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 ...

A service outage affected local Spectrum cable customers on Monday. The outage began during the mid-afternoon hours and continued into early evening, with most customers seeing a message that said ...

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 — Governor Mike DeWine has announced he will nominate Andy Wilson as the next Director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety. Formerly the Clark County Prosecuting Attorney, Wilson ...

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.

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 ...

8:14 a.m. – Dispatched Middle Point Fire to a commercial alarm on Middle Point Road in Ridge Township. 10:03 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 30 in Washington Township to assist the Ohio ...

CONVOY — The Crestview cross country program concluded its season after the boys’ team earned the Division IV state title and two girls competed at the state level. Head coach Randy Grandstaff ...

Days after being placed on leave, longtime Brumback Library Director John Carr has indicated he plans to retire. According to a statement issued by the library’s Board of Trustees, he informed the ...

The investigation into the actions of a local mail carrier continues at the federal level. The ongoing investigation was confirmed via email on Friday by the Office of the Inspector General, after an ...