OhioHealth family medicine resident, Cody Klinker, MD, has won the American Academy of Family Physicians’ (AAFP) Award for Excellence in Graduate Medical Education. Dr. Klinker is a native of Van Wert ...

Here are final scores of area high school football games played on Friday night, August 23.

For the second straight season against McComb, an early Crestview injury seemed to swing momentum in favor of the Panthers, as McComb rolled to a 31-14 victory on Friday night. Last year, quarterback ...

COLUMBUS — The beginning of football season also means the beginning of tailgating season in parking lots across Ohio. Before gameday arrives, the Ohio Department of Commerce’s Divisions of Liquor ...

CONVOY — Nearly 300 America’s Electric Cooperative PAC members of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative and Midwest Electric gathered at Lincoln Ridge Farms last week for a legislative dinner. The ...

It was hot opening day at the Van Wert County Fair, but there was still activity at the fairgrounds into the evening hours. The fair will continue today and tonight. The annual cheerleading ...

Van Wert City Schools are secure in terms of safety and a new security measure will be added this fall. That was the message delivered by Assistant Superintendent Bob Priest during Wednesday night’s ...

CELINA — The Van Wert Cougar golf team traveled to Celina Lynx to take on the Celina Bulldogs on Wednesday, and the Cougars were victorious 161-229. Hayden Dowler was match medalist, carding a 39.

Alcohol is believed to be a factor in an early morning accident that injured two people in eastern Paulding County. According to the Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred ...

COLUMBUS — Governor Mike DeWine will observe Ohio’s fourth annual Overdose Awareness Day today. Established in 2021, Ohio Overdose Awareness Day aims to raise public awareness about substance use ...

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The 2024 Van Wert County Fair is in the books, as the curtain came down Monday night. Fair attendees, vendors, exhibitors and others had to deal with extreme heat and humidity during the first few ...