REYNOLDSBURG — Three local men were among the latest graduates of the State Fire Marshal’s Ohio Fire Academy. Jacob Durden of Van Wert, Alexander Greutman of Scott, and Reide Jackson of Venedocia ...

This week’s installment of Random Thoughts centers around a ride to the regional semifinals, a potential regional championship scenario, half of a conference playing for regional titles, neutral sites ...

Van Wert Lodge No. 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks has announced that two local youth representing Van Wert Elks Lodge at the State Soccer contest held in Norwalk on Saturday, November 2 ...

FINDLAY — Flag City Honor Flight is preparing for its 29th mission on Tuesday, November 12, to take 85 veterans, primarily from the Vietnam War era, to Washington, D.C. to visit memorials built in ...

On behalf of Lincolnview Schools, I would like to take this time to thank our students, staff, and community members for helping to make 12 years of honoring our Veterans a success. It was a privilege ...

The field of area playoff teams is dwindling. Of the remaining teams, two are from the Western Buckeye League, two are from the Northwest Conference and the remaining five are from the Midwest ...

COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the football regional semifinal playoff pairings and neutral sites for the third round of the playoffs this Friday, November 15. Two ...

ALLEN COUNTY (IN) — The Allen County, Indiana Coroner’s Office has identified the man involved in a fatal crash on U.S. 30 near the Indiana-Ohio border on Friday. Brent Allen Perl, 44, of Convoy died ...

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Call it what you will. For 88 years, a particular part of Eggerss Stadium has been referred to as the area under the stadium or the tunnel. All that is changing this year. With a major facelift as ...

Van Wert FOP Lodge 62 recently presented Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas Riggenbach with a $3,000 donation to the Sheriffs Auxiliary for their Christmas with Kids program. Van Wert FOP Lodge 62 ...