Wednesday, October 15 – an incident of criminal trespassing was documented in the 600 block of W. Ervin Rd. Wednesday, October 15 – a report of an unruly juvenile was taken in the 600 block of E.

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services is reminding Ohioans during National Disability Employment Awareness Month that free employment services are available through every ...

Here are this week’s high school football broadcast schedules for 99.7FM WKSD and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM. Both games will air live. The Ohio State Buckeyes have a bye this weekend and will return to ...

Week No. 4 is here and that means all area high school football teams, except for Lima Sr., will be playing league or conference games. There are a handful of games on the schedule that could go ...

This week’s edition of Random Thoughts centers around an eye-popping projection, an amazing first start, two unbeatens, a scare, a streak, and the Battle of Ohio. Kenton quarterback Xavier Hammons ...

More Ohio students are being homeschooled now than during the COVID-19 pandemic. The number of Ohio students being homeschooled was trending upward pre-pandemic, spiked to about 51,500 students during ...

LIMA — The Ohio Department of Transportation District 1 has concluded the public involvement process for three proposed roundabouts, including one in Van Wert County, and selected the layouts to carry ...

It won’t be much longer before street paving begins in Van Wert. S. Tyler St., between Main St. and Spencer St. is one of the streets on this year’s paving list. Scott Truxell/Van Wert independent ...

Week No. 3 of the high school football season is here. It’s the final week of non-conference games for teams in the Northwest Conference and Green Meadows Conference. The Midwest Athletic Conference ...

COLUMBUS — Week No. 2 of the 2025 high school football season is in the books. Football players from all over Ohio put up some amazing performances on opening night of the season. Here, the Ohio Prep ...

Van Wert City Council’s Monday night meeting can best be described as a hodge podge meeting, with council members and the administration covering and addressing a variety of topics. Council members ...