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, ...

Van Wert will lose its Big Lots store, as the discount retailer prepares to close all 900 remaining stores after a potential sale to a private equity firm fell through. The Columbus, Ohio-based chain ...

12:50 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Lincoln Highway in Pleasant Township to assist a resident. 4:53 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Dutch John Road in Union Township for a motor ...

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, ...

Van Wert City Council will have three new members in 2026. Two of the newcomers will fill at-large seats – Dewaine Johnson, who collected the second highest vote total (924) and Hall Block, who ...

As part of their Senior Capstone Project, Mrs. Switzer’s senior English classes at Van Wert High School placed 300 flags at the entrance to the school campus to honor Van Wert County’s veterans, ...

COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services is working to complete the distribution of full November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits by the middle of this week.

First Federal of Van Wert has announced the launch of a second location in Van Wert. The branch will be located at 820 N. Washington St. and will provide customers and community with increased ...

2024 turned out to be a busy year for the Van Wert Fire Deparment. In fact, with the exception of 2022, it was the busiest year in a five-year span. According to the department’s annual report, the ...

Van Wert High School Principal Chuck Rollins has announced that 2025-2026 parent-teacher conferences will be held in the high school/middle school commons area from 4-8 p.m. Monday, November 24; 8 a.m ...

Here are this year’s high school football broadcast schedules for radio stations 99.7FM WKSD and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM. WKSD will once again offer a variety of the top games from Paulding and Van Wert ...

Portugal-based Intraplás, which is described as a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions for the dairy industry, has selected Van Wert, as the location for its first U.S. manufacturing ...