DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert City Council met for the next to last time this year, with mostly last-minute appropriations and transfers forthcoming at Council’s last meeting of the year on Monday, December 28 — although appointments are also needed for a city board. Mayor Don Farmer took the opportunity Monday to indicate his intention […]
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VW independent/submitted information COLUMBUS — Van Wert County resident Eric Germann is poised to lead the Ohio School Boards Association (OSBA). Germann, a Lincolnview Local Schools and Vantage Career Center board member, will become OSBA president on January 1. Public school board members from across Ohio elected Germann, who will succeed current OSBA President Ed […]
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Gasoline price information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have risen 4.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $1.92 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 $2.01 […]
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VWHS information Van Wert High School Principal Bob Priest announces the schedule for first semester examinations, which will be held Monday, December 21, and Tuesday, December 22. All VWHS students are required to take exams unless given permission to exempt through the Renaissance program. Students who do not show up for an exam will receive […]
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Ohio State Highway Patrol information The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol has a new trooper serving at the post. Trooper Jacob Blossom graduated from the Ohio State Highway Patrol Academy on September 18 after 26 weeks of intense paramilitary training. Courses completed by the Patrol’s 158th class included crash investigation, criminal […]
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VW independent/submitted information Still shopping for Christmas gifts (you know who you are, men)? Come on down to the Cooperative Ministries Vendor Expo from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, December 19, in the basement of First United Methodist Church, 113 W. Central Ave. The event includes a number of vendors, as well as baked goods and […]
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DAVE MOSIER/independent sports CONVOY — The Crestview Lady Knights moved to 3-2 on the season with a 65-41 win over Fort Jennings. In addition to the non-conference victory, Crestview’s Emily Bauer became the sixth player in Lady Knights’ history — and the second Knight (along with Connor Lautzenheiser) in a week — to join the […]
POSTED: 12/14/15 at 11:40 pm. FILED UNDER: Sports
Alice Marie Lammers Pohlman died Sunday, December 13, 2015, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born November 15, 1916, in Delphos, the daughter of Lawrence and Christine (Elwer) Lammers, who both preceded her in death. She married Ray Pohlman, who also preceded her in death. Survivors include seven children, Sister Mary […]
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Mildred “Micky” Ricker, 98, of Fort Jennings, died Sunday, December 13, 2015, at her residence. She was born February 15, 1917, in Kalida, the daughter of Lawrence and Mary (Verhoff) Hamel, who both preceded her in death. On September 28, 1937, she married Leonard Ricker, who died February 5, 1988. Survivors include a son, James […]
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Margaret Jean (Tranner) Oliver, 35, of Washington Court House, died Monday, December 7, 2015, at Mount Carmel West Hospital in Columbus. She was born September 1, 1980, in Zanesville, the daughter of James (Michelle Clemons) Tranner Jr. and Lisa Lytton (Robert Stethem) Alltop, who both survive in Zanesville. She married John “Bub” Oliver, who survives […]
POSTED: 12/14/15 at 5:37 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries