I want you to imagine for a moment that you had the power to selectively determine whether your individual tax dollars were used to pay for the maintenance of county or township roads, support the ...

Marilyn L. Donley, 96, of Van Wert, Ohio, passed away Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital. She was born on September 29, 1928, in Nappanee, Indiana, to Donald and Edith Mae (Reed) ...

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Transportation, along with Governor Mike DeWine released the results of an 18-month study looking at transportation investments to support economic growth and ...

The American Red Cross Indiana Region is helping to bridge access to health care for blood donors by providing free A1C testing, commonly used to screen for diabetes and prediabetes, on all successful ...

Liam Putman (above) sizes up Columbus Grove’s defense during Wednesday’s Division VI district semifinal game at the Elida Fieldhouse. Below, Hayden Perrott (0) is sandwiched by a pair of Bulldog ...

The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office is among the first 10 Ohio law enforcement agencies statewide to complete the new Ohio Collaborative Law Enforcement Accreditation Program. The announcement was ...

The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office recently hosted the Ohio Tactical Officer Association (OTOA) Active Shooter Response course at Trinity Friends Church in Van Wert. This was a 16-hour course ...

Various awards were presented during the Van Wert Fire Deparment’s annual banquet. Clockwise from top left: Ed Carter, Chief Jon Jones and Brock Profit, dependability awards; Brett Schumm, 5-year ...

The Ohio Department of Health is reporting the state’s first probable human case of influenza A(H5), also known as Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza (HPAI), or bird flu. An adult male Mercer County ...

VW independent staff/submitted information OhioHealth has named Paula Stabler, RN, MSN, president of Van Wert Hospital. She’s replacing Joy Bischoff, who was recently named Vice President of ...

Ottawa-Glandorf junior guard Karsyn Erford has been named the Western Buckeye League Girls Basketball Player of the Year, while Titans head coach Troy Yant has been named WBL Coach of the Year. The ...

Van Wert FOP Lodge 62 held its 2025 community fundraiser banquet to a sold out crowd at Willow Bend Country Club on Saturday. The event was a huge success with the lodge far exceeding last year’s ...