Jerry F. Spoon, 86, of Van Wert, died at 12:10 p.m. Tuesday, August 12, 2014, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born July 27, 1928, in Kirby, the son of the late Raymond W. and Marie Elizabeth (Kurtz) Spoon. On December 27, 1946, at First United Methodist Church in Van Wert, […]
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DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert City Council approved a new three-year contract for city police officers during an otherwise brief and uneventful meeting on Monday. Police officers received a 3 percent raise the first year of the contract (2015), with a 2 percent wage increase the second year and a 1 percent raise in the […]
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Gasoline price information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio increased 1.1 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.47 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 5,345 gas outlets in Ohio. This compares with the national average that has fallen 1.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.47 a […]
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Thomas Edison Center information Developmental screenings for children birth to age 5 will be offered to residents of Crestview, Delphos, Lincolnview, Parkway, Spencerville and Wayne Trace school districts. The screenings will be held from 8:30 a.m.-noon Friday, August 22, at the Thomas Edison Early Childhood Center in Van Wert. Appointments can be made by calling […]
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Lincolnview Local Schools information Lincolnview Junior High and High School schedules will be ready for pick up Thursday and Friday, August 14-15, between 8 a.m. and 3 p.m. in the high school office.
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Raymond R. Bay, 63, of Van Wert, died at 9:48 p.m. Wednesday, August 6, 2014, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born July 22, 1952, in Port Clinton, the son of Dorothy Lucille (Stover) Snyder, who survives in Port Clinton, and the late Raymond N. Bay. On June 22, 1982, he […]
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Rolland G. “Red” Pollock, 87, of Van Wert, died at 7:12 p.m. Saturday, August 9, 2014, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born June 18, 1927, in Middle Point, the son of the late Joseph Err and Mary Ethel (Downhour) Pollock. He married Bonnie Lou (Smith) Pollock, who preceded him in […]
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Dorothy E. Rhoades, 88, of Rockford, died at 6:45 a.m. Saturday, August 9, 2014, at Colonial Nursing Center in Rockford, where she was a patient. She was born August 20, 1925, in Rockford, the daughter of the late Darst E. and Oriel B. (Byers) Robbins. On May 17, 1946, she married Ralph E. Rhoades, who […]
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Van Wert County Junior Fair information With the Van Wert County Fair quickly approaching, the Junior Fair Coronation Committee has released the 2014 Junior Fair King and Queen candidates for the 2014 Fair. The committee also reminds the public that this year’s coronation ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. Sunday, August 24, in the […]
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VW independent/OSHP information Several people were hurt and one person was killed in accidents that occurred in the area over the weekend. A Spencerville man was injured Thursday night when the motorcycle he was driving crashed on Ohio 116. According to investigating troopers from the Van Wert Post, James A. Goetz, 41, was driving a […]
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