Vantage Career Center’s Adult Postsecondary Education Center is excited to promote its FANUC Robot Programing courses, which ...

ST. MARYS — Van Wert accomplished two firsts on Friday night. The Cougars won their first WBL road game of the season and won for third time in as many tries. Leading 8-7 late in the first quarter, ...

Crestview’s Wren Sheets (33) scored 27 points and the Knights defeated Bluffton 70-64 on Friday. A game recap can be found below. Wyatt Richardson/Van Wert independent ...

After a public hearing held Thursday morning, the Van Wert County Commissioners denied a request to vacate Stripe Road in Van Wert. However, an alternate plan is in the works, one that would vacate a ...

During a ceremony held on Monday, Van Wert Fire Department firefighter Gary Gasser was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. Gasser was home schooled and graduated in 2011, then began his career in ...

Poor road conditions caused by wintry weather led to this accident on U.S. 30 near Boroff Rd. this morning. The collision occurred at appoximately 7:45 a.m. No injuries were reported. The Ohio State ...

A pretrial hearing to establish trial dates for a Van Wert man accused of killing his stepfather was delayed on Monday. The Van Wert County Common Pleas Court hearing for Larry Andrus Jr., 49, was ...

MARYSVILLE — The former quartermaster of a central Ohio Veterans of Foreign Wars post has been ordered to repay more than $35,000 in funds stolen from the agency, The announcement was made jointly by ...

Local public officials and employees were sworn in at the Van Wert County Courthouse Friday morning. Among those taking the oath of office (above): Sheriff Tom Riggenbach, Clerk of Courts Cindy ...

Van Wert Manor ended 2024 on a positive note is looking forward to 2025. In December, HCF Management hosted their annual administrator’s conference, which included an awards ceremony. Van Wert Manor ...

COLUMBUS — State Representative Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) announced that $350,000 will be coming to Putnam and Paulding counties as a result of Governor DeWine signing Senate Bill 54 into law ...

Thad Lichtensteiger will serve as Chairman of the Van Wert County Commissioners in 2025, and Todd Wolfrum will serve as Vice-Chairman. The appointments were made during the annual organizational ...