Trinity Friends Church, in partnership with the Ohio Christian Education Network (OCEN) and Center for Christian Virtue (CCV), opened Kingdom Connection Academy (KCA) on Tuesday, welcoming students in ...

2:57 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 127 in Pleasant Township for a report of suspicious activity. 6:42 a.m. – Deputies responded to a commercial alarm on Lincoln Highway in Ridge ...

It’s a day longtime residents of Van Wert County will never forget – November 10, 2002. It was 20 years ago today when a massive F-4 tornado with wind speeds between 207-260 miles per hour tore ...

PAULDING — Those who can trace their Paulding County family history to the mid-1800s would find their roots are likely in the canals — either in their construction or the early settlements that dotted ...

This headstone in Live Oak Cemetery reads, “In memory of Ashby and Elsie Good murdered by Charles Hart Nov. 4, 1894.” On the side is inscribed, “Charles Hart executed 4-12-1895.” photo courtesy ...

COLUMBUS — Nearly 10 percent of Ohio school districts need support to meet state standards, according to the new state report cards the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce released last Monday.

Summertime in Ohio usually means fireworks on certain dates and during certain local celebrations, but those are usually commercial shows. Three years ago, Ohio’s fireworks law changed, allowing ...

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 ...

AEP Ohio Transmission Company, Inc. has submitted a Letter of Notification to the Ohio Power Siting Board (OPSB) for the proposed Van Wert–Haviland 138 kilovolt (kV) Transmission Line Project. The $45 ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS — OhioHealth has announce plans for a new comprehensive outpatient cancer center that will focus equally on expanding access to cancer care and improving patient experience. The new facility ...

The Van Wert Police Department and Van Wert Fire Department were dispatched to this two car accident at the intersection of Central Ave. and S. Tyler St. late Friday morning. No one was injured in the ...