 2007. […]

James Craig Miller

James Craig “Jim” Miller, 62, of Grover Hill, died at his residence Saturday morning, January 7, 2012. He was born March 8, 1949, to the late John C. and Rita (Thitoff) Miller. On March 6, 1976, in Venedocia, he married Mary Jo (Richards) Miller, who survives. Jim was a member of the Grover Hill High […]

Philip D. Brown

Philip D. Brown, 93, formerly of Van Wert and Midland, Mich., died at 9 p.m. Friday, January 6, 2012, at his son’s residence near Huntsville. He was born August 9, 1918, in Ohio City, the son of the late Gaylord M. and Hazel (Hoffman) Brown. He married Helen (Maxson) Brown, who preceded him in death […]

Ray O. Trammell

Ray O. Trammell, 81, of Middle Point, died at 12:20 a.m. Saturday, January 7, 2012, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. He was born September 26, 1930, in Scott County, Tenn., the son of the late Henry and Minnie (Terry) Trammell. He married Shirley J. (Klinger) Trammell, who preceded him in death. Survivors include […]

Dolores Ann Grant

Dolores Ann Grant, 84, of Paulding, died Friday, January 6, 2012, at Dupont Hospital in Fort Wayne, Ind. She was born October 24, 1927, in Latty Township, Paulding County, the daughter of the late Henry and Ollie M. (Gerber) Laukhuf. On June 19, 1949, she married Thomas J. Grant, who survives. Other survivors include three […]

Cougars overcome 3Q lapse for WBL win

DAVE MOSIER/independent sports KENTON — Van Wert boys’ basketball Head Coach Dave Froelich got his 400th career win with a 65-59 Western Buckeye League victory over Kenton, but his Cougars first had to overcome a third-quarter scare from the Wildcats. Senior Jake Myers dominated the Van Wert scoring with 28 points, while four players were […]

Hospital names 2012 New Year’s Baby

Van Wert independent/VWCH information For Van Wert County Hospital’s Obstetric Department, the arrival of the first baby is always an exciting event. “We always wonder who is going to be our New Year’s Baby,” said Sammi Joseph, director of Medical/Surgical Services, Pediatrics and Obstetrics. To their amazement, Amanda and Cody Lape gave birth to the […]