The 2025 Van Wert County Fair officially came to a close with Tuesday’s annual livestock sale. Shown above and below is a ...

TOLEDO — A priest who served at several northwest Ohio churches, including St. Mary of the Assumption Catholic Church in Van Wert, has been sentenced to life in prison for sex trafficking. Michael ...

COLUMBUS — The State Fire Marshal’s Office is inviting elementary school students across Ohio to participate in its Fire Safety Poster Contest. The contest is held annually to engage young minds, ...

A sense of normality returned somewhat to local high school graduations, as Van Wert and Lincolnview high schools held their first in-person graduation ceremonies since 2019. Last year’s graduations ...

Local radio stations 99.7FM WKSD and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM have released tentative broadcast schedules for the 2022 high school football season. WKSD will cover several area teams including Paulding, ...

COLUMBUS — In indictments filed this week by the office of Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost, 10 Medicaid providers are accused of stealing a combined $1.9 million from the government health-care ...

A Van Wert man arraigned on three drug-related counts and several other charges was among the 12 people who appeared this week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Rickie Welker, 41, entered not ...

Van Wert Police Officer Greg Blackmore takes his last trip in the DARE-mobile on Wednesday as he officially retired from the VWPD after 30 years of service, 24 as city DARE officer. photos by Wyatt ...

A Van Wert man was sentenced to prison on a drug count, while a city woman was convicted following a jury trial, and three people were arraigned in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Danny Mullins, ...

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 ...

Officials with the YWCA of Van Wert County, The Marsh Foundation and Mercy Health – Lima gathered Friday morning at the site of the YWCA’s future facility to unveil more plans for the facility, which ...

Photographer Bob Barnes has been at the Van Wert County Fair throughout the week, capturing the various sights of the 2025 fair, everything from judging to award winners to fun and games.