Lincolnview freshman Ila Hughes was named NWC softball Player of the Year in voting done by conference coaches. She’s hitting .552 this season with 10 home runs and 36 RBIs, and has a 13-2 record on ...

Van Wert’s Aubrey Wollett has been named first team All-WBL softball in balloting done by league coaches this week. She’s one of three Cougars to earn all-league honors. Teammate Emma West was named ...

Van Wert Elks Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks has announced the winners of the 2024-2025 Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Americanism Essay Contest. This fraternal year, the ...

It was a decision that wasn’t entirely unexpected. Some are applauding it, others are indifferent at best. On Tuesday, Major League League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred announced he was lifting ...

LIMA — Van Wert’s season came to an end Thursday with a 10-4 loss to No. 4 seed Bath in the Division IV sectional final at Bath High School. No. 6 seed Van Wert led 3-2 after three innings, with two ...

It’s an exciting time of year for high school seniors and their families as they prepare for graduation and post-graduation, including college, the workforce, the military etc. A pair of seniors at ...

LIMA — In a showcase of skill and precision, the Ohio Department of Transportation District 1 hosted its annual truck and loader roadeo in Lima on Thursday. 39 employees from across the eight-county ...

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 ...

Officials with the YWCA of Van Wert County, The Marsh Foundation and Mercy Health – Lima gathered Friday morning at the site of the YWCA’s future facility to unveil more plans for the facility, which ...

This week’s installment of Random Thoughts centers around condolences to a local family, congratulations, an NBA playoff series, a bad MLB team and a $313 million player declining a request. Our ...

Lincolnview’s Holden Price (above) scores a run during Friday’s Division VI sectional championship game against Crestview. Below, Crestview’s Zaine Cereghin motors down the first base line. The ...

12:46 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Race Street in the City of Van Wert to assist the Ohio State Highway Patrol. 6:16 a.m. – Deputies responded to a location on Industrial Drive in the City ...