Robert E. Bruner, 82, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2024, at Hearth & Home of Van Wert. Bob was born on February 23, 1942, in Garfield, Kentucky, to Enos and Mary Haynes Bruner, who both preceded ...

Dean Owen Tomlinson, 91, a lifelong resident of Van Wert, passed away on November 1, 2024, in the care of Ganzhorn Memory Suites and Luminary Hospice of Powell, Ohio. He was born in Van Wert on ...

Replace batteries in all smoke alarms in the home that do not have sealed batteries. Test alarms to make sure they are ...

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It may not look like it at first glance, but progress has been made at a vacant building on E. Sycamore St. in Van Wert. The former Kennedy Manufacturing building is being transformed into a satellite ...

Call it what you will. For 88 years, a particular part of Eggerss Stadium has been referred to as the area under the stadium or the tunnel. All that is changing this year. With a major facelift as ...

Here we are already, Week No. 10 of the season, the regular season finale. Where did it go? For whatever reason, this feels like the fastest regular season I can remember, and what a season it’s been.

YWCA of Van Wert County President/CEO Kimberly Laudick has announced the local organization has received $72,000 in grant funding to support its efforts in helping fight addiction. “The grant from the ...

COLUMBUS — Six individuals have been indicted for illegal voting in past elections, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced on Tuesday. “The right to vote is sacred,” Yost said. “If you’re not a U.S ...

A broken tie rod was blamed as the cause of this accident, which occurred shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of S. Shannon St. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. The Van Wert Fire ...

2022 Lincolnview High School graduate Kendall Bollenbacher (15) reached a collegiate volleyball milestone over the weekend. As a junior outside hitter and team captain for the Spring Arbor University ...

A Willshire man incarcerated in Indiana is now in custody in Van Wert County, after his arrest on a warrant charging him with ...