Crime Stoppers will pay you cash for information if it will help the Van Wert Police Department solve a burglary that occurred at 602 S Harrison St. in Van Wert. Sometime on Christmas Eve or Christmas day, someone entered the above residence without permission. At his time, it is uncertain how entry was made. Once […]
POSTED: 12/29/14 at 8:28 am. FILED UNDER: Crime Stoppers
The rural Scott home of former Van Wert County dog warden Rich Strunkenburg was destroyed by fire Sunday evening. Scott Fire Department responded to the fire at approximately 5:15 p.m. Sunday, while Paulding, Payne and Grover Hill firefighters and equipment were called in to provide mutual assistance. The American Red Cross disaster team from Van […]
POSTED: 12/28/14 at 11:51 pm. FILED UNDER: News
Anna Marie Taylor, 79, of Van Wert, died Wednesday, December 24, 2014, while celebrating the holiday with her family in Indianapolis, Indiana. Anna was born July 30, 1935, in Latty Township, the daughter of Ronald O. and Mabel O. (Schaffner) Taylor, who both preceded her in death. Anna was a graduate of the former Hoaglin-Jackson […]
POSTED: 12/28/14 at 11:45 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Dwight E. “Wally” Hitchcock of Van Wert was called home by his Lord and Savior at 5:10 p.m. Friday, December 26, 2014, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born July 30, 1953, in Van Wert, the son of Jesse Franklin Hitchcock, who preceded him in death, and Juanema (McElhannon) Hitchcock, […]
POSTED: 12/28/14 at 7:08 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Diana L. Rodman of Van Wert died at 5 p.m. Friday, December 28, 2014, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. She was born August 12, 1952, in Van Wert County, the daughter of Harry E. and Dorothy (Fackler) Rodman, who both preceded her in death. Survivors include two children, Jason (Monica) Esquivel of Paulding […]
POSTED: 12/28/14 at 5:45 am. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Crestview girls’ basketball information CONVOY — The Crestview Lady Knights defeated Kalida’s Lady Wildcats 48-36 behind stingy defense and timely offense Saturday afternoon at Ray Etzler Gymnasium. Crestview held Kalida to just 32 percent shooting from the floor and just 14 points total in the middle two quarters. After a slow start that had Crestview […]
POSTED: 12/28/14 at 5:40 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A number of Ugandan children have books to read today, thanks to a local couple, their granddaughter, and the Van Wert Solid Waste Management District. It all started this past summer when Morgan “Mo” Hunsaker, an Otterbein College nursing student, told her grandparents, Harvey and Delores Thatcher of rural Van Wert County, […]
POSTED: 12/27/14 at 9:34 am. FILED UNDER: News
Ohio Attorney General’s information COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine warns consumers to be skeptical of individuals offering tickets to the 2015 Sugar Bowl, after two Ohioans reported losing $800 each to Sugar Bowl ticket scams on Craigslist. “For every scam that gets reported there are probably 10 or more that don’t, so we […]
POSTED: 12/27/14 at 8:53 am. FILED UNDER: News
Out of the tens of thousands of customers that Pak-A-Sak serves each day through its 33 convenience stores in Indiana and Ohio, Barbara Stahl of Van Wert was the lucky winner in the Fall Pak-A-Sak Rewards Sweepstakes. Stahl, a regular customer of the North Washington Street store and a Pak-A-Sak Rewards member, earned a 50-inch […]
Floyd E. Thatcher, 89, of Middle Point, died at 7:20 p.m. Thursday, December 25, 2014, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born June 21, 1925, in Van Wert County, the son of Elvin M. and Clema F. (Ashbaugh) Thatcher, who both preceded him in death. On May 20, 1944, he married […]
POSTED: 12/26/14 at 8:16 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries