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Give Vantage Career Center a gold star – or perhaps five stars. The Van Wert-based career center earned the top rating, five stars, on the state’s latest school report card. It was a topic of ...

OTTAWA — It all came down to an extra point in overtime. Ottawa-Glandorf’s Cooper Fischer, who entered the game 13-of-15 on PATs and was 4-of-4 in regulation, missed his attempt in overtime after ...

The latest installment of Random Thoughts centers around a surprising hire by the Cincinnati Reds, a new member of the 1,000/1,000 club, Van Wert and Ottawa-Glandorf, WBL, NWC, MAC and GMC title races ...

Sunday, October 13 – an unruly juvenile was reported in the 700 block of N. Washington St. Sunday, October 13 – a theft was reported in the 300 block of Towne Center Blvd. Sunday, October 13 – a ...

Issue 1 deserves a decisive NO vote. Imagine a redistricting map with a narrow corridor from Toledo through Henry and Defiance Counties straight to Paulding County, but not including all of those ...

The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office will soon join the Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol and the Van Wert ...

COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the schedule and ticket details for the football state championship games December 5-7 at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton.

Congressman Bob Latta (R-OH5) was in the area on Tuesday to present Paulding County Veteran William Young with a Bronze Star for his meritorious service in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War. Young ...

Three criminal hearings were held in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday. Judge Martin Burchfield presided over each of the hearings. Eric Hohman, 35, of Van Wert, was sentenced to 72 ...