The Van Wert County Humane Society is holding a special “Clear the Shelter” adoption event made possible by a generous $3,000 donation from Deaf Dog Coffee + Co. Effective immediately, all adoption ...

Ohio lawmakers have brought back up a bill that would add party labels to candidates in local school board elections with a newly added amendment that would eliminate all elected seats on the State ...

Two substantial prison sentences were handed down by Van Wert County Common Pleas Court Judge Martin D. Burchfield this week. The sentences were connected to two separate and unrelated cases. Guy ...

This week’s installment of Random Thoughts centers around a rough start for WBL boys basketball teams, OSU vs. Michigan, SEC drama, and rematches. After the opening week/weekend of the boys high ...

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Prep Sports Media Association has announced the finalists for the 2025 Ohio Mr. Football Award. The winner will be announced at 5 p.m. next Thursday in Canton prior to the start of ...

Steven “Steve” Waterman, of Fort Wayne, Indiana, received the ultimate victory on Wednesday, December 10, 2025, after a short battle with an unexpected illness. Surrounded by his loving family, angels ...

Sunday, November 23 – a theft was reported in the 300 block of Towne Center Blvd. Monday, November 24 – officers arrested Tyler A. Pessefall, 27, for domestic violence in the 200 block of Keplar St.

Carol Lynn (Vandersommen) Springer, 70, of Van Wert, peacefully passed into the arms of Jesus surrounded by her family, at 12:40 p.m. Saturday, November 28, 2025, at the Defiance Hospice Inpatient ...

The Institute for Civics and Public Policy (ICAPP) at Ohio Northern University recently completed the latest edition of the Northern Poll, a survey of Ohioans dedicated to providing cutting-edge ...

Barring a plea of no contest or guilty, a open murder case in Paulding County won’t be resolved until sometime in 2026. Corbin Delgado, 21, of Grover Hill, is awaiting trial on charges of murder, an ...

Due to weather conditions, the Christmas display at Fountain Park in downtown Van Wert will not be lit on Thanksgiving night.