Outdoorsmen planning M-1 military shoot

VW County Outdoorsmen Assoc. information The Van Wert County Outdoorsmen Association is having an M-1 Garand rifle shooting match Saturday, July 12, starting at 9:30 a.m. Any military rifle may be used on the association’s new 200-yard range; the target fee is only $3. The association has loaner M-1 Garand rifles for this military shoot […]

Dorthy Marie Trisel

Dorthy Marie Trisel, 94, formerly of Van Wert and Mendon, died at 3:30 a.m. Sunday, July 6, 2014, at The Laurels of Shane Hill in Rockford. She was born March 19, 1920, in Ohio City, the daughter of the late Lewis J. and Stella Heneretta (Smith) Agler. On June 17, 1939, she married Arthur P. […]

Vincent L. Smith

Vincent L. Smith of Convoy died at 4:40 a.m. Sunday, July 6, 2014, at his residence. He was born May 30, 1940, in Fort Wayne, Indiana, the son of the late Charles and Opal (Lyon) Smith. He married Dianna (Hill) Smith, who also preceded him in death. Survivors include four children, Dawndee (Ken) Smith-Joyce of […]

Susan Kay Baksa

Susan Kay Baksa, 58, of Paulding, died Thursday, July 3, 2014, at her residence. She was born December 22, 1955, in Van Wert, the daughter of C. Eileen (Knittle) Rice and the late George E. Rice. On November 2, 1974, she married Roger W. Baksa, who survives. Other survivors include three children, Carrie Baksa of […]

Sharon L. Ashbaugh

Sharon L. Ashbaugh, 76, of New Haven, Indiana, died Sunday morning, July 6, 2014, at her residence. She was born October 30, 1937, in Paulding, the daughter of the late Robert and Alyce (Smith) Miller. She married David J. Ashbaugh, who preceded her in death on December 27, 2003. Survivors include two sons, John (Julie) […]

Evelyn Louise Heath

Evelyn Louise Heath, 92, of rural Van Wert, died peacefully, surrounded by her family, at 3:14 p.m. Friday, July 4, 2014, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born March 5, 1922, in York Township, Van Wert County, the daughter of the late Howard Silas Miller and Grace C. (Emerling) Rickman. On […]

Holiday at Home 2014

There were plenty of things to do on Friday during Van Wert’s Holiday at Home celebration of the Fourth of July holiday, as shown above. (VW independent photos by Jan Dunlap and Dave Mosier)

Patriotic Pops

The Lima Symphony Pops Orchestra played patriotic music and much more as it entertained a large crowd in Fountain Park on the Fourth of July. (Dave Mosier/Van Wert independent)

A-G has new sex offender search service

Ohio Attorney General’s information COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine and the Buckeye State Sheriffs’ Association today unveiled a new reverse lookup feature accessible through the Electronic Sex Offender Registration and Notification (eSORN) Database, which is maintained by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office. Starting today, the new feature allows anyone to input unfamiliar phone numbers, email addresses, […]

Marjorie Marie Secaur

Marjorie Marie Secaur, 95, of Van Wert, died at 6 p.m. Friday, July 4, 2014, at Vancrest Health Care Center in Convoy. She was born September 23, 1918, in Van Wert, a daughter of the late Artie and Ola (Eller) Neiford. On September 21, 1940, she married Dwight D. Secaur, who preceded her in death. […]