Brian Keith Rolsten, 67, of rural Van Wert passed away Saturday morning, February 8, 2025, at his home. Brian was born on December 3, 1957, in Van Wert the son of James L. and Phyllis L. (Clark) ...

If the deal goes through, a data center will be built on 220 acres of land known as the Mega Site in Van Wert. Van Wert Area Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Brent Stevens confirmed ...

COLUMBUS — State Representative Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) has introduced House Bill 15, legislation he said will boost power generation in Ohio while improving affordability for ratepayers and ...

The Homestead Exemption program income thresholds has changed for the 2025 tax year payable in 2026. The threshold for senior citizens 65 and over is now $40,000 Ohio Adjusted Gross Wages (Line 3 on ...

Firefighters from Wren, Willshire, Ohio City and Convoy were dispatched to a fire on Schumm Road at approximately 7 a.m. Friday. The blaze in a utility building was quickly contained, but the building ...

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If you’re in downtown Van Wert, you won’t see this clock. The iconic Van Wert National Bank clock at the corner of Main and Washington streets was disassembled last Friday and was taken away for more ...

Officers with the Multi-Area Narcotics Task Force assisted the Paulding County Sheriff’s Office with the execution of an arrest warrant and search warrant in Paulding County’s Carryall Township on ...

Is Van Wert’s Big Lots going to be spared? It’s not clear, but there is a clue that it may be spared from permanent closure. Gordon Brothers, the Boston-based investment group that purchased the ...

Six criminal defendants changed their pleas during hearings held in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday. Judge Martin D. Burchfield presided over each of the hearings. Kyle Grieshaber, 38, ...

At some point this year, there may be three less traffic lights in the downtown Van Wert area. During Monday night’s meeting of Van Wert City Council, First Ward Councilman Jeff Agler suggested ...

Recent history suggested Friday’s Ottawa-Glandorf at Van Wert game might be a close one. After all, three of the last four games between the two schools were decided by two points or less. History was ...