The entire community is invited to a big summer bash happening this Friday in downtown Van Wert. Main Street Van Wert’s Block ...

Lincolnview finished second at the Edgerton Golf Invitational at Suburban Golf Club in Bryan on Thursday. Jacob Geier led the ...

A SWCD election was held for two supervisor positions on the SWCD Board of Supervisors five member board. Dustin Schaadt and ...

After violating his probation by failing to report to probation and keep a valid address, Nathan Romine, 46, of Decatur, ...

COLUMBUS — Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Transportation Director Pamela Boratyn have announced details of a new plan to address the shortage of safe, accessible commercial-truck parking ...

A push for much needed space at the Van Wert County Historical Society campus officially began Friday evening with a Kickoff Gala at the main branch of the Brumback Library. VWCHS Trustee Mark Hurless ...

Here are this year’s high school football broadcast schedules for radio stations 99.7FM WKSD and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM. WKSD will once again offer a variety of the top games from Paulding and Van Wert ...

The Van Wert Cougars experienced a second week of frustration against another top Western Buckeye League opponent as the ...

Coty Baer of Van Wert won a 2025 Harley Davidson Street at the Wetzelland 2025 biker rally. The winning ticket was pulled from a drum containing thousands of other tickets. The drawing was held ...

Van Wert, Ohio breaking news and local information from the Van Wert Independent.

VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — From the Ohio Statehouse to the Ohio State Fair, lawmakers stepped into the show ring to learn what it takes to show a pig at the Ohio State Fair.

VW independent staff/submitted information PAULDING — Paulding Putnam has partnered with the Village of Payne to bring free public Wi-Fi to community spaces and fiber internet access to Payne ...