Here are final scores of area high school football games played on Friday, October 18. The list includes Marion Local’s 57 th consecutive win (regular season and playoffs), which ties the state record ...

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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 ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS GROVE — What a day for Van Wert County cross country teams, as the Van Wert boys finished as Division II district champions, while the Crestview boys were crowned as a district champion in ...

KENTON – Van Wert roared back from a 38-17 fourth quarter deficit to edge Kenton 45-44 in a Western Buckeye League thriller at Robinson Field on Friday. It was Kenton’s fifth loss by a touchdown or ...

If you’ve been in downtown Van Wert lately, perhaps you’ve noted the Van Wert National Bank clock is stuck at 5:06. There’s a reason for that – the project is still incomplete. According to Van Wert ...

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 ...

A broken tie rod was blamed as the cause of this accident, which occurred shortly before 6 p.m. Wednesday in the 900 block of S. Shannon St. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. The Van Wert Fire ...

Van Wert Elks Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks will offer fish and tenderloin dinners from 5-7 p.m. or until gone on Saturday, November 2, at the Elks Lodge at 1197 Elks Drive. Fish ...

Early voting continues throughout Ohio and in Van Wert County, nearly 3,000 registered voters have gone to the polls ahead of the November 5 general election. As of 6 p.m. Monday, 2,884 people cast ...