COLUMBUS — Last week, Governor Mike DeWine joined members of the Ohio Juvenile Justice Working Group to announce the recommendations for significant changes to Ohio’s state and local juvenile justice ...

Here are this year’s high school football broadcast schedules for radio stations 99.7FM WKSD and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM. WKSD will once again offer a variety of the top games from Paulding and Van Wert ...

Not one, but two big boys basketball games will be played in Van Wert County Friday night. Van Wert will host Shawnee, with the winner claiming no worse than a piece of the WBL championship. Meanwhile ...

WAPAKONETA — Van Wert competed in the WBL Wrestling Championships at St. Marys Memorial High School and the Cougars had two individual champions and finished with a strong fourth place finish in the ...

A retired Van Wert police officer has turned his empathy for those who are struggling, coupled with an interest in prayer and its ability to change lives, into an online Christian ministry that now ...

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 ...

A surprise resignation was accepted during Tuesday’s meeting of the Lincolnview Local Schools Board of Education. Shortly after emerging from a 20-minute executive session, the board accepted the ...

Danny Ray Routt, 78, of Cavett, passed away at 6:05 a.m. Sunday, February 22, 2026 at Divine Rehabilitation Nursing Home in Rockford. He was born January 16, 1948 in Paulding, a son of Fredrick L. and ...

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP — A weekend blaze destroyed a residental garage in the Ohio City area. After a 911 call, Ohio City Volunteer Fire and EMS was dispatched to the 7100 block of Wren Landeck Rd. at 6:36 ...

Van Wert Elks Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks recently donated $1,750 to the Haven of Hope Homeless Shelter of Van Wert County to assist them with their ongoing program to provide ...

12:24 a.m. – Dispatched Ohio City EMS to a residence on Van Wert Willshire Road in Liberty Township for a subject not feeling well. 7:43 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 30 in Pleasant ...

Vantage Career Center’s Taste of Vantage/Open House event was held Monday night and it was a big success. Black Angus Catering Company, Moose Landing, Saisaki Van Wert, Vantage Culinary Arts, R Place ...