Reports of recent drone sightings have been plentiful around the area, with most coming from Mercer County. However, there have been some sightings in Van Wert County as well. According to ...

The overwhelming generosity of the people of Van Wert, helped provide joy to more than 15,729 children through Operation Christmas Child shoebox gifts this season. Across the U.S., the Samaritan’s ...

Crestview Middle School crowned eighth grader Emily Foudy as the spelling bee champion and seventh grader Mikeal Linton as the runner-up. Foudy and Linton won the titles for their respective grades.

Two Willshire residents who fled from Van Wert Police were arraigned in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court this week. Their hearings were among 16 various hearings held between Friday, January 10, and ...

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Van Wert Elks Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks recently donated $1,000 to the Salvation Army of Van Wert for their Wednesday Lunch Program. The money is from a Spotlight Grant the ...

Members of the Van Wert High School pep band perform during Friday night’s boys basketball game between the Cougars and Wapakoneta. The pep band helped deliver some energy and helped Van Wert to a ...

Van Wert’s Keaten Welch (5) drives to the basket during Saturday’s game against Bryan. Welch finished with 20 points, including 10 consecutive points to end the first quarter and the beginning of the ...

The intersection of Main St. and Washington St. in downtown Van Wert was blocked for about 90 minutes, after a trailer loaded with cattle became separated from the truck. The mishap occurred at ...

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 ...

Zach Crummey (above) fights to the basket against Bryan, while Xavier Kelly (below) looks to pass the ball against the Golden Bears. Bob Barnes/Van Wert independent ...

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 ...