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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A Decatur, Indiana man was jailed on several charges after a hit-skip crash in Van Wert on Monday. Tyler Harrell, 30, is facing charges of OVI, failure to stop after an accident and assurred clear ...

SPRINGFIELD — Following a series of bomb threats made to schools within the Springfield City School District, Governor Mike DeWine has authorized a contingent of troopers from the Ohio State Highway ...

This is National Roundabouts Week and according to the Ohio Department of Transportation, it’s a time to celebrate a simple engineering design that has dramatically improved the safety of ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...