A break-in at Westwood Behavioral Center in Van Wert attracted the attention of local law enforcement this morning. The Van ...

Barbara Nickles, 66, of Van Wert, entered a not guilty plea to vehicular homicide, a first degree misdemeanor. Released on ...

David Lowe, 54, of Sturgis, Michigan, made his first appearance in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday and pleaded not guilty to two counts of rape, first degree felonies; two counts of ...

Haley McCoy finished with 16 kills and three blocks and Kaci Gregory added 13 kills, 17 digs and four aces. Lillie Best tallied 10 kills and two blocks, while Emily Lichtle and Nora Perkins finished ...

COLUMBUS – The Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission has unanimously approved recommendations put forth by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Future of Police Training, ...

Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Tucker L. Laux has been selected the 2023 Trooper of the Year at the Van Wert Post. The selection of Trooper Laux, 28, is in recognition of outstanding service during ...

OHIO CITY – Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach has announced that deputies are investigating the deaths of two people found in Ohio City on Sunday, along with the death of a third person ...

50 years of the Peony Queen Pagaent – the Golden Jubilee – was celebrated Friday night at LifeHouse Church. Eight area high school senior girls competed for the coveted title and it wasn’t an easy ...

COLUMBUS — Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Transportation Director Pamela Boratyn have announced details of a new plan to address the shortage of safe, accessible commercial-truck parking ...

It’s a day longtime residents of Van Wert County will never forget – November 10, 2002. It was 20 years ago today when a massive F-4 tornado with wind speeds between 207-260 miles per hour tore ...

Van Wert High School band director Bob Sloan has been placed on paid administrative leave, but no other information is available. A brief statement emailed Thursday afternoon by Superintendent Mark ...

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 ...