The following real estate transfer information has been provided by the Van Wert County Recorder’s Office. The transfers listed below took place between December 29-31, 2025. David A. Merkle, Lisa K.

Gary Louis Unterbrink, 73, of Van Wert, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2025, in his home in Feldkirch, Austria. Born August 11, 1952, he was preceded in death by his parents, Alphonse C. “Al” ...

Van Wert FOP Lodge 62 recently made a pair of notable local donations. Lodge 62 donated $500 to the Toss A Toy program, which is led by local businessman Eric McCracken. Lodge officials thanked ...

Members of the Van Wert student section – the Cat Pack – gaze at the U.S. flag during the Star Spangled Banner before Tuesday’s varsity boys basketball game against Columbus Grove. The Cougars fell ...

3:18 a.m. – Dispatched Middle Point Fire to a commercial fire alarm on Jennings Delphos Road in Washington Township. 4:28 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 224 in Pleasant Township to ...

As 2025 draws to an end, the Van Wert independent will publish a series of articles recapping what it judges to be the top 10 local stories of 2025. The series will begin on Friday, December 26, with ...

An emergency call of a possible overdose led to the discovery of drugs, weapons, cash, and precious metals at a home in Van Wert. On Sunday, the Van Wert Police Department and Van Wert EMS were ...

Monday night’s meeting of Van Wert City Council was the final one for three of its members. At-Large Councilman Jeff Kallas, At-Large Councilwoman Judy Bowers and Fourth Ward Councilman Bill Marshall ...

David Brent DuVall, 62, of Middle Point, passed away Monday morning, December 21, 2025, at his residence. He was born August 1, 1963, in Van Wert, to Otis W. and Betty Jo (Eversole) DuVall. He was a ...

This week’s installment of Random Thoughts is truly random – it’ll about area high school basketball by the numbers. Lincolnview has raced out to a 6-1 start, with the only loss coming to Ada, 64-63 ...

Keaten Welch scored 10 straight points, which sparked Van Wert to a 57-47 win over visiting Bryan on Saturday. The Cougars (6-9) trailed 11-9 late in the first quarter, but Welch, a 5-10 sophomore ...

On the heels of recent approvals by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), previously referred to as food stamps, will undergo significant changes in ...