By Chief Jon Jones/special to the VW independent The Van Wert Fire Department celebrated a year of outstanding service and dedication during its annual awards banquet, held on Sunday to recognize the ...

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Wanted: good homes for dogs and cats housed at the Van Wert County Humane Society. The facility on Fox Road in Van Wert is currently at capacity, necessitating the ...

DAVE MOSIER/for the Van Wert independent A Van Wert man arraigned on three drug-related counts and several other charges was among the 12 people who appeared this week in Van Wert County Common Pleas ...

After months of rumors, the news became official Thursday afternoon. Downtown Van Wert is set to welcome a new dining destination with the arrival of Saisaki, an Asian fusion restaurant, opening this ...

CONVOY — Here are 2024-2025 K-12 Crestview Local Schools bus routes, which were approved by the school board Monday night. Bus Routes may be subject to change at any time during the school year with ...

Editor’s note: This is one of a series of articles in connection with the bicentennial celebration of Paulding County. This is the third of a series of articles on forgotten railroad towns in the ...

If the deal goes through, a data center will be built on 220 acres of land known as the Mega Site in Van Wert. Van Wert Area Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Brent Stevens confirmed ...

Former councilman Andrew Davis, a member of the Airport Authority, came to City Council on Monday to talk about an unexpected shortfall in the money needed to fully fund the runway project. Davis said ...

PAULDING — All aboard, as readers travel through a brief history of Paulding County’s railroads and some of the communities that sprang up beside them. Over time, the names of the railroad companies ...

PAULDING — Paulding was not Paulding County’s first county seat, and the courthouse is not the first to be constructed here. Those topics will be addressed in a future article in this history series.

Trial dates have been set for a Van Wert man charged with murder, voluntary manslaughter, two counts of involuntary manslaughter and strangulation. In a separate and unrelated case, a man facing ...

Van Wert water customers can expect to see a “failure to monitor” notice about chlorine levels in future bills. During Monday night’s meeting of Van Wert City Council, Safety-Service Director Jay ...