VW independent staff/submitted information A reminder that the Ohio Department of Transportation has invited the public to a meeting to discuss three projects designed to improve safety along the U.S.

FINDLAY — Crestview’s Ellie Kline has been named Division VI first team All-Northwest District by a panel of media members for the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Media Association. Wayne Trace’s Lexi Moore ...

CHP Home Care & Hospice is celebrating a half century of providing home-based health care services in northwest and west central Ohio. The non-profit, 501c3 organization was incorporated in December ...

VW independent staff/submitted information Fans of Superman know his roots aren’t just from the planet Krypton – they’re in Ohio as well. Before he became known around the world as the ‘Man of Steel,’ ...

Kimala Ann Strickler, 70, of Middle Point, passed away at home on Monday, July 28, 2025, following a brief illness. She was born on August 18, 1954, in Van Wert to Glenn and Joann Neer, who both ...

Pamela Sue Fackler, 61, of Van Wert, passed away in the early morning hours of Saturday, July 19, 2025. She was born April 12, 1964, in Marion, Indiana, a daughter of Claude Powell Sr and Mary Wallen.

Voters throughout the Vantage Career Center district, which includes all or parts of Van Wert, Paulding, Putnam, Allen and Mercer counties, will decide on an existing permanent improvement levy this ...

Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach announced that the Sheriff’s Office arrested an individual on Thursday in connection with a possible scam. Sheriff Riggenbach stated that deputies received ...

PAULDING — The Paulding County Carnegie Library has announced it will host its second annual Writer’s Conference from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 12, at the library. The First Writer’s Conference ...

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VW independent sports/submitted information ROCKFORD — The Parkway High School boys golf team has been selected as one of only 20 high school programs across northern Ohio to receive support from the ...

Thurston Howell set sail to Fountain Park Friday night and provided a crowd pleasing Yacht Rock performance. The group took the crowd on a nostalgic journey through the smooth sounds and soft rock of ...