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 ...

A total of 17 criminal hearings were held between Thursday, January 30, and Wednesday, February 5, in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Judge Martin D. Burchfield presided over all but one of the ...

A total of 17 criminal hearings were held in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court between Thursday, August 1, and Wednesday, August 7. Judge Martin Burchfield presided over all but one of the hearings.

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 ...

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 ...

50 years of the Peony Queen Pagaent – the Golden Jubilee – was celebrated Friday night at LifeHouse Church. Eight area high school senior girls competed for the coveted title and it wasn’t an easy ...

Submitted information Here is the list of Crestview High School honor roll students for the third nine weeks of the 2024-2025 school year. High School Honor Roll 3.75 ...

PAULDING — John Paulding Historical Museum will host a general meeting and special program at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 28. The guest speaker will be Jeanne Calvert, who will discuss her newest book, ...

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Ohio Department of Transportation Director Jack Marchbanks officially kicked off road and highway construction season earlier this week. Marchbanks, ODOT District 1 ...

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The second of two men convicted of breaking into a S. Tyler St., Van Wert home in May of 2022 and brutally beating one of the residents learned his fate in Van Wert ...

COLUMBUS — Last week, Governor Mike DeWine joined members of the Ohio Juvenile Justice Working Group to announce the recommendations for significant changes to Ohio’s state and local juvenile justice ...

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 ...