SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports. Van Wert High School’s Owen Scott is ready to take a few more laps around the track, but ...

COLUMBUS — The state’s Division of Liquor Control has launched a new fully digital portal to modernize the process for managing alcohol licenses and permits.

The Feel Good Fridays concert series, sponsored by Van Wert LIVE, will run each Friday night through August 8, at the W. Main St. venue.

Matthew James Schrader, beloved husband, father, brother, uncle and friend passed away on Tuesday, June 3, 2025, at the age of 55, while baling hay with his son, Adam, and his father-in-law, Jim ...

Today is Election Day in Ohio. The polls will be open statewide from until 7:30 p.m. tonight. You must have a valid photo ID in order to vote – a driver’s license or Ohio ID card, an interim ID form ...

Lincolnview freshman Ila Hughes was named NWC softball Player of the Year in voting done by conference coaches. She’s hitting .552 this season with 10 home runs and 36 RBIs, and has a 13-2 record on ...

If the deal goes through, a data center will be built on 220 acres of land known as the Mega Site in Van Wert. Van Wert Area Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Brent Stevens confirmed ...

After months of rumors, the news became official Thursday afternoon. Downtown Van Wert is set to welcome a new dining destination with the arrival of Saisaki, an Asian fusion restaurant, opening this ...

Van Wert High School recently held its Senior Awards Convocation for the Class of 2025 in the Saltzgaber Music Hall of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. Seniors were honored and recognized for ...

PAULDING — Paulding County Sheriff Jason K. Landers held his department’s annual awards banquet last week with two promotions and one significant retirement. Deputy Robert C. Miller will be retiring ...

ALLEN COUNTY (IN) — The Allen County, Indiana Coroner’s Office has identified the man involved in a fatal crash on U.S. 30 near the Indiana-Ohio border on Friday. Brent Allen Perl, 44, of Convoy died ...

OHIO CITY – Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach has announced that deputies are investigating the deaths of two people found in Ohio City on Sunday, along with the death of a third person ...