Like it or not, this is the weekend we “fall back” one hour to Eastern Standard Time. The time change will officially occur at 2 a.m. Sunday. Except for Arizona and Hawaii, along with several U.S.

Van Wert FOP Lodge 62 recently presented Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas Riggenbach with a $3,000 donation to the Sheriffs ...

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

Calling all young performers – the Van Wert Civic Theatre is looking for young talent to help present a captivating youth ...

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 ...

Border security and the importance of AM radio were just two of the topics addressed by U.S. Congressman Bob Latta (R-5 th District) during a recent visit to the area. Latta, from Bowling Green, was ...

The American Red Cross Indiana Region is issuing an urgent appeal for volunteers to join the disaster team to help locally and/or deploy for major national disaster relief efforts. Interested ...

Local and state officials joined with TekniPlex officials on Tuesday to celebrate the grand opening of the company’s newest facility at Vision Industrial Park in Van Wert. Construction of the $17.5 ...

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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 ...

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.

Lincolnview won the Division VI sectional opener over Wayne Trace, 25-19, 25-14, 26-24 on Monday. Ila Hughes had a team high 10 kills, Allie Miller had 14 digs, and Ashlyn Price had 35 assists and 11 ...