Betty L. Whitted, 76, of Rockford, died at 8:25 p.m. Wednesday, March 20, 2013, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. She was born February 10, 1937, in Knoxville, Tenn., the daughter of the late Johnny and Rosie Ann Ethel (Davis) Vann. In 1953, she married Thurman Whitted, who preceded her in death on October […]
POSTED: 03/24/13 at 7:51 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
An investigation is continuing today into Saturday’s fire that destroyed TL Express (formerly E. Conrad Trucking) on Industrial Avenue within the Van Wert Industrial Park. Weather permitting, investigators from the State Fire Marshal’s office are expected to be in Van Wert today to look for evidence at the site of the fire, which was reported […]
POSTED: 03/23/13 at 12:30 pm. FILED UNDER: News
An endowment fund that would benefit the Van Wert Area Performing Arts Foundation and Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio kicked off Friday with a large bequest from the estate of Irene Eisenhauer. The endowment fund, which has been established through The Van Wert County Foundation, will be used to help pay operational costs […]
POSTED: 03/23/13 at 7:48 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ohio Dept. of Job & Family news Ohio’s unemployment rate was 7.0 percent in February, unchanged from January, according to data released Friday morning by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (ODJFS). Ohio’s nonfarm wage and salary employment increased 16,100 over the month from the revised 5,181,100 in January to 5,197,200 in February. […]
POSTED: 03/23/13 at 7:47 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ohio Dept. of Veterans Services news COLUMBUS — Ohio’s four-day commemoration of Vietnam Veterans Day from March 26-29 kicks off this coming Tuesday with a 10 a.m. opening ceremony at the Ohio History Center. That’s followed by an 11 a.m. panel discussion by Vietnam veterans at the History Center, and the opportunity there at 1 […]
POSTED: 03/23/13 at 7:22 am. FILED UNDER: News
The YWCA recently received the gift of a new van through local donations of more than $15,000, the YWCA was able to purchase a van to support its Transitional Living Program for the homeless and the YWCA’s new expanded domestic violence services. The purchase was made possible through contributions from Trinity United Methodist Church, The Van […]
POSTED: 03/23/13 at 7:19 am. FILED UNDER: News
The fourth annual Hoop It Up for Life free-throw shooting contest was held on March 10 in the Family Life Center gymnasium of Trinity Friends Church in Van Wert. The event was a fundraiser for the Pregnancy Life Center of Van Wert. Contest winners included John Doner, Steve Savage, Steve Heilshorn, Bill McCoy, Brooke Wilcox, […]
POSTED: 03/23/13 at 7:15 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Nancy Lee Hoghe, 68, of Middle Point, died on Wednesday, March 20, 2013, in Frostproof. Fla. She was born on January 23, 1945, in Elwood, Ind., the daughter of Cletis and Martha (Schrock) Ryan. On August 29, 1991, she married Joe E. Hoghe, who survives. Other survivors include daughters Jenni (Jeff) Bidlack of Grover Hill, […]
POSTED: 03/23/13 at 6:35 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Fern Eloise Book, 92, of Van Wert, died at 11 a.m. Friday, March 22, 2013, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born June 17, 1920, in Van Wert, the daughter of the late Ira Asa and Mabel L. (Shafer) Redlinger. She first married Charles W. Debolt, who preceded her in death […]
POSTED: 03/23/13 at 6:26 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Lois Elaine Boyer, 74, of Summerfield, Fla., and formerly of Van Wert, died at 7:34 a.m. Thursday, March 21, 2013, at Tuscany House Hospice Center in Summerfield, following a lengthy battle with breast cancer. She was born December 14, 1938, in Arbuckle, Calif., the daughter of the late Warren A. and Edna Mae Carey. On […]
POSTED: 03/23/13 at 6:15 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries