Michael David Schlechty, 65, passed away Wednesday evening, January 14, 2026, at his home in Van Wert. He was born on January 25, 1960, in Medina, Ohio, the son of Charles J. and Diane (Brainard) ...

Middle Point Fire Rescue and EMS units were called to the scene of a single vehicle accident at Convoy Rd. and Slane Rd at around 4:25 p.m. Monday. A Chevrolet Sierra pickup truck was eastbound on ...

Trinity Friends Church, in partnership with the Ohio Christian Education Network (OCEN) and Center for Christian Virtue (CCV), opened Kingdom Connection Academy (KCA) on Tuesday, welcoming students in ...

PAULDING — When today’s residents look back on Paulding County’s 200 years of history and think about what it took to clear and drain the Great Black Swamp, few may realize the struggle to drain the ...

3:40 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Doner Road in Jackson Township for a report of domestic violence. Ashlee Kohlhorst, 31, of Jackson Township, was arrested and transported to the Van ...

46 years ago today is when all of Ohio was in the second day of the worst winter storm in the state’s history. It’s now known as the infamous “Blizzard of 1978” and it literally paralyzed the entire ...

2025 was a busy year for the Van Wert Police Department. According to statistics released by the PD, officers handled 14,232 calls for service. That figure includes 1,621 fire/EMS calls, 1,549 traffic ...

Saisaki, a new Asian fusion restaurant, will officially open its doors in downtown Van Wert with a grand opening ribbon cutting ceremony at 11 a.m. Monday, August 18, at 101 E. Main St. Saisaki is ...

It’s not completely finished, but the Van Wert National Bank clock is back in its familiar spot. Earlier this week, employees of Smith’s Bell and Clock Service of Camby, Indiana, began the process of ...

A service outage affected local Spectrum cable customers on Monday. The outage began during the mid-afternoon hours and continued into early evening, with most customers seeing a message that said ...

COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has announced the formation of a blue-ribbon task force to examine the future of police training in Ohio, exploring how best to create and deliver ...

When school is in session, the food services department at Van Wert City Schools is a busy one. Just how busy? How about more than 250,000 meals served during a typical school year. At Wednesday night ...