Carol A. Dix, 66, of Paulding, died Friday, January 11, 2013, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Ind. She was born September 4, 1946, in Fort Wayne, the daughter of the late Carlton and Cemantha (Sprague) Cluts. On June 28, 1969, she married Roger E. Dix, who survives. Other survivors include three daughters, […]
POSTED: 01/15/13 at 5:49 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Lois A. Williamson, 76, of Toledo, died Thursday, January 10, 2013. She was born March 7, 1936, in Paulding, the daughter of the late Forrest H. and Naomi (Grubaugh) Williamson. Survivors include two sisters, Leah Smith of Payne and Joan E. Wallace of Battle Creek, Mich., and a number of nieces and nephews. A sister, […]
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Funeral services for Betty Rose Snyder, 92, of Laguna Hills, Calif., and formerly of Rockford, will be held at noon on Friday, January 18, at Ketcham-Ripley Funeral Home in Rockford. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery in Rockford. Calling hours are from 10 a.m. until the time of services Friday at the funeral home. Preferred […]
POSTED: 01/15/13 at 5:48 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
The Van Wert County Auditor’s Office will be closed from 10-11:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 15, so that staff members can attend a funeral. The office will reopen Tuesday afternoon.
POSTED: 01/14/13 at 11:42 am. FILED UNDER: News
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert County employees will be getting raises for the first time in several years as part of the recent budget appropriations approved by the county commissioners. Commission President Thad Lichtensteiger said county employees would be getting 2-percent raises this year, with the exception of engineering department employees, who are not part […]
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Van Wert independent And the rains came. And kept coming. Van Wert County Emergency Management Director Rick McCoy said Van Wert County received 3.5 inches over the weekend, from Friday through Sunday. Flooding has also been reported in areas of the county — particularly in the southwest portion — with Ohio 49 and U.S. 33 […]
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IRS tax information WASHINGTON — The Internal Revenue Service announced annual inflation adjustments for tax year 2013, including the tax rate schedules, and other tax changes from the recently passed American Taxpayer Relief Act of 2012. The tax items for 2013 of greatest interest to most taxpayers include the following changes. Beginning in tax year […]
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Delphos PD information DELPHOS — A Delphos man has been charged with child endangering for allegedly leaving a 2-year-old child he was supposed to be watching alone. Donovan Ford, 24, was charged in the case after he admitted he left the 2-year-old he was supposed to be watching unattended. He will appear in Lima Municipal […]
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Buckeye Youth information Buckeye Youth will be hosting a Fun Day on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 21, 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 5 to 12. We will have many […]
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Information submitted Big Brothers Big Sisters will be hosting its first ever volunteer and donor appreciation dinner, called The Big Dinner. This event will be held Tuesday, January 22; doors will open at 6 p.m. and dinner is served at 6:15 that evening, with a short program to follow. The dinner will be held at […]
POSTED: 01/14/13 at 7:44 am. FILED UNDER: News