COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Agriculture (ODA) and the Ohio Sheep Improvement Association (OSIA) today celebrated the inaugural Buckeye Baa-ttle at the Ohio State Fair, where legislators, cabinet ...

Van Wert Middle School teacher Noah Carter presented a plaque and a flag to Principal Darla Dunlap during Wednesday’s school board meeting. Carter serves as a member of the Indiana Air National Guard ...

It appears as though a data center zoning initiative will not be on the ballot in Van Wert this fall. The initiative would have given residents the opportunity to repeal an ordinance passed by Van ...

Wetzelland 2026 is in the books. The four-day event ran from last Thursday through Sunday near Grover Hill and was billed as the premiere motorcycle party in Ohio. It was a celebration of motorcycle ...

2:51 a.m. – Dispatched Convoy EMS to a residence on Liberty Union Road in Pleasant Township for a subject who had fallen. 3:43 a.m. – Deputies responded to the area of U.S. 127 and U.S. 224 in ...

First Federal of Van Wert has announce the hiring of Sean LaFontaine, who will be joining the bank as a vice president of commercial banking, overseeing the bank’s Commercial lending and deposit ...

The Van Wert County Republican Party will host its annual American Freedom Dinner on Tuesday August 11, in Van Wert. Congressman Jim Jordan will be the keynote speaker for the event. Van Wert County ...

It’s become an annual tradition in Van Wert. Volunteers gathered at Trinity Global Church on Tuesday night to stuff backpacks full of school supplies. The volunteers formed an assembly line to fill ...

Those who attended Friday’s Main Street Van Wert Block Party had some tough choices to make, as several food trucks lined Jefferson St. next to Fountain Park. There was also a beer tent. The annual ...

The investigation continues into an early Sunday afternoon crash on Lincoln Highway along Van Wert’s east side. According to a report released by the Van Wert Police Department late Tuesday morning, ...

A full-time Ohio worker needs to make at least $23.82 an hour to be able to afford a “modest” two-bedroom apartment, according to a new report released this week. This is slightly more than a five ...

Van Wert City Council’s first meeting of July was the longest one in recent memory, lasting two hours and 45 minutes. Monday night’s meeting could be another lengthy one. During the July 13 meeting, ...