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

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 ...

Habitat for Humanity of Paulding-Van Wert is holding an open enrollment period for any resident of either county interested in applying for a Habitat-built home. The enrollment period will run through ...

Mary E. Grote, 87, of Willshire, passed away Saturday morning, January 18, 2025, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born on June 18, 1937, in Willshire, to Emanuel H. and Edna L.

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 Middle School crowned eighth grader Emily Foudy as the spelling bee champion and seventh grader Mikeal Linton as ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Two local school boards will hold their first meetings of 2025 this week. The Lincolnview Local Schools Board of Education will meet at 6 p.m. tonight (Tuesday) in the Neubrecht Lecture Hall. Prior to ...

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 ...