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 ...

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 ...

Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Tucker L. Laux has been selected the 2023 Trooper of the Year at the Van Wert Post. The selection of Trooper Laux, 28, is in recognition of outstanding service during ...

Van Wert joined many other municipalities nationwide by holding a “No Kings Protest” on Saturday. It began at Fountain Park at 1 p.m. and within minutes had moved to the 200 block of S. Washington St.

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 ...

It’s a day longtime residents of Van Wert County will never forget – November 10, 2002. It was 20 years ago today when a massive F-4 tornado with wind speeds between 207-260 miles per hour tore ...

COLUMBUS – The Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission has unanimously approved recommendations put forth by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Future of Police Training, ...

Gordon Law Office announces the hiring of Terry Simson as an attorney in the office. Simson, a 2009 graduate of Van Wert High School, earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in international affairs from ...

PAULDING — When today’s residents look back on Paulding County’s 200 years of history and think about what it took to clear and drain the Great Black Swamp, few may realize the struggle to drain the ...

Van Wert City Council will have three new members in 2026. Two of the newcomers will fill at-large seats – Dewaine Johnson, who collected the second highest vote total (924) and Hall Block, who ...

High level state officials, including Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio State Highway Patrol Superintendent Col. Charles A. Jones gathered in Van Wert Monday afternoon for a dedication ceremony honoring a ...

It appears body cameras will be worn by officers with the Van Wert Police Department and perhaps deputies with the Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office.. The two law enforcement agencies have been awarded ...