Leona Bissonette, 90, of Van Wert, passed away on Friday, March 20, 2026, at Vancrest of Van Wert. She was born January 1, 1936, in Standish, Michigan, to Frank and Josephine (Gadowski) Korytoski, who ...

VW independent staff/submitted information Promise Church is inviting the community to one of the area’s most unique and family-friendly Easter events – the Glow in the Dark Easter Egg Hunt, taking ...

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP — A weekend blaze destroyed a residental garage in the Ohio City area. After a 911 call, Ohio City Volunteer Fire and EMS was dispatched to the 7100 block of Wren Landeck Rd. at 6:36 ...

A new analysis has identifed the cheapest and most expensive days of the week to buy gasoline in all 50 states. Based on an analysis of daily statewide fuel prices over the past year, GasBuddy found ...

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 ...

If the deal goes through, a data center will be built on 220 acres of land known as the Mega Site in Van Wert. Van Wert Area Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Brent Stevens confirmed ...

16 local, regional and statewide acts displaying a variety of talents will comprise CHP Home Care & Hospice’s Ohio Has Talent!, scheduled for 7 p.m. Saturday Febuary 28, 7 p.m. at the Niswonger ...

1:56 p.m. – Deputies responded to a location on South Shannon Street in the City of Van Wert to assist a motorist locked out of their vehicle. 2:55 p.m. – Dispatched Van Wert EMS to assist Grover Hill ...

More than 160 years ago, Steven Sell’s family emigrated from England to the United States and settled in what was then the small village of Van Wert, Ohio. On Wednesday, Sell returned to Van Wert to ...

COLUMBUS — Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose has released a list of partisan candidates who submitted petitions to run for statewide office in the May 5 primary election. “Public service is a ...

Van Wert head coach Jeremy Best celebrates after the Cougars won the Division IV sectional championship with a 52-37 victory over Napoleon Thursday night. A full game story and more pictures can be ...

1:56 p.m. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 224 in Harrison Township for a report of a loose dog. 2:14 p.m. – Deputies responded to an area of the Van Wert Paulding County Line Road in Jackson ...