2022 Lincolnview High School graduate Kendall Bollenbacher (15) reached a collegiate volleyball milestone over the weekend. As a junior outside hitter and team captain for the Spring Arbor University ...

It is with great sadness that we announce the loss of Brent A. Perl, 44, of Convoy, who tragically passed away on Friday, October 25, 2024, due to an accident. Born on December 2, 1979, in Van Wert, ...

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The mission of Loyal Order Of Moose is to serve the community, support youth and elderly and celebrate life. While supporting a retirement home in Moosehaven, Florida and a children’s home in ...

Early voting began throughout Ohio last Tuesday and locally, hundreds of people have already taken advantage of the opportunity. According to figures supplied by Pam Henderson, Director of the Van ...

Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) was in the area on Tuesday to present Paulding County Veteran William Young with a Bronze Star for his meritorious service in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Young ...

It may not look like it at first glance, but progress has been made at a vacant building on E. Sycamore St. in Van Wert. The former Kennedy Manufacturing building is being transformed into a satellite ...

PAULDING — John Paulding Historical Society in Paulding has announced it is changing its name to Paulding County History Museum. The State of Ohio granted the trademark or “doing business as” name ...

Lincolnview’s Brynleigh Moody (above right) ran to a Division III district championship on Saturday, while Lincolnview’s Kreston Tow and Crestview’s Kale Vining (both below) compete in the Division ...

The American Red Cross of the Indiana Region unveiled its new bloodmobile Friday. It features an innovative generator powered by a battery pack and solar panels. These will provide energy for lighting ...

Briston Wise (17) was crowned Van Wert High School homecoming king before Friday’s game vs. Shawnee. Nya Wessell (immediately left of Wise) was crowned queen. The Cougars won the homecoming game, ...

If you’ve been in downtown Van Wert lately, perhaps you’ve noted the Van Wert National Bank clock is stuck at 5:06. There’s a reason for that – the project is still incomplete. According to Van Wert ...