Recent history suggested Friday’s Ottawa-Glandorf at Van Wert game might be a close one. After all, three of the last four games between the two schools were decided by two points or less. History was ...

The Niswonger Performing Arts Center is thrilled to announce Westwood Behavioral Health and Leland Smith Insurance as supporting sponsors for this spring’s comedy lineup. Their generous support ...

A local project that has been in the making for several years is headed toward completion. Crews have been busy transforming the former Kennedy Manufacturing building on E. Sycamore St. into a ...

VERSAILLES — With her team trailing by one point, Ellie Kline hit a pair of free throws with 8.9 seconds left in the game and the Lady Knights beat Versailles 54-53 on Saturday, giving Crestview a ...

OTTAWA — Van Wert was no match for undefeated Ottawa-Glandorf (17-0, 8-0 WBL), as the Cougars fell to the Lady Titans 65-16 on Thursday. Van Wert (3-17, 0-8 WBL) will travel to Parkway on Monday.

It’s a local team that volunteered hundreds of hours of time in 2024. Time and again, Van Wert County CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) answered the bell to assist emergency responders and ...

It became official Monday night – water rates in Van Wert are going up. As expected, legislation to increase the city’s water rates by 10 percent passed unanimously on its third and final reading ...

Last Tuesday, January 21, the Van Wert County Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) was dispatched to assist the Willshire Fire Department for a house fire. CERT is now working to raise support for ...

Brian Keith Rolsten, 67, of rural Van Wert passed away Saturday morning, February 8, 2025, at his home. Brian was born on December 3, 1957, in Van Wert the son of James L. and Phyllis L. (Clark) ...

A total of 17 criminal hearings were held between Thursday, January 30, and Wednesday, February 5, in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Judge Martin D. Burchfield presided over all but one of the ...

The Van Wert High School Student Council recently donated a check for over $450 to the Van Wert VFW Post #5803. These donations came from the military appreciation night sale of shirts. The Student ...

VW independent staff/submitted information OhioHealth has named Paula Stabler, RN, MSN, president of Van Wert Hospital. She’s replacing Joy Bischoff, who was recently named Vice President of ...