The year 2051 – that’s when a time capsule buried at Vantage Career Center on Friday will be opened. Students and staff gathered Friday to bury the capsule filled with an item from each of Vantage’s ...

Community members are invited to attend a free skin lesion screening clinic from 5-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, at OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital. The clinic is open to the public and offered on a walk-in ...

TROY — The Crestview girls placed 12 out of 16 teams and the Knights boys finished 10 out of 15 teams at Friday’s Troy Relays. Troy won the team title on the girls’ side with Springfield finishing as ...

Van Wert picked up a big WBL tennis win with a 3-2 road victory over Wapakoneta on Friday. The Cougars received wins from Zach Stoller at first singles, Beau Bear at third singles and the first ...

DEFIANCE — Cam Werts singled in Trevor Halker in the first inning but the Cougars were held off the scoreboard for the rest of the game and fell to Defiance 5-1 in Western Buckeye League baseball ...

An open house will be held Tuesday, April 28, from 1:30 to 5 p.m., to celebrate the retirement of Van Wert County Emergency Management Director Rick McCoy The public is invited to this event, which ...

COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the new divisional breakdowns and playoff regions for 2026 football season and there are some notable changes around the area. Among ...

WAPAKONETA — Van Wert’s track and field teams faced stiff Western Buckeye League competition Tuesday night, squaring off against host Wapakoneta and Ottawa-Glandorf in a challenging tri-meet. Despite ...

Five area girls have been selected for the 2026 R.K. Thompson Self Reliance Award, according to Anthony Adams and Keri McClure, co-chairs of the Van Wert Service Club’s selection committee. In its ...

CONVOY — The Convoy Spring Market will be held Saturday, May 2, from 10 a.m.-3 p.m., at the Convoy Opera House & Convoy Opera House Annex. The Village of Convoy Historical Society pre-sale fry pie ...

12:03 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Liberty Union Road in Pleasant Township for a motor vehicle crash involving a deer. No injuries were reported. 2:13 a.m. – Deputies responded to a ...

Van Wert City Board of Education members received an update on the final phase of the Eggerss Stadium renovation project, and also learned about the art, music, and physical education programs at Van ...