COLUMBUS GROVE — What a day for Van Wert County cross country teams, as the Van Wert boys finished as Division II district champions, while the Crestview boys were crowned as a district champion in ...

COLUMBUS – And just like that, the 2024 high school football season has just three games left in the regular season. Week 7 provided plenty of highlights. Let’s check them out with this week’s Ohio ...

An Ohio City man will spend more than four years in prison on child sex charges. James Bloomfield, 48, of Ohio City, was sentenced on Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Judge Martin ...

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David V. Sinn, 76, of Decatur, Indiana, passed away Thursday, October 24, 2024, at Stillwater Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born on May 22, 1948, in Van Wert to John and Thelma (Eddy) ...

Zachary J. Wood, 30, of Convoy, a devoted father, son, brother, fiancé and so much more than a few words could express, tragically passed away on Monday, October 21, 2024. Born on July 1, 1994, in Van ...

Tuesday, October 15 – a minor traffic crash occurred in the 700 block of N. Washington St. Jerile D. Moore was cited for assured clear distance. Tuesday, October 15 – arrested Elizabeth Bryant, 60, ...

No one was injured in this single car accident on John Brown Rd., just north of Union Pleasant Rd. The accident occurred shortly after 2 p.m. Satuday, when the driver apparently went left of center ...

Lincolnview’s Brynleigh Moody (above right) ran to a Division III district championship on Saturday, while Lincolnview’s Kreston Tow and Crestview’s Kale Vining (both below) compete in the Division ...

OhioHealth has committed $100,000 to the YWCA of Van Wert County to support its capital campaign for a new building. The new facility will advance the YWCA’s mission to help stabilize women, men, and ...

It may not look like it at first glance, but progress has been made at a vacant building on E. Sycamore St. in Van Wert. The former Kennedy Manufacturing building is being transformed into a satellite ...