Lincolnview guard Max Hammons (2) finds himself surrounded by Kalida defenders on Friday night. Unfortunately for the Lancers ...

COLUMBUS — According to provisional statistics, two people were killed in two fatal crashes on Ohio roadways this Christmas holiday. Of the two people killed, one was not wearing a safety belt. The ...

Janice Charline Glover, born on March 27, 1935, in her family home in Marietta, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, December 25, 2024, at Vancrest Health Care. A cherished member of her community, ...

With 2024 coming to an end, the Van Wert independent will publish a series of articles on what it deems the top 10 news stories of the year. The series will run Thursday, Friday and Saturday, December ...

PAULDING — Paulding County Sheriff Jason K. Landers held his department’s annual awards banquet last week with two promotions and one significant retirement. Deputy Robert C. Miller will be retiring ...

The latest installment of Random Thoughts centers around area high school basketball, the NBA, the Mad Ants, the NCAA transfer portal, and a franchise altering move. High school hoops fun fact It’s ...

BOWLING GREEN — A Lincolnview student, along with students from Delphos Jefferson and Ottoville are among those nominated by Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) for consideration to be accepted into the ...

Ohio City Volunteer Fire and EMS responded to a two-vehicle accident on Ohio 118 just north of Ohio City-Venedocia Rd. just before 7 a.m. this morning. One person was injured in the rear-end collision ...

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Traffic Safety Office is partnering with AAA Northeast and Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD) to implement a program to educate high school students about the risks of ...

The State Fire Marshal’s Office continues to investigate an early December explosion and house fire in the Convoy area. The blast and subsequent fire occurred at approximately 5 a.m. December 4, at a ...

It was a plan that seemed to be very well received when it was officially introduced in the spring of 2022. That’s when Van Wert Cinema owners Rod and Donna Saunders announced plans to build a 10,000 ...

The Van Wert Rotary Club recently held its annual auction fundraiser which benefits a local project in Van Wert County. This year, the club selected Eggerss Stadium as the beneficiary of the proceeds ...