Catherine Eichler, 88, of Rockford, died at 7:38 p.m. Saturday, April 16, 2016, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born November 9, 1927, in rural Willshire, the daughter of Carl F. and Gertrude (Brewster) Miller, who both preceded her in death. On April 14, 1956, she married Paul Eichler, who survives […]
POSTED: 04/17/16 at 7:12 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Rose Ellen (Burley) Reeder died Saturday, April 16, 2016, at Van Wert County Hospital, following a brief illness. She was born July 12, 1926, in Van Wert, the daughter of William and Gertrude (Thompson) Burley, who both preceded her in death. On March 21, 1947, she married Clark Stanley “Dutch” Reeder, who died in 2002. […]
POSTED: 04/17/16 at 6:38 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Gary D. Cooper of Van Wert died at 5:44 a.m. Sunday, April 17, 2016, at Lutheran Hospital of Indiana in Fort Wayne. He was born June 8, 1939, in Van Wert County, the son of Lewis C. and Margaret “Peg” (Adam) Cooper, who both preceded him in death. His fiancée, Sandra Brady, survives in Van […]
POSTED: 04/17/16 at 2:51 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Doris Carlisle Webster Pratt, 80, of Van Wert, died at 3:34 p.m. Friday, April 15, 2016, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born January 21, 1936, in Grover Hill, the daughter of Walter and Delilah (Hennick) Carlisle, who both preceded her in death. She first married Harold Webster, and then Rolland […]
POSTED: 04/16/16 at 7:54 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor A group of renewable energy engineering students from Ohio State University were in Van Wert on Friday to learn about wind energy at Iberdrola Renewable’s Blue Creek Wind Farm maintenance facility on Fife Road. Neil Voje, manager of the wind farm, provided the students with a presentation on wind energy in which […]
POSTED: 04/16/16 at 7:51 am. FILED UNDER: News
Riders in the Sky entertained a sellout crowd on Friday evening at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center of Northwest Ohio with a tribute to Roy Rogers that showcased the group’s unique brand of music that audiences have enjoyed for the past 38 years. The Niswonger is a busy place this weekend, with a garden symposium running […]
POSTED: 04/16/16 at 7:23 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The City of Van Wert and Van Wert County have filed the necessary paperwork with the state to create the Van Wert Area Economic Development (VWAED) Corporation. This innovative entity is designed to lead not just this county, but the entire region into the future of economic development, and it invites all […]
POSTED: 04/16/16 at 7:18 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information Ohio’s unemployment rate was 5.1 percent in March 2016, up from a revised 5.0 percent in February. Ohio’s nonagricultural wage and salary employment increased 18,300 over the month, from a revised 5,475,500 in February to 5,493,800 in March 2016. The number of workers unemployed in Ohio in March was 294,000, up 9,000 […]
POSTED: 04/16/16 at 7:07 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The YMCA of Van Wert County is excited to announce the expansion of its 24/7 facility for qualifying members. An additional 20,000 square feet of gymnasium space will available 24/7, including weekends and holidays. The Y opened its Senior/Handicap/After-Hours Access Area in 2012, which allows for easy entrance for seniors and physically […]
POSTED: 04/16/16 at 7:04 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information The Van Wert Police Department has recently received several complaints concerning phone calls in which the caller is claiming area residents have won some type of sweepstakes, etc., and usually informs them they are a prize money winner. Before the prize money can be released, however, the caller tells people they need […]
POSTED: 04/16/16 at 7:00 am. FILED UNDER: News