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 ...

Crestview’s Wren Sheets has been named the Northwest Conference Player of the Year in balloting done by conference coaches. Spencerville head coach Kevin Sensabaugh, who led the Bearcats to a 20-2 ...

ELIDA — No. 1 seed Crestview led No. 4 seed Columbus Grove from start to finish, but that doesn’t mean it was easy. After leading by as many as 10 in the second half, the Knights (20-4) needed four ...

Van Wert scored a season high 21 points from the foul line, which helped the Cougars pull away from Kenton for a 68-34 win in the regular season finale at the Cougar’s Den on Friday. In a strange ...

DELPHOS — It was quite a finish to the 2024-2025 boys basketball regular season. Crestview, ranked No. 5 in Division VI by MaxPreps, used a Tommy Heffner layup at the buzzer to force overtime and from ...

CONVOY — A brief discussion was held on proposed upgrades to Crestview’s athletic facilities and more discussion will be held, after Treasurer Ashley Whetsel said she’s not comfortable with the ...

Parents in the Lincolnview Local School District with a child who will be five years of age on or before August 1, 2025, may register their child for kindergarten for the 2025-26 school year March 3-7 ...

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 latest installment of Random Thoughts centers around a powerhouse with a big win, best wishes to area wrestlers and Van Wert bowlers, tournament managers, Jake Diebler, and the NFL Combine.

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) ...

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 ...

CONVOY — It appears the Crestview Local Schools Board of Education has found the district’s new superintendent. A special school board meeting has been scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Monday, March 3, for ...