Paul Pfeifer: Calculating average weekly wage
This case involved a man named Rick Warner, who began working for Central Allied Enterprises — a company that paves roadways — in 2004. Warner had worked on paving crews before, and he knew when he...
View ArticleMilitary Actions: 'Burky' kept the Army talking
LIMA — As Army Signal Corps supply sergeants go, Kenton native Bob “Burky” Burholder was a pretty straight shooter.Burkholder, who turns 85 Friday, was a decorated master-grade pistol marksman...
View ArticleDelphos adds online school option
DELPHOS — Nikki Fetzer watched her children's grades improve since enrolling in the online school Ohio Connections Academy. She no longer worried about bullies and always knew where her son and...
View ArticleFuneral list for Monday, July 30
ALLEN, Janet Lee — 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hanson-Neely Funeral Home, Alger. Burial: Preston Cemetery, Alger. Visitation: 4 to 7 p.m. today and until services Tuesday at the funeral home.BRADY, Naomi — 1:30...
View ArticleHarold C. Zimmer
LIMAHarold C. Zimmer, 90, died at 6:10 a.m. July 29, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center.He was born March 6, 1922, in Ada to Henry and Ruth Hesser Zimmer, who preceded him in death. On Aug. 21, 1948,...
View ArticleHelen M. Wood
LimaHelen M. Wood, 82, died at 8:34 p.m. July 27, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center.She was born April 17, 1930, in Warren to Joseph and Mary Meek Petyia. On Feb. 18, 1950, she married David “Woody”...
View ArticleDesma A. Verbryke
LIMADesma A. Verbryke, 95, died at 10:05 p.m. July 28, 2012, after a long battle with heart disease, at her daughter's residence in Lima. She was surrounded by her family.She was born March 16, 1917,...
View ArticleWilbur J. Schweitzer
WAPAKONETAWilbur J. Schweitzer, 91, died at 5:02 p.m. July 27, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center.He was born July 10, 1921, in Auglaize County to Frank and Clara Frankenburg Schweitzer, who preceded...
View ArticleMark A. Quigley
LIMAMark A. Quigley, 55, of Covington, Ind., formerly of Lima, died at 11:28 p.m. July 27, 2012, at Union Hospital in Terre Haute, Ind.He was born June 29, 1957, in Lima to Donald and Naomi Merritt...
View ArticleJerry Potts
CONTINENTALJerry Potts, 80, died at 3:30 a.m. July 29, 2012, at Defiance Inpatient Hospice.Arrangements were incomplete at Heitmeyer Funeral Home, Continental.
View ArticleJoy R. Ogle
LIMAJoy R. Ogle, 78, died at 11:24 p.m. July 27, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center.She was born Aug. 15, 1933, in Lima to Ola E. and Catherine M. Hilyard Pierce, who preceded her in death. On Oct. 11,...
View ArticleAlice A. “Sis” McCarthy
KALIDAAlice A. “Sis” McCarthy, 73, formerly of Strongsville, died at 4:20 p.m. July 27, 2012, at The Meadows of Kalida.She was born Sept. 25, 1938, in Lima to Edward and Helen Thompson Utendorf, who...
View ArticleSydney R. Lentz
NEWARKSydney R. Lentz, 65, died July 28, 2012, at her residence.She was born April 7, 1947, in Lima to Harold Wilson and Emma Irene Conrad Bowers, who preceded her in death. Her loving husband, Jim M....
View ArticleClyde N. Hackworth
LimaClyde N. Hackworth, 74, died at 2 a.m. July 29, 2012, at Baton Rouge Senior Health Facility.Arrangements were incomplete at Chamberlain-Huckeriede Funeral Home.
View ArticleMary L. Gear
VAN WERTMary L. Gear, 86, formerly of New Haven, Ind., died at 6:55 p.m. July 28, 2012, at Van Wert County Hospital.She was born June 2, 1926, in Jackson Township, Van Wert County, to Albert and Wilma...
View ArticlePatricia K. Conley
LIMAPatricia K. Conley, 61, died at noon July 28, 2012, at her lake home in Lakeview.She was born Oct. 2, 1950, in Lima to John S. and Ann M. McCormick Tuohy, who preceded her in death. On Aug. 21,...
View ArticleHobart G. “Hobe” Cassell
LimaHobart G. “Hobe” Cassell, 89, died July 27, 2012, at St. Rita's Medical Center.He was born Sept. 13, 1922, in Fredricktown to Hobart J. and Betty Gorsuch Cassell, who preceded him in death. On July...
View ArticlePolice calls
927 N. Cable Road, Elida — On Saturday, a manager at Rays Supermarkets reported that an employee who was still clocked in had a box of waffle cones worth $2.59 in her purse. The employee said she...
View ArticleAuglaize County Fair kicks off with great turnout
WAPAKONETA — Visitors who enjoyed the kickoff of the Auglaize County Fair on Sunday heard the roar of monster trucks echoing across the fairgrounds and the smell of sweet funnel cake batter wafting...
View ArticleLetter: Husky proves it doesn’t care
It seems like Husky and the drought of 2012 have a lot in common. We pray for rain and for the people on strike getting that call to return to their jobs.Check out Husky's commercials on television....
View ArticleLetter: Absentee mailing a waste of money
Recently, the state of Ohio decided to mail applications for absentee ballots to every registered voter because, according to Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted's news release: “In past elections,...
View ArticleLetter: A few answers to government’s fiscal woes
If you are like me and are so sick and tired of being told to be afraid about your Social Security and Medicare coverage going broke, I have a few thoughts for you. The answers may not be feasible, but...
View ArticleJim Krumel: 'Saving your company money every day you are away'
Admittedly, I don't know a lot about President James Madison, other than his wife was named Dolly and her name still appears on boxes of baked goods.To be honest, I forgot where her husband's name fell...
View ArticleFlatbread really stacks up
Form, meet function.Not only that, but an especially tasty function. These soft discs of sesame-flecked flatbread can cradle a sandwich's worth of chicken salad or the fixings for fish tacos, be torn...
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