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 ...

14 criminal defendants appeared in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court between March 5-11. Five the defendants are charged with domestic violence and/or strangulation, while four others are facing drug ...

A low pressure system was responsible for an unprecedented wind storm that wreaked havoc across the region on Friday. According to Van Wert County Emergency Management Director McCoy, the very strong ...

“Lincolnview school district, the county (Van Wert County) and the City of Van Wert are going to receive hundreds of millions of dollars of revenue back into our community.” Those words were spoken by ...

2:01 a.m. – Dispatched Convoy EMS to a residence on Liberty Union Road in Union Township for a subject with no feeling in their legs. 6:48 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Old Tile Factory ...

12:08 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Ohio 116 in Ridge Township for a motor vehicle crash involving a deer. No injuries were reported. 1:25 a.m. – Dispatched Wren EMS to a residence on Ohio ...

The National Weather Service has issued a rare Blowing Dust Advisory for Van Wert, Paulding, Defiance Putnam and Allen counties until 8 p.m. tonight (Friday). Visibilty is between one-quarter mile and ...

The Lincolnview Lancers punched their ticket to the Division VI state semifinals by defeating defending regional champion Colonel Crawford 58-45 in the BGSU regional championship game Saturday night.

NORWALK – All four of Van Wert’s Division II district wrestling qualifiers have advanced to Saturday’s round. Owen Bates (106), Devin Burker (150) and Briggs Wallace (157) each went 1-1 on Friday at ...

1:28 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of West Main Street in the City of Van Wert to assist the Van Wert Police Department. 3:28 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on State Street in the ...

COLUMBUS — Sunbury Big Walnut junior Sydney Mobley was announced as 2026 Ohio Ms. Basketball Thursday by a statewide media panel. She will lead her team into the Division II state tournament this ...

ROCKFORD — There doesn’t appear to be much interest by Parkway Local Schools district residents to switch athletic conference affilation. According to Superintendent Laura Young, 663 responded to an ...