Van Wert High School recently held its Senior Awards Convocation for the Class of 2025 in the Saltzgaber Music Hall of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. Seniors were honored and recognized for ...

CONVOY — Crestview High School recently held its senior convocation to recognize its seniors for their academic and athletic accomplishments with awards from the teaching staff, along with ...

This week’s installment of Random Thoughts centers around condolences to a local family, congratulations, an NBA playoff series, a bad MLB team and a $313 million player declining a request. Our ...

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 ...

A Van Wert woman charged in connection with the overdose death of a relative appeared in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court Wednesday morning. April Diltz, 46, of Van Wert, entered a guilty plea to an ...

Lincolnview freshman Ila Hughes was named NWC softball Player of the Year in voting done by conference coaches. She’s hitting .552 this season with 10 home runs and 36 RBIs, and has a 13-2 record on ...

Van Wert Elks Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks has announced the winners of the 2024-2025 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Americanism Essay Contest. This fraternal year, the ...

It’s an exciting time of year for high school seniors and their families as they prepare for graduation and post-graduation, including college, the workforce, the military etc. A pair of seniors at ...

It was a decision that wasn’t entirely unexpected. Some are applauding it, others are indifferent at best. On Tuesday, Major League League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced he was lifting ...

LIMA — Van Wert’s season came to an end Thursday with a 10-4 loss to No. 4 seed Bath in the Division IV sectional final at Bath High School. No. 6 seed Van Wert led 3-2 after three innings, with two ...

Crestview’s Katie Sawmiller signs to wrestle at NAIA Indiana Tech (IN) next year. She’s the first female wrestler in Crestview High School history and hence the first Lady Knight to sign on to wrestle ...

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor A pair of high profile hearings are on this week’s Van Wert County Common Pleas Court docket. One of them is scheduled for Wednesday morning. That’s when Timothy ...