Here are final scores of area high school basketball games played on Saturday, January 6.

Van Wert City Council will have three new members in 2026.

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, ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS — Governor Mike DeWine has announced that CyberOhio will offer free services to local government entities to boost their cyber security preparedness and resilience. The new Ohio Persistent ...

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.

The investigation into the actions of a local mail carrier continues at the federal level. The ongoing investigation was confirmed via email on Friday by the Office of the Inspector General, after an ...

COLUMBUS — Last week, Governor Mike DeWine joined members of the Ohio Juvenile Justice Working Group to announce the recommendations for significant changes to Ohio’s state and local juvenile justice ...

The University of Northwestern Ohio’s Annual Fall Career Fair will occur on Tuesday, October 8, in the UNOH Event Center. Open to all current students and alumni, this event will connect local, ...

Van Wert joined many other municipalities nationwide by holding a “No Kings Protest” on Saturday. It began at Fountain Park at 1 p.m. and within minutes had moved to the 200 block of S. Washington St.

Sunday afternoon officially marked the end of the high school careers of more than 140 Van Wert High School students. Those students, all seniors, graduated during the school’s 154 th annual ...

A Van Wert man arraigned on three drug-related counts and several other charges was among the 12 people who appeared this week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Rickie Welker, 41, entered not ...