Gayle Howard Klinger, 81, of Convoy, passed away Friday afternoon, January 3, 2025, at the Meadows of Delphos. He was born on January 24, 1943, in Van Wert, the son of Harry Klinger and Edna (Wheeler) ...

LIMA — The Lima-Allen County Regional Planning Commission received news earlier this week from the office of Governor Mike DeWine that the proposed planning committee – the West Central Ohio Rural ...

It appears the Lincolnview Local Schools will switch the district’s affiliation from the Western Buckeye Educational Service Center to the Mercer County Educational Service Center. A vote will be ...

With 2024 coming to an end, the Van Wert independent will publish a series of articles on what it deems the top 10 news stories of the year. The series will run Thursday, Friday and Saturday, December ...

COLUMBUS — According to provisional statistics, two people were killed in two fatal crashes on Ohio roadways this Christmas holiday. Of the two people killed, one was not wearing a safety belt. The ...

Van Wert Elks Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks have again this year adopted children from the Angel Tree Project to help make their Christmas a little brighter. Tags are placed on ...

Monday night’s meeting of Van Wert Council was the final one of 2024 and it wrapped up year one for Council President Thad Eikenbary. Eikenbary successfully ran for the seat in the November, 2023 ...

Lincolnview guard Max Hammons (2) finds himself surrounded by Kalida defenders on Friday night. Unfortunately for the Lancers, the Wildcats went on a big second quarter run and left with a 69-53 ...

HICKSVILLE – An early Sunday morning earthquake occurred in northwest Ohio and could be felt in parts of the area, including Van Wert County. According to the United States Geological Survey, a 2.9 ...

U.S 127 (N. Washington St.) northbound at Bonnewitz Ave. in Van Wert is scheduled to close for approximately seven days, starting Monday, January 13, for the Bonnewitz Ave. extension project.

Steps have been taken to make the intersection of S. Washington St. (U.S. 127) and Crawford St. safer for students who need to cross for school. During Monday night’s meeting of Van Wert City Council, ...

Van Wert will lose its Big Lots store, as the discount retailer prepares to close all 900 remaining stores after a potential sale to a private equity firm fell through. The Columbus, Ohio-based chain ...