Turning Memphis upside down!

If you have ever visited Memphis, Tennessee, you no doubt have been to Beale Street and took the opportunity to immerse yourself into the musical heritage of Memphis.  Memphis is known for early rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, country, and numerous other popular music genres that really came onto the scene in the early 1950s. Names […]

Robert G. Johnston

Robert G. “Bob” Johnston passed away at 1:46 p.m. Monday, March 23, 2015, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. He was born June 17, 1928, in Celina, to Paul and Grace (Hoel) Johnston, who both preceded him in death. He graduated from Celina High School in 1947 and attended Miami University in Oxford. […]

Janet Louise (Shaffer) O’Neill

Janet Louise (Shaffer) O’Neill, 73, of rural Middle Point, died at 2:09 p.m. Monday , March 23, 2015, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center. She was born July 24, 1941, near Rockford, the daughter of Hoyt and Edith (Whittenbarger) Shaffer, who both preceded her in death. On November 18, 1961, she married T. […]

Jeane M. Galehouse

Jeane M. Galehouse, formerly of Stow, died March 21, 2015. Born in Alliance, the daughter of George Scott and Elizabeth Anne Kallenbaugh, who both preceded her in death, she married Frank Galehouse, who also preceded her in death, as did her first husband, Harry Mills. Survivors include a son, Scott (Michelle) Mills of Van Wert; […]

City Council OKs Enterprise Zone accord

DAVE MOSIER/independent editor Van Wert City Council adopted permanent appropriations legislation and also approved an Enterprise Zone agreement with Elmco Engineering during its regular meeting Monday evening. City Auditor Martha Balyeat first gave council members some last-minute adjustments to the budget before unanimously approving the legislation on third and final reading. The budget includes a […]

County given FEMA food, shelter funding

VW independent/submitted information Van Wert County has been chosen to receive $5,411 to supplement food and shelter programs in Van Wert County.  The selection was made by a national board chaired by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and consisting of representatives from the Salvation Army, American Red Cross, United Jewish Communities, Catholic Charities, National […]

BMV OKs electronic proof of insurance

Ohio Bureau of Motor Vehicles information COLUMBUS — Ohio motorists are now able to show proof of financial responsibility to traffic violations bureaus, courts, Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) and/or law enforcement through use of an electronic wireless communications device. Electronic wireless communications devices include the following: Wireless telephone, including a cell phone; Personal digital […]

Up and down gas prices up again in Ohio

Gasoline price information Average retail gasoline prices in Ohio have risen 12.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $2.32 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 not moved in the last week to $2.42 a gallon, according […]

Rob Gamble joins Bee Gee Realty

VW independent/submitted information Bee Gee Realty is proud to announce the addition of Rob Gamble as a real estate sales agent into the company. Gamble, the son of Bob and Julie Gamble, came on board February 1. He is a 1998 graduate of Van Wert High School. After high school, he attended the University of […]

Marysue (Jettinghoff-Garlinger) Wilson

Marysue (Jettinghoff-Garlinger) Wilson, 74, of Delphos, died Wednesday, March 4, 2015, at her residence. She was born May 6, 1940, in Mount Vernon, Illinois, the daughter of Frank and Flora (Gilsdorf) Jettinghoff, who both preceded her in death. She married Ralph Wilson, who survives in Delphos. Other survivors include a daughter, Leanna (Garlinger) Nelson of […]