Two Van Wert freshmen put on quite a show Saturday night. Xavier Kelly and Zach Crummey teamed up to score 38 points and the duo led the Cougars to a 66-54 win over Lincolnview in the second game of a ...

Matilda the Musical is a high-energy, heartwarming tale filled with humor, magic, and courage. The story follows Matilda Wormwood, a brilliant young girl with a telekinetic gift, who is neglected by ...

This week’s installment of Random Thoughts centers around a challenging weekend for three local teams, key NWC and WBL games, a busy month for one team in particular, congratulations to a prolific ...

ST. MARYS — Van Wert accomplished two firsts on Friday night. The Cougars won their first WBL road game of the season and won for third time in as many tries. Leading 8-7 late in the first quarter, ...

The final 2024 edition of Random Thoughts centers around NWC boys basketball, a basketball doubleheader, coaches and the holidays, the Cleveland Cavaliers, a backup quarterback and the worst of the ...

A Van Wert High School graduate was recently honored on one of the biggest stages of the college football world. He also had a firsthand perspective of a horrific event on New Year’s Day that stunned ...

Mary E. Grote, 87, of Willshire, passed away Saturday morning, January 18, 2025, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne, Indiana. She was born on June 18, 1937, in Willshire, to Emanuel H. and Edna L.

Gladys L. Agler, 105, of Ohio City, passed away Sunday afternoon, January 12, 2025, at Vancrest Health Care Center, Van Wert. She was born on January 30, 1919, in Liberty Township, the daughter of ...

The Crestview Local Schools Board of Eduction will hold its 2025 organizational meeting, followed by the board’s regular monthly meeting tonight. The annual organizational meeting is required by law ...

Crestview’s Wren Sheets (33) scored 27 points and the Knights defeated Bluffton 70-64 on Friday. A game recap can be found below. Wyatt Richardson/Van Wert independent ...

Mary Ellen (Krugh) Scheidt was born on September 7, 1929, in Ohio City, to DeMae (Gephart) Krugh and Carey Eugene Krugh, who both proceeded her in death. She married Gus N. Scheidt on June 18, 1949, ...

For the second time in three days, a pre-trial hearing to schedule trial dates for a Van Wert man accused of murder was delayed, due to a medical family emergency of defense counsel. The pre-trial ...