Eight young ladies are competing for the title of Queen Jubilee 50 during this year’s Peony Festival Pageant, which will be held at 7 p.m. Friday, March 28, at LifeHouse Church in Van Wert. Avery ...

COLUMBUS — The 2025 Divisions IV, V, VI and VII girls basketball All-Ohio teams were announced Monday by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association. The All-Ohio teams are based on nominations from the ...

COLUMBUS – The 2025 Divisions I, II and III girls basketball All-Ohio teams were announced Tuesday by the Ohio Prep Sports Media Association. The All-Ohio teams are based on nominations from the seven ...

This week’s installment of Random Thoughts centers around a state championship upset, one undefeated team, public vs. private, a possible four-peat, the SEC, football vs. basketball, and a new sports ...

A Van Wert man accused of firing a gun out of his car in a residential neighborhood earlier this month was one of six people arraigned in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court this week. Judge Martin D.

COLUMBUS — As Ohio nonprofit organizations make preparations for spring and summer events to bring Ohioans together, raise money, and support various causes, the Ohio Division of Liquor Control is ...

The Vantage Career Center Alumni Hall of Fame has two new members. Tressa Ringwald and Austin Meyer were inducted during Vantage’s 47 th annual All-Boards Dinner and Alumni Hall of Fame program ...

The Van Wert Area Retired Teachers Association (VWARTA) will begin its program year with a spring luncheon meeting at 12 p.m. Friday, April 11, at Willow Bend Country Club. The luncheon menu includes ...

After recently participating in a major online discussion with hundreds of other people across the USA about the pros and cons of tipping for services in this country and how it has grown out of ...

Ohio Senate President Rob McColley and Ohio House District 82 Representative Roy Klopfenstein met with Paulding and Van Wert County superintendents and treasurers last Friday. The meeting was held at ...

The Van Wert Chamber of Commerce is preparing to present its third annual Van Wert on Tap Craft Beer Festival at the Junior Fair building at the Van Wert County Fairgrounds from 6-9 p.m. Saturday, ...