This week’s installment of Random Thoughts centers around Mother Nature, soccer, Flacco Fever, plus an NIL contract dispute. Please bring in warmer and dryer weather for spring sports. It doesn’t have ...

Lainey Spear smacked a grand slam home run, Ila Hughes pitched five innings of perfect ball and Lincolnview improved to 11-3 (3-0 NWC) with a 14-0 five inning win over Spencerville on Thursday. Lainey ...

A Van Wert man accused of killing his stepfather has entered a guilty plea to a reduced charge during hearings held Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Larry Andrus Jr. Larry Andrus Jr., ...

CONVOY — Van Wert and Crestview were scoreless after four innings but in the fifth inning, Case Stegaman singled home Griffin McCracken and Nate Gearhart, enough runs for a 2-1 victory over the ...

OhioHealth is taking a significant step forward in its commitment to supporting survivors of sexual assault and other forms of interpersonal violence. This spring, OhioHealth is implementing new ...

PAULDING — Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative (PPEC) is officially launching the construction phase of its high-speed, reliable fiber internet project, a transformative step toward bridging the ...

Janet Ruby Hertel, 90, of Liberty Township, Van Wert County, passed away peacefully Tuesday evening, April 29, 2025, at Hearth & Home of Van Wert. She was born on February 10, 1935, in Van Wert County ...

A total of 14 criminal hearings took place in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday, April 30. Seven of the 14 cases involved various drug charges. Judge Martin Burchfield presided over each ...

Game Con will feature many events and competitions, some returning and some new. They include a 100-player Super Smash Bros.

Allie Miller finished with three hits and three RBIs to pace No. 4 Lincolnview (Division VI) to a 7-5 win over No. 4 Mohawk (Division VII) on Wednesday. Lainey Spear drove in two runs and Grace ...

COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association’s decision to split the girls and boys basketball state semifinals and ...

Patricia L. Hofmann, 95, of Dayton, formerly of Van Wert, passed away Sunday evening, April 27, 2025, at Hospice of Dayton. She was born April 17, 1930, in Van Wert, to Ray L. and Elizabeth (Brown) ...