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

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 ...

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 ...

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) ...

The YMCA held its 50th annual Good Friday prayer breakfast celebration last Friday. The annual event features a keynote speaker each year and the speakers are chosen from a list of individuals who ...

It’s a longstanding tradition in Van Wert and it continued on Good Friday with the Procession of the Cross. Outside of windy conditions, weather was quite good when the procession left Trinity Global ...

COLUMBUS — Penalties for getting behind the wheel while impaired are more harsh now, thanks to a new Ohio law that recently went into effect. It raises the penalty for aggravated vehicular homicide ...

Westwood Behavioral Health Centers held an open house and ribbon-cutting ceremony on Tuesday for its new walk-up pharmacy. Westwood has partnered with national pharmacy provider Genoa Healthcare to ...

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 ...

Members of the Isaac Van Wart Chapter DAR met last week at American Legion Post 178 in Van Wert for a regular meeting and pizza. The women heard an informational talk by Van Wert County Sheriff K-9 ...