A Van Wert man accused of killing his stepfather has entered a guilty plea to a reduced charge during hearings held Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Larry Andrus Jr. Larry Andrus Jr., ...

A Van Wert man accused of firing a gun out of his car in a residential neighborhood earlier this month was one of six people arraigned in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court this week. Judge Martin D.

Two Vantage Career Center employees have been honored for quite possibly saving the life of a student. Community Relations Coordinator Miriam Owens and Maintenance Supervisor Kyle Hammons were lauded ...

14 people appeared for hearings held this past week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Four of the defendants were sentenced for various felony charges. Karl Kahler, 60, of Lima, was sentenced to ...

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 ...

BOWLING GREEN — ODOT officially kicked off its highway construction season with an event earlier this week, headlined by ODOT Director Jack Marchbanks. This map shows Ohio Department of Transportation ...

16 defendants appeared for various criminal hearings in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court between Friday, April 5 and Wednesday, April 10. 11 of the hearings were arraignments. Judge Martin ...

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 ...

Six people entered pleas to grand jury indictments this week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Jose Melgar Revolorio, 39, of Van Wert, pleaded not guilty to one count each of rape, a felony of ...

Seven people were sentenced this past week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court, including a Van Wert man sent to prison on drug-related charges. Jason Gilbert, 38, of Van Wert, was sentenced to 24 ...

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 ...

VW independent readers took time to share their memories of the storm and its aftermath, and Bob Schumm provided pictures what it looked like when the storm had passed. Some of the responses have been ...