Editor’s note: The Friday Flashback returns to the VW independent Sports page and will run each Friday until the start of the fall sports season. With the OHSAA state baseball tournament taking place ...

The 2020 high school football season was like no other in Ohio. It was the COVID-19 year and the Ohio High School Athletic Association changed its playoff football format that year. After a six game ...

ST MARYS — An update on power supply shortages was the main discussion at Midwest Electric’s 88 th annual meeting recently held at St. Marys Memorial High School. More than 1,000 members, families, ...

The Van Wert Civic Theatre has announced plans for its fall 2025 production of Bonnie & Clyde, a powerful and provocative musical based on the real-life exploits of two of America’s most infamous ...

COLUMBUS — Ohio will usher in the most comprehensive overhaul of law enforcement training in decades when training academies next month begin teaching an updated curriculum that prioritizes modern-day ...

Editor’s note: The Friday Flashback has returned to the VW independent Sports page and will run each Friday until the start of the 2025 fall sports season. This installment takes us back to March, ...

The Golf Committee of Van Wert Lodge No 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks recently made a $500 donation to the Willow Bend Country Club. The money is earmarked for their Kid’s Golf Clinic.

Donald E. Amweg, 80, of Sebring, Florida, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 22, 2025, at Good Shepherd Hospice House in Sebring.

While there are more steps to go, a data center in Van Wert moved a bit closer to reality Monday night. By a unanimous vote, Van Wert City Council approved an ordinance to accept an annexation ...

A parking accident on Kear Rd. Monday morning damaged an apartment unit and a car. The driver’s foot slipped and hit the gas, causing the car to jump the curb and struck the apartment. Van Wert EMTs ...

A reminder that Van Wert city crews are starting storm brush pickup today. Safety-Service Director Jay Fleming said due to the extensive damage caused by last week’s storm, it will take more than a ...

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor It appears a case that has been in the local court system since late 2023 will finally come to an end on Tuesday. After several delays in his case, Ryan Houser, 39, of ...