The Van Wert High School boys basketball program and Main Street Van Wert hosted the very first Main Street Madness 3-on-3 ...

If the deal goes through, a data center will be built on 220 acres of land known as the Mega Site in Van Wert. Van Wert Area Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Brent Stevens confirmed ...

COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association and its six District Athletic Boards have awarded $200,000 to 200 recent high school graduates as part of the OHSAA’s Scholar-Athlete Scholarship ...

Summertime in Ohio usually means fireworks on certain dates and during certain local celebrations, but those are usually commercial shows. Three years ago, Ohio’s fireworks law changed, allowing ...

Gordon Law Office announces the hiring of Terry Simson as an attorney in the office. Simson, a 2009 graduate of Van Wert High School, earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in international affairs from ...

Van Wert independent news OHIO CITY — Four Ohio City residents were arrested on meth lab-related drug charges in connection with search warrants executed at two residences in that village on Thursday.

The Van Wert Police Department, Mercer County Sheriff’s Office and Paulding County Sheriff’s Office will provide assistance in Van Wert County on Wednesday, while employees of the Van Wert County ...

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office is among the first 10 Ohio law enforcement agencies statewide to complete the new Ohio Collaborative Law Enforcement Accreditation ...

VW independent sports Wapakoneta defeated Lincolnview 218-241 in a girls’ dual match at Willow Bend on Wednesday. Lindsey Hatcher led the Lancers with a 55, followed by Grace Custer (58), Eme Renner ...

CHP Home Care & Hospice is celebrating a half century of providing home-based health care services in northwest and west central Ohio. The non-profit, 501c3 organization was incorporated in December ...

CONVOY — Here are 2024-2025 K-12 Crestview Local Schools bus routes, which were approved by the school board Monday night. Bus Routes may be subject to change at any time during the school year with ...

PAULDING — All aboard, as readers travel through a brief history of Paulding County’s railroads and some of the communities that sprang up beside them. Over time, the names of the railroad companies ...