VW County Republican information Van Wert County Republican Central Committee Chairman Martin Burchfield announced the Van Wert County Republican Central Committee would meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 27, at The Hotel Marsh. One of the purposes of the meeting will be to choose someone to fill an at-large vacancy on Van Wert City Council […]
POSTED: 05/23/14 at 6:26 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Representative Bob Latta (R-Ohio) announced that he will hold three listening sessions for veterans throughout Ohio’s Fifth Congressional District on Tuesday, May 27, following recent revelations about delays in care at the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). These events are an opportunity for Latta to hear veterans’ concerns and […]
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Dolores M. Krol, 89, of Van Wert, died at 2:10 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born May 16, 1925, in Detroit, Mich., the daughter of the late John and Cecelia (Bucholtz) Matres. On October 1, 1949, she was united in marriage with Alfons A. Krol, […]
POSTED: 05/22/14 at 8:46 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Donald L. Lassiter, 75, of Huntertown, Indiana, and formerly of Van Wert, died Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born December 28, 1938, the son of the late Foster and Dessie (Crago) Lassiter. On September 6, 1959, he married Judith (Fulhart) Lassiter, who survives in Huntertown. […]
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DAVE MOSIER/independent editor The Van Wert City Board of Education heard a mix of positive and negative financial news as part of a report on the district’s five-year forecast provided by Treasurer Mike Ruen, and also honored the Van Wert High School Robotics Team that finished 12th at the world championships held last month in […]
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DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Three people were sentenced and four others changed their pleas to various charges during hearings held Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Savannah Williams, 27, of Mendon, was sentenced to three years of community control, to include up to six months in the Western Ohio Regional Treatment and Habilitation (WORTH) […]
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VW County Sheriff’s information Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach announced that the West Central Ohio Crime Task Force executed a drug search warrant on May 15. Sheriff Riggenbach stated that, after an investigation into reported drug activity, investigators were able to obtain a search warrant for 10886 Lincoln Highway, Apt. 6, in Van […]
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Ohio House of Representatives information COLUMBUS — The Ohio House of Representatives passed House Bill 198, jointly sponsored by State Representatives Tony Burkley (R-Payne) and Jim Butler (R-Oakwood), legislation that changes how local infrastructure projects are funded by providing property owners with the option of not having their property included as part of a Tax […]
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American Red Cross information LifeLinks Community School on Crawford Street will host a bloodmobile between 8:30 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. on May 28. Those who are at least 17 years old (16 with parental consent; advance forms are available at the Red Cross Office at 208 E. Main St.), weigh a minimum of 110 pounds, […]
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Glenda L. Pifer, 93, of St. Marys, died at 6:25 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, 2014, at Otterbein Senior Lifestyles Community. She was born August 5, 1920, in Chattanooga, Ohio, the daughter of the late LeRoy and Bertha (Leininger) Pifer. Survivors include three sisters, Marjorie Maxine Pifer of St. Marys, Verna (Eugene) Behm of Celina and […]
POSTED: 05/22/14 at 1:20 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries