2:34 p.m. – Deputies served two warrants issued by Van Wert County Common Pleas Court for theft, a fifth degree felony. Michael Daniel Moore, 41, of Lima, and Michael Craig Melvin II, 35, of Mansfield ...

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 ...

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, ...

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, ...

OHIO CITY – Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach has announced that deputies are investigating the deaths of two people found in Ohio City on Sunday, along with the death of a third person ...

A Decatur, Indiana man was jailed on several charges after a hit-skip crash in Van Wert on Monday. Tyler Harrell, 30, is facing charges of OVI, failure to stop after an accident and assurred clear ...

A sense of normality returned somewhat to local high school graduations, as Van Wert and Lincolnview high schools held their first in-person graduation ceremonies since 2019. Last year’s graduations ...

COLUMBUS — A pair of area projects have been grant assistance from the Ohio Rail Development Commission. The grants were announced last week. The projects will help create and retain jobs, generate ...

Van Wert High School band director Bob Sloan has been placed on paid administrative leave, but no other information is available. A brief statement emailed Thursday afternoon by Superintendent Mark ...

After months of rumors, the news became official Thursday afternoon. Downtown Van Wert is set to welcome a new dining destination with the arrival of Saisaki, an Asian fusion restaurant, opening this ...

The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office is in mourning after the death of Chief Deputy Adam Clark. His death was announced in a Facebook post made by Sheriff Tom Riggenbach early Saturday afternoon.

Gordon Law Office announces the hiring of Terry Simson as an attorney in the office. Simson, a 2009 graduate of Van Wert High School, earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in international affairs from ...