Five Lincolnview student-athletes recently signed letters of intent to continue their studies and compete in various sports at the collegiate level. The five, in order, from top to bottom: Noah Peters ...

Wednesday evening’s meeting of the Van Wert City Schools Board of Education was the final one for one of its members. After serving three four-year terms, Scott Mull chose not to seek re-election in ...

The Office of Criminal Justice Services has announced over $3.9 million in federal grants to reduce violence against women in Ohio. One of the recipients of a Violence Against Women Act grants is the ...

An emergency call of a possible overdose led to the discovery of drugs, weapons, cash, and precious metals at a home in Van Wert. On Sunday, the Van Wert Police Department and Van Wert EMS were ...

COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has announced a $4.25 million multistate settlement with Wisconsin-based home improvement retailer Menards over allegations of deceptive rebate advertising.

A local man and a northeast Indiana woman are officially national champions. Neil Straley, 55, of Van Wert and Melissa Prows, 49, of Fort Wayne, won the USA Pickleball Amateur National Championship ...

Elida’s Jonathan Payne (0) finds himself surrounded by four Van Wert defenders during Friday’s night’s game against the Cougars. After spotting the Bulldogs a first half lead, Van Wert clamped down ...

CONVOY — Crestview Elementary has announced the Blue, Red and White Clubs for the first trimester. These academic clubs are based on student grades for third, fourth and fifth graders. For Blue Club ...

BEREA — It you travel along the Ohio Turnpike, you’ll pay more next year. A 2.7 percent toll rate increase will go into effect January 1. The toll rate for E-ZPass customers with passenger vehicles ...

Keaten Welch scored 10 straight points, which sparked Van Wert to a 57-47 win over visiting Bryan on Saturday. The Cougars (6-9) trailed 11-9 late in the first quarter, but Welch, a 5-10 sophomore ...

Monday night’s meeting of Van Wert City Council was the final one for three of its members. At-Large Councilman Jeff Kallas, At-Large Councilwoman Judy Bowers and Fourth Ward Councilman Bill Marshall ...

This week’s installment of Random Thoughts is truly random – it’ll about area high school basketball by the numbers. Lincolnview has raced out to a 6-1 start, with the only loss coming to Ada, 64-63 ...