Two Vantage Career Center employees have been honored for quite possibly saving the life of a student. Community Relations Coordinator Miriam Owens and Maintenance Supervisor Kyle Hammons were lauded ...

14 people appeared for hearings held this past week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Four of the defendants were sentenced for various felony charges. Karl Kahler, 60, of Lima, was sentenced to ...

16 defendants appeared for various criminal hearings in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court between Friday, April 5 and Wednesday, April 10. 11 of the hearings were arraignments. Judge Martin ...

A 25-acre pond shaped like a Harley Davidson emblem. A poker run. Tattoo contests, and Lynyrd Skynyrd. It all combines to create this year’s Wetzel Motorcycle Club swap meet, which arrives in full ...

PAULDING — All aboard, as readers travel through a brief history of Paulding County’s railroads and some of the communities that sprang up beside them. Over time, the names of the railroad companies ...

COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the preliminary divisional breakdowns and regional tournament representation for the upcoming fall sports. The OHSAA Board of ...

If the deal goes through, a data center will be built on 220 acres of land known as the Mega Site in Van Wert. Van Wert Area Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Brent Stevens confirmed ...

VW independent readers took time to share their memories of the storm and its aftermath, and Bob Schumm provided pictures what it looked like when the storm had passed. Some of the responses have been ...

Enforcement of city ordinances and a charter were just two of the topics addressed during Tuesday night’s mayoral forum, which was hosted by Van Wert High School government students. The hour-long ...

The Vantage Career Center Board of Education has a new leader. During Thursday’s organizational meeting, Tim Fitzpatrick (Fort Jennings) was chosen as board president. He’s stepping in for longtime ...

10 people appeared in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court this week for various criminal hearings. Four of those people were sentenced during the week. Rodney Knauss, 32, of Scott, was sentenced to ...

PAULDING — After the charred and mutilated remains of Ashby and Elsie Good were located in a pile of burned brush near their home, 3½ miles northwest of Paulding, on November 5, 1894, suspicion ...