Olive Maxine (Stemen) Miller Lay went to join her Lord and Savior on Friday, August 23, 2013. She was born November 2, 1923, in Jackson Township, Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Lehr and Mamie Alvertus (Bowersock) Stemen. On June 15, 1941, she married Carl Miller, who preceded her in death May 15, […]
POSTED: 08/23/13 at 8:58 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Ian Geoffrey Miller of Van Wert died early Friday morning, August 23, 2013, at his residence. He was born November 10, 1982, in Van Wert, the son of Kay L. (Felger) Miller, who survives in Van Wert, and the late Carl E. Miller. Other survivors include two brothers, Carl B. Miller of Olympia, Wash., and […]
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Sandra S. “Sandy” Hughes, 66, of Van Wert, died during the late afternoon on Thursday, August 22, 2013, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. She was born June 15, 1947, in Cincinnati, the daughter of the late William “Bill” and Ruby (Parker) McIntosh. Survivors include her fiancé, Robert “Rick” Schriver of Van Wert; two […]
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Van Wert volleyball news The Van Wert Lady Cougar volleyball team hosted Paulding on Thursday, defeating the Lady Panthers in three games by scores of 25-10, 25-8 and 25-9. With the win, the Lady Cougars are now 2-0 on the season. Individual varsity stats Serving – Alexa Dunlap, 23/24, including 16 straight points in the […]
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Van Wert golf news LIMA — The Cougar golf team continued its struggles, dropping a Western Buckeye League away match to Shawnee by a score of 183-187. Ian Hasting of Shawnee posted the low round at 41, followed by Van Wert’s Brandon Hernandez with a 44. The rest of the Van Wert golfers finished as […]
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Van Wert girls’ tennis news The Van Wert girls’ tennis team hosted Shawnee in a Western Buckeye League match held Thursday and lost 5-0 to the Lady Indians. Individual match scores are as follows: No. 1 singles – Van Wert’s Ali Moreland lost to Shawnee’s Isabelle Baird 6-2, 6-0. No. 2 singles – Van Wert’s […]
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DAVE MOSIER/independent editor With more and more school districts across the state improving performance on the former state report card system, the Ohio Department of Education, of course, decided this year to change the rules. With the changes, school districts across the state are again struggling to determine what is needed to do well on […]
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Van Wert County Fair news The 2013 Junior Fair Board is busy preparing for this year’s Van Wert County Fair. As always, the fair board expects a high number of Junior Fair exhibits and is also looking forward to presenting a well-balanced program for county youths, with livestock, still exhibits, celebration of accomplishments, and demonstrations. […]
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VW County Historical Society news A special visitor is coming to the Van Wert Historical Society this Sunday, August 25, from 2 to 4:30 p.m. A brown-eyed Jersey cow by the name of Elsie will be visiting the Red Barn on the campus of the Historical Society, and will be the highlight of the society’s […]
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Four local residents recently set a new Guinness World Record at the Guinness World Records Museum in Gatlinburg, Tenn., Melissa Burk, Kendall Dye, Nick Cunningham, and Matt Noggle were successful in their attempt to break the work block building record. The record achieved is for the tallest structure built with interlocking plastic bricks in one […]
POSTED: 08/23/13 at 5:46 am. FILED UNDER: News