2:34 p.m. – Deputies served two warrants issued by Van Wert County Common Pleas Court for theft, a fifth degree felony. Michael Daniel Moore, 41, of Lima, and Michael Craig Melvin II, 35, of Mansfield ...

VW independent sports 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 ...

COLUMBUS — A pair of area projects have been grant assistance from the Ohio Rail Development Commission. The grants were announced last week. The projects will help create and retain jobs, generate ...

If it feels like everyone has road rage these days, that’s because they probably do. A staggering 96 percent of drivers admit to engaging in aggressive driving behaviors over the past year, according ...

The Van Wert Police Department and Van Wert Fire Department were dispatched to this two car accident at the intersection of Central Ave. and S. Tyler St. late Friday morning. No one was injured in the ...

Eight people were injured when this van and car collided at U.S. 30 and Convoy Road Sunday morning. The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the accident. Bob Barnes/VWFD ...

This mishap occurred shortly before 4:30 p.m. Sunday when a car crashed into the rear of another car. The driver was taken by ambulance to the hospital. Bob Barnes/VWFD ...

With the 2025-2026 school year fully underway, the Van Wert Soil and Water Conservation District is excited to be back in the schools again. SWCD Education Coordinator Tammy Campbell has a wide ...

COLUMBUS — This weekend marks the start of Ohio’s popular statewide white-tailed deer archery hunting season, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife. Ohio ...

The iconic Van Wert National Bank clock that stood at the intersection of Main St. and Washington St. in downtown Van Wert for many decades is now in storage. In 2023, Main Street Van Wert initiated a ...

CONVOY — It was, without a doubt, Crestview’s finest defensive showing of the season. During Friday’s 35-0 Military Appreciation Night win over Delphos Jefferson, the Knights (6-1, 3-0 NWC) held the ...

Sunday was a busy day for troopers from the Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, along with other local first responders. A total of 13 people were injured in a pair of crashes late Sunday ...