Ruby Taylor Kohn, 80, an Ohio City native, passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016. Survivors include four daughters and their husbands, Deb and Randell Morrison, Kim and Billy Deaton, Connie and Dewey Fondren, and Cindy and Mike Krugh; a brother, Wavel (Sandy) Taylor; two sisters, Jane Krieger and Alta Parton; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. […]
POSTED: 12/27/16 at 6:35 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent correspondent It’s a unique story involving a father and his son. Kenny Stabler is well-known play-by-play announcer for WKSD 99.7 radio, while Brady Stabler is a student-athlete at Wayne Trace High School. Stabler has been broadcasting local high school sports for 28 years, but the past couple of seasons have been very special. […]
POSTED: 12/27/16 at 8:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information The 2016 Ohio Health Issues Poll (OHIP), sponsored by Interact for Health, found that half of Ohio adults (51 percent) have provided unpaid help in the last year to an older relative or friend who was age 60 or older. “Older adults are the fastest growing segment of Ohio’s population,” says Christine Mulvin, […]
POSTED: 12/27/16 at 8:01 am. FILED UNDER: News
LifeLinks Community School held its annual Christmas luncheon the Wednesday before Christmas break. Special guests included the S.F. Goedde Building staff, probation officers, Juvenile Court Judge Kevin Taylor, and LifeLinks board members. A group of students who went caroling at Vancrest Health Care Center the day before gave an encore performance of Christmas carols. […]
POSTED: 12/27/16 at 8:00 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have risen 10.3 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.38 per gallon on Sunday, according to GasBuddy’s daily survey of 5,345 gas outlets in Ohio. This compares with the national average, which has increased 2.7 cents per gallon in the last week to $2.28 per […]
POSTED: 12/27/16 at 7:55 am. FILED UNDER: News
Joseph W. Routt, 96, of Van Wert, passed away at 7:16 p.m. Friday, December 23, 2016, at Van Wert Manor. He was born July 9, 1920, in Van Wert, the son of Joseph and Mary (Tumbleson) Routt, who both preceded him in death. Survivors include a daughter, Patricia Gardner of Violet, Louisiana; six grandchildren; 11 […]
POSTED: 12/26/16 at 9:54 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Treva Irene (Young) Hillery, 85, went home to be with her Lord while surrounded by family on Saturday, December 24, 2016. Treva was born December 23, 1931, at home in Convoy. She is the daughter of Adolph and Bertha (Myers) Young, who both preceded her in death. On December 15, 1951, she married the love […]
POSTED: 12/26/16 at 4:12 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Keith Robert Myers, 55, of Van Wert, passed away Friday, December 23, 2016. He was born December 28, 1960, in Van Wert, the son of Robert W. and Anita M. (McPike) Myers, who both preceded him in death. On April 12, 2012, he married the former Robin L. Bendele, who survives. Keith was a self-employed […]
POSTED: 12/26/16 at 1:34 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Ruth E. (Baer) Saylor, 91, of Van Wert, passed away peacefully at 1:58 a.m. Sunday, December 25, 2016, at Van Wert Manor. She was born November 16, 1925, the daughter of Wesley and Minnie (Crouse) Baer, who both preceded her in death. Survivors include two daughters, MarLou (Cryer) Mengerink of Van Wert and Marsha (Cryer) […]
POSTED: 12/26/16 at 1:33 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
DAVE MOSIER/independent editor LIMA — The first snow update from the Ohio Department of Transportation’s District 1 shows that area residents may see more snow than they did last winter, which was a relatively mild winter. That’s especially true when last winter is compared to the winter of 2014-15, one of the worst in recent […]
POSTED: 12/24/16 at 9:21 am. FILED UNDER: News