Linda Darlene Mendez, 60, of Van Wert, passed away Sunday afternoon, July 6, 2025, at the OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital. She was born December 11, 1964, in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, the daughter of ...

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 ...

After months of rumors, the news became official Thursday afternoon. Downtown Van Wert is set to welcome a new dining destination with the arrival of Saisaki, an Asian fusion restaurant, opening this ...

Results from the Van Wert County Board of Elections show there were no big surprises on Election Day. Incumbent State Representative Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) was successful in his bid for a ...

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Today is Election Day in Van Wert County and throughout Ohio, and the ballot includes both local and statewide races and issues. The polls will be open until 7:30 p.m.

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.

VW independent news A three-day jury trial ended with a guilty verdict against a Middle Point man charged with tampering with evidence. The verdict against Dale Gear, 57, was handed down Wednesday in ...

BOWLING GREEN — ODOT officially kicked off its highway construction season with an event earlier this week, headlined by ODOT Director Jack Marchbanks. This map shows Ohio Department of Transportation ...

A pair of weekend fires kept county firefighters busy and left two families in need of assistance. Convoy Fire & EMS was dispatched to a garage fire on Waller Road at approximately 6:45 p.m. Saturday.

First Federal of Van Wert has announced the launch of a second location in Van Wert. The branch will be located at 820 N. Washington St. and will provide customers and community with increased ...

PAULDING — After the charred and mutilated remains of Ashby and Elsie Good were located in a pile of burned brush near their home, 3½ miles northwest of Paulding, on November 5, 1894, suspicion ...

Van Wert will lose its Big Lots store, as the discount retailer prepares to close all 900 remaining stores after a potential sale to a private equity firm fell through. The Columbus, Ohio-based chain ...