The overwhelming generosity of the people of Van Wert, helped provide joy to more than 15,729 children through Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts this season. Across the U.S., the Samaritan’s ...

COLUMBUS — State Representative Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) has introduced House Bill 15, legislation he said will boost power generation in Ohio while improving affordability for ratepayers and ...

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The Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol believes alcohol may have played a role in an early Saturday morning crash that claimed a Lima resident. According to a report from the Lima Patrol Post, ...

The Homestead Exemption program income thresholds has changed for the 2025 tax year payable in 2026. The threshold for senior citizens 65 and over is now $40,000 Ohio Adjusted Gross Wages (Line 3 on ...

Six criminal defendants changed their pleas during hearings held in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday. Judge Martin D. Burchfield presided over each of the hearings. Kyle Grieshaber, 38, ...

It was a tough night for Van Wert wrestlers, as Wapakoneta defeated the Cougars 54-15 in WBL dual meet action at Van Wert High School on Thursday. Van Wert’s lone wins on the mat came at 215 and 285 ...

Firefighters from Wren, Willshire, Ohio City and Convoy were dispatched to a fire on Schumm Road at approximately 7 a.m. Friday. The blaze in a utility building was quickly contained, but the building ...

The National Weather Service Northern Indiana has issued a Cold Weather Advisory for the entire region, including Van Wert County, until 10 a.m. Wednesday. Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 ...

Members of the Van Wert High School pep band perform during Friday night’s boys basketball game between the Cougars and Wapakoneta. The pep band helped deliver some energy and helped Van Wert to a ...

Van Wert’s Keaten Welch (5) drives to the basket during Saturday’s game against Bryan. Welch finished with 20 points, including 10 consecutive points to end the first quarter and the beginning of the ...

The intersection of Main St. and Washington St. in downtown Van Wert was blocked for about 90 minutes, after a trailer loaded with cattle became separated from the truck. The mishap occurred at ...