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” ...

A service outage affected local Spectrum cable customers on Monday. The outage began during the mid-afternoon hours and continued into early evening, with most customers seeing a message that said ...

Van Wert High School recently held its Senior Awards Convocation for the Class of 2025 in the Saltzgaber Music Hall of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. Seniors were honored and recognized for ...

COLUMBUS – The Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission has unanimously approved recommendations put forth by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Future of Police Training, ...

A Lima man was sentenced to prison on sex-related counts this week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Duane Young Jr., 52, was sentenced to 60 months in prison, with credit for 100 days already ...

Below is the list of second nine weeks honor roll for Crestview High School’s 2024-25 school year.

Van Wert County Common Pleas Court Magistrate Joe Quatman spent his last day in that position Friday chatting with friends, family members, and court staff during a reception in the courtroom. Quatman ...

MONTREY TOWNSHIP — The Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a late Monday morning crash in Putnam County that left one person dead and another with serious injuries. It occurred ...

Trinity Friends Church, in partnership with the Ohio Christian Education Network (OCEN) and Center for Christian Virtue (CCV), opened Kingdom Connection Academy (KCA) on Tuesday, welcoming students in ...

Middle Point Fire Rescue and EMS units were called to the scene of a single vehicle accident at Convoy Rd. and Slane Rd at around 4:25 p.m. Monday. A Chevrolet Sierra pickup truck was eastbound on ...

It’s not completely finished, but the Van Wert National Bank clock is back in its familiar spot. Earlier this week, employees of Smith’s Bell and Clock Service of Camby, Indiana, began the process of ...