The Convoy Fire Department was dispatched to a box truck fire at 3:40 p.m. Friday. It occurred in the westbound lane of U.S. 30, just west of the Ohio 49 north exit. The truck was a total loss and no ...

The Friday Flashback has returned for the summer season and will continue until the start of the 2026 fall sports season.

Marie Ann Runyon, 78, of Van Wert, peacefully went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday, June 23, 2026, while surrounded by her family. Marie was born on March 23, 1948, in Van Wert County to Charles ...

2:02 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on West Koch Street in the Village of Ohio City for a report of unauthorized use of a vehicle. 4:01 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Willshire ...

Herbert Elmer Baker went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, June 18, 2026. He spent his last months pleasantly at Palmetto Patriots Veterans Home in Gaffney, South Carolina, among fellow veterans ...

CHP Home Care & Hospice is hosting a Princess Tea Party for young girls on Saturday, June 27, at the CHP Adult Day Center, 1155 Westwood Drive, Van Wert (in the former inpatient hospice building, ...

New high-speed fiber internet service is available in the rural Van Wert County area, including the Village of Scott and portions of Convoy, and additional expansion is slated for surrounding areas ...

COLUMBUS — Govenor Mike DeWine has called on Ohio legislators to abolish Ohio’s death penalty, but it doesn’t appear the request has much support among lawmakers and other high-ranking state leaders.

An Ohio City man convicted of sexual battery learned his fate during a hearing held in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court this week. Seth Marbaugh, 34, was sentenced by Judge Martin D. Burchfield to ...

The YMCA and the Department of Health collaborated to provide free swim lessons and water safety training to residents in Van Wert County. Lessons began on Tuesday, June 2, and will end on Thursday.

As part of America’s 250th birthday celebration, back-to-back nights of free musical entertainment are set for July 3-4 in downtown Van Wert. Van Wert Live’s Feel Good Friday concert series will be on ...

The Salvation Army’s mission is to meet human need without discrimination. Hunger is a very important issue. With rising costs of gasoline and utilities, working families have to choose between going ...