This week’s installment of Random Thoughts centers solely around Ohio State, Notre Dame and the College Football Playoff. It’s time for me to admit I was wrong about Will Howard. When the season began ...

Board leadership will remain the same at Vantage Career Center in 2025. Tim Fitzpatrick (Fort Jennings), who was elected as board president in 2024, was chosen to continue in that role during the ...

Two Willshire residents who fled from Van Wert Police were arraigned in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court this week. Their hearings were among 16 various hearings held between Friday, January 10, and ...

Van Wert City Council’s first meeting of 2025 was rather brief. In fact, it took just 30 minutes from the call to order to adjournment. In that time, council members heard about progress involving ...

As frigid temperatures settle into Ohio, the Divisions of State Fire Marshal (SFM) and Industrial Compliance (DIC) are offering some simple tips on how to heat your home safely while avoiding costly ...

This week’s edition of Random Thoughts centers around a previous comment and a scenario that was suggested before, low scoring basketball games, a big MAC showdown and a welcome back. I posed this ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS — Three bills co-sponsored by Representative Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) will go into affect this spring. An explanation of each bill is listed below. House Bill 497 Governor Mike DeWine ...

CONVOY — The Crestview Local Schools Board of Education will have a new leader in 2025. Brad Perrott will serve as board president this year, while longtime president John Auld will be the ...

Six criminal defendants changed their pleas during hearings held in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday. Judge ...

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