Van Wert, Crestview and Lincolnview will remain in their respective divisions in girls and boys basketball during the 2026-2027 school year. The OHSAA released statewide divisional assignments on ...

Ohio voters will not have a chance to vote to ban data centers in the November election. Conserve Ohio, the grassroots organization behind the proposed constitutional amendment, said they are now ...

Two Van Wert EMS units were dispatched to a two-vehicle accident at the intersection of S. Shannon St. and W. Crawford St. at approximately 5:15 p.m. Thursday. A Chevy van was northbound on Shannon St ...

Traffic at the intersection of N. Washington St. and Sycamore St. was slowed this morning after a fuel tank fell off a semi-truck. Van Wert Police, fire, and city crews were dispatched shortly after 7 ...

A seat is coming open on the Van Wert City Schools Board of Education. At Wednesday’s monthly meeting, the school board accepted the resignation of board member Thaison Leaser, effective June 30.

GreenWay Bank has announced the addition of Evan Vining as branch manager of their Van Wert branch. In his role, Evan will lead branch operations, support team development, and help strengthen the ...

Vantage Career Center is able to boast not one, but two national champions at the recent SkillsUSA competition in Atlanta, Georgia. In addition to that, a group of Vantage students had a chance to ...

The Lincolnview Local Schools Board of Education will close out fiscal year 2026 at a special meeting scheduled for 5 p.m. today (Monday) in the Neubrecht Lecture Hall. In addition to a pair of FY ...

2:30 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Knittle Road in Ridge Township for a report of an injured deer. 4:04 a.m. – Dispatched Convoy EMS to a residence on Franklin Street in the Village of ...

The Ohio West Safety Council, sponsored by the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation and Eastman & Smith, Ltd. Attorneys at Law, is a program of the Van Wert Area Chamber of Commerce open to all area ...

One person was taken to the hospital by ambulance after a one-vehicle accident at the CF&E rail crossing on Mendon Rd., not far from Lincoln Highway in Van Wert. The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office, ...

PAULDING — The 2026 Paulding County Fair saw a new organization with the arrival of the Libertarian Party of Ohio. Christopher Elder, Libertarian candidate for Ohio House District 82, spoke with ...