Kimala Ann Strickler, 70, of Middle Point, passed away at home on Monday, July 28, 2025, following a brief illness. She was born on August 18, 1954, in Van Wert to Glenn and Joann Neer, who both ...

Submitted information LIMA — The University of Northwestern Ohio (UNOH) has announced the addition of women’s flag football as its newest varsity sport to its Lima campus, set to begin competitive ...

Submitted information PAULDING – Members of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative recently donated $13,369 to nine local charities and community projects through the cooperative’s Operation Round Up ...

FINDLAY — Crestview’s Ellie Kline has been named Division VI first team All-Northwest District by a panel of media members for the Ohio Prep Sportswriters Media Association. Wayne Trace’s Lexi Moore ...

VW independent staff Icy road conditions on local school officials to cancel classes today, February 13. Most schools started with a two-hour delay then made the decision to close Thursday morning.

VW independent staff CONVOY — Due to the potential of storms passing through, Saturday’s Convoy Community Days Market on Tully St. (11 a.m. to 4 p.m.) has been moved from Tully St. to the Convoy Opera ...

Two Van Wert residents charged in connection with a recent meth bust in the city were arraigned in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court this week. Justin Blom, 33, entered a not guilty plea to ...

Van Wert’s Owen Scott, standing on the No. 1 spot on the podium, is a state champion! The recent Van Wert High School graduate won the Division II 1600 meter run at the OHSAA Track and Field State ...

Firefighters from multiple departments were summoned to battle a house fire in the 4500 block of Lare Road, near Mentzer Road in Convoy Wednesday morning. The call came in shortly before 10:30 a.m.

INDIANAPOLIS — A Convoy volunteer firefighter who suffered serious burns while battling a blaze at a Lare Road home on Wednesday remains in an Indianapolis hospital and is scheduled to have surgery on ...

Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach announced that the Sheriff’s Office arrested an individual on Thursday in connection with a possible scam. Sheriff Riggenbach stated that deputies received ...

COLUMBUS — State officials have announced the launch of a new traffic safety campaign to raise awareness about how vehicle occupants who fail to buckle up threaten the safety of others traveling with ...