The Van Wert Rotary Club has announced the induction of Bailey Carder, Chief Advancement Officer at The Marsh Foundation. She ...

Crestview’s season ended at 6-4 (4-3 NWC). The loss officially eliminated the Knights from playoff contention in Division VI ...

The Cougars finished 5-5 (4-5 WBL), but did not qualify for the playoffs in Division IV Region 14. The top 12 teams per ...

The front doors of the Van Wert County Courthouse will be replaced on Monday, October 27. Please use the back doors of the courthouse all day. They will be left unlocked for all patrons.

The Van Wert Peony Pageant Committee is pleased is now accepting applications for candidates for the 2026 Queen Jubilee pageant, to be held on Friday, March 27.

The final Monday Mailbag of the season will be published on Monday’s Sports page. If you have a sports question or comment, please email it to [email protected] by 5 p.m. Sunday, October 26.

COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association has dropped the hammer on the defending Division V football state champion Ironton Fighting Tigers and it appeals no appeal will be filed.

Trinity Friends Church, in partnership with the Ohio Christian Education Network (OCEN) and Center for Christian Virtue (CCV), opened Kingdom Connection Academy (KCA) on Tuesday, welcoming students in ...

Van Wert will lose its Big Lots store, as the discount retailer prepares to close all 900 remaining stores after a potential sale to a private equity firm fell through. The Columbus, Ohio-based chain ...

COLUMBUS – The Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission has unanimously approved recommendations put forth by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Future of Police Training, ...

TOLEDO — A priest who served at several northwest Ohio churches, including St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Van Wert, has been sentenced to life in prison for sex trafficking. Michael ...

A sense of normality returned somewhat to local high school graduations, as Van Wert and Lincolnview high schools held their first in-person graduation ceremonies since 2019. Last year’s graduations ...