Crestview’s Wren Sheets (33) scored 27 points and the Knights defeated Bluffton 70-64 on Friday. A game recap can be found below. Wyatt Richardson/Van Wert independent ...

OHIO CITY — A teen from Rockford was airlifted to a Fort Wayne hospital after a Sunday night crash in Liberty Township. According to a report from the Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, ...

Two Willshire residents who fled from Van Wert Police were arraigned in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court this week. Their hearings were among 16 various hearings held between Friday, January 10, and ...

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Principals and counselors from Lincolnview, Crestview, Parkway, Vantage Career Center and Van Wert City Schools, as well as local college representatives will be hosting an informational meeting for ...

Van Wert Elks Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks recently donated $1,000 to the Salvation Army of Van Wert for their Wednesday Lunch Program. The money is from a Spotlight Grant the ...

Crestview Middle School crowned eighth grader Emily Foudy as the spelling bee champion and seventh grader Mikeal Linton as the runner-up. Foudy and Linton won the titles for their respective grades.

Members of the Van Wert High School pep band perform during Friday night’s boys basketball game between the Cougars and Wapakoneta. The pep band helped deliver some energy and helped Van Wert to a ...

The Van Wert Soil & Water Conservation District is taking orders for fish fingerlings. The types of fish available are largemouth bass, blue gill, channel catfish, shellcracker, black fat head minnow ...

Van Wert’s Keaten Welch (5) drives to the basket during Saturday’s game against Bryan. Welch finished with 20 points, including 10 consecutive points to end the first quarter and the beginning of the ...

The intersection of Main St. and Washington St. in downtown Van Wert was blocked for about 90 minutes, after a trailer loaded with cattle became separated from the truck. The mishap occurred at ...

A Rockford man awaiting trial on charges tied to the September, 2023 death a Van Wert woman was in court on Tuesday. Ryan Houser, 39, is charged with aggravated murder, an unclassified felony; murder, ...