One person was taken to OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital after a Friday morning crash in the 1100 block of E. Ervin Rd. A call ...

Give Vantage Career Center a gold star – or perhaps five stars. The Van Wert-based career center earned the top rating, five stars, on the state’s latest school report card. It was a topic of ...

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With the 2024 football season in full swing, Eggerss Stadium legacy naming rights continue to roll out with more exciting news. With a generous donation to the program, the press box naming rights ...

A two-vehicle crash occurred at the intersection of U.S. 224 and Decatur Road in Van Wert late Monday morning. The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the crash. Bob Barnes ...

COLUMBUS — $18.2 million in federal Community Development Block Grant program money is going to nearly three dozen communities in Ohio to help to complete critical infrastructure and neighborhood ...

Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach has announced that the Ohio Traffic Safety Office has awarded the county $47,708.06 in federal traffic safety funding for fiscal year 2025. Sheriff ...

Adelyn Figley and DJ Yinger were crowned Crestview homecoming queen and king before Friday night’s homecoming game against Allen East. The Knights lost a wild 48-41 shootout to the Mustangs. A full ...

CECIL — The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating an early morning fatal traffic crash that occurred during a chase on S. Main St., near the intersection of Plum St. in the ...

Debra Ebert took the oath to be a reserve police officer with the Van Wert Police Department She is is a full time dispatcher for the department and she already has a law enforcement certificate from ...

COLUMBUS — The Public Utilities Commission of Ohio this week issued its Special Reconnect Order for the upcoming heating season. The Special Reconnect Order helps Ohioans served by PUCO-regulated ...

The community is invited to help save lives by donating blood at the annual Vantage Day of Caring blood drive. People can donate blood on from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday, September 27, at Trinity Friends ...