COLUMBUS GROVE — What a day for Van Wert County cross country teams, as the Van Wert boys finished as Division II district champions, while the Crestview boys were crowned as a district champion in ...

For the second straight week, Van Wert’s defense provided key stops when needed. During the second half of Friday’s homecoming game against Shawnee, the Cougar defense stopped three promising drives ...

COLUMBUS – And just like that, the 2024 high school football season has just three games left in the regular season. Week 7 provided plenty of highlights. Let’s check them out with this week’s Ohio ...

An Ohio City man will spend more than four years in prison on child sex charges. James Bloomfield, 48, of Ohio City, was sentenced on Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Judge Martin ...

CONVOY — For the second time in six days, Crestview faced a highly ranked opponent and unfortunately for the Knights, the results were nearly the same. On the heels of last Saturday’s 42-0 loss to No.

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Few details have been released about a Friday afternoon fatal crash on U.S. 30 near the Indiana-Ohio line. It happened just after 3 p.m. at the eastern edge of Allen County, Indiana. A car ended up in ...

The Cougars finished with 346 yards of total offense while Elida rolled to 520 yards of offense. McGue completed 11-of-20 passes for 295 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Kaufman rushed for ...

Here are final scores of area high school football games played on Friday, October 25. The list includes Marion Local’s win over Coldwater, which gives the Flyers Ohio’s record for consecutive regular ...

David V. Sinn, 76, of Decatur, Indiana, passed away Thursday, October 24, 2024, at Stillwater Hospice Home in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He was born on May 22, 1948, in Van Wert to John and Thelma (Eddy) ...

The Van Wert County Foundation remains a strong supporter of the CEO Program, contributing not only financial backing but also actively participating by hosting a CEO student intern. Additionally, ...

Van Wert Lodge No. 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks have selected Lincolnview High School seniors Trace C.