George M. Pierce, 89, of Van Wert, passed away at 4:47 a.m. Sunday, October 30, 2016, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born December 15, 1926, in Dixon, the son of George W. and Zelda M. (Wise) Pierce, who both preceded him in death. He married Lola Maye (Frey) Pierce, who […]
POSTED: 10/30/16 at 4:39 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Marguerite Jettinghoff, 84, of Delphos, passed away Sunday, October 30, 2016, surrounded by her family. She was born April 9, 1932, in Delphos, the daughter of Alba and Flossie (Hunt) Burgess, who both preceded her in death. On September 1, 1951, she married Marion L. Jettinghoff, who survives in Delphos. Other survivors include two daughters, […]
POSTED: 10/30/16 at 1:44 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
Margret “Oma” Merschman, 82, of Delphos, passed away Friday, October 28, 2016, at St. Rita’s Medical Center in Lima. She was born December 13, 1933, in Lauterbach, Hessen, Germany, the daughter of Hans and Barbara (Schilling) Berk, who both preceded her in death. On August 12, 1954, she married Harold J. “Sonny” Merschman, who died […]
POSTED: 10/29/16 at 8:01 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries
SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports WAPAKONETA — The Wapakoneta Redskins scored early and often, and rolled past the Van Wert Cougars 52-6 in the regular season finale at Harmon Field. The victory gave Wapakoneta a three-way share of the Western Buckeye League title, after Ottawa-Glandorf upset St. Marys Memorial 13-7. All three teams finished 9-1 (8-1 WBL), […]
POSTED: 10/29/16 at 2:54 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
DAVE MOSIER/independent sports PAULDING — The Crestview football team scored four unanswered touchdowns to take a 28-8 Northwest Conference win over the Paulding Panthers in its final regular season game. The Knights compiled nearly 300 yards of offense (296), while holding Paulding to 136 offensive yards in the game. Crestview also dominated in the area […]
POSTED: 10/29/16 at 2:53 am. FILED UNDER: Sports
Submitted information Young residents at The Marsh Foundation are once again selling poinsettias for the holiday season. All proceeds from the sale will go to the campus’ Marsh Grown gardening program. The plants make beautiful decorations and/or holiday gifts. There are three sizes available. The multi-bloom plants are available in 4.5 inches for $3.50, 6.5 inches […]
POSTED: 10/29/16 at 2:24 am. FILED UNDER: News
VW independent/submitted information CINCINNATI — About 1 in 10 Ohio adults age 18-64 (11 percent) reported not having health insurance in the 2016 Ohio Health Issues Poll (OHIP) sponsored by Interact for Health. This translates to nearly 800,000 uninsured Ohio adults. That figure is an increase from 2015, when 7 percent reported being uninsured (about 500,000 […]
POSTED: 10/29/16 at 2:15 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach announced that, with trick or treat activities happening around the county, deputies recently conducted random address verification on all registered sex offenders living in the county. Sheriff Riggenbach said Ohio law requires all sex offenders to register in person with the sheriff on a scheduled periodic […]
POSTED: 10/29/16 at 2:05 am. FILED UNDER: News
Submitted information Just a reminder that Van Wert area communities have scheduled Halloween festivities at various times this weekend and into Monday. Van Wert Van Wert has four Halloween-themed events scheduled for today, beginning with a downtown Trick or Treat session that runs from 10 a.m. until 1 p.m. In addition to treats, the event will […]
POSTED: 10/29/16 at 1:55 am. FILED UNDER: News
Sharon R. Scott, 71, of Van Wert, passed away at 10:43 a.m. Thursday, October 27, 2016, at Parkview Regional Medical Center in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born April 12, 1945, in Van Wert, the daughter of Ralph E. and Romine (Bayles) Feasby, who both preceded her in death. On July 3, 1962, she married […]
POSTED: 10/28/16 at 4:44 pm. FILED UNDER: Obituaries