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 ...

DEFIANCE – Van Wert put the wraps on a successful weekend with a 73-42 victory over Holland Springfield at the Grubbe Family Holiday Classic at Defiance High School on Saturday. The one-day classic ...

Van Wert’s Xavier Kelly put his athleticism on display against Columbus Grove Tuesday night. The 6-0 sophomore guard scored a career-high 28 points, including 19 in the second half to lead Van Wert by ...

Maria Louisa Martinez, 82, of Van Wert, passed away peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, January 4, 2026, surrounded by the love of her family. She was born on March 16, 1943, in Hondo, Texas, ...

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” ...

COLUMBUS — As Ohioans ring in the new year, troopers with the Ohio State Highway Patrol will be highly visible and enforcing safe driving across the state. The New Year’s holiday reporting period runs ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...