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 ...

Mary E. Grote, 87, of Willshire, passed away Saturday morning, January 18, 2025, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born on June 18, 1937, in Willshire, to Emanuel H. and Edna L.

ST. MARYS — Van Wert accomplished two firsts on Friday night. The Cougars won their first WBL road game of the season and won for third time in as many tries. Leading 8-7 late in the first quarter, ...

Local public officials and employees were sworn in at the Van Wert County Courthouse Friday morning. Among those taking the oath of office (above): Sheriff Tom Riggenbach, Clerk of Courts Cindy ...

Crestview Middle School crowned eighth grader Emily Foudy as the spelling bee champion and seventh grader Mikeal Linton as the runner-up. Foudy and Linton won the titles for their respective grades.

Van Wert City Council’s first meeting of 2025 was rather brief. In fact, it took just 30 minutes from the call to order to adjournment. In that time, council members heard about progress involving ...

DELPHOS — The Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a Monday night crash that claimed a Delphos resident. According to a report from the Lima Post, the accident occurred just ...

During a ceremony held on Monday, Van Wert Fire Department firefighter Gary Gasser was promoted to the rank of lieutenant. Gasser was home schooled and graduated in 2011, then began his career in ...

Crestview’s Wren Sheets (33) scored 27 points and the Knights defeated Bluffton 70-64 on Friday. A game recap can be found below. Wyatt Richardson/Van Wert independent ...

Two Willshire residents who fled from Van Wert Police were arraigned in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court this week. Their hearings were among 16 various hearings held between Friday, January 10, and ...

Van Wert’s bus fleet was among the topics discussed during Tuesday’s meeting of the Van Wert City Schools Board of Education. During a brief presentation, bus maintenance supervisor Ben Showalter, who ...