COLUMBUS — The beginning of football season also means the beginning of tailgating season in parking lots across Ohio. Before gameday arrives, the Ohio Department of Commerce’s Divisions of Liquor ...

Van Wert County Common Pleas Court Judge Martin Burchfield presided over various criminal hearings between Thursday, August 29, and Wednesday, September 4. James Bloomfield, 48, of Ohio City, changed ...

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COLUMBUS — The Ohio Narcotics Intelligence Center has released a public safety bulletin alerting Ohioans to an increasing number of illicit drug samples found to contain mixtures of powerful drugs ...

It was hot opening day at the Van Wert County Fair, but there was still activity at the fairgrounds into the evening hours. The fair will continue today and tonight. The annual cheerleading ...

CONVOY — Nearly 300 America’s Electric Cooperative PAC members of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative and Midwest Electric gathered at Lincoln Ridge Farms last week for a legislative dinner. The ...

Daily admission is $10 for anyone 13 and older and free for children 12 and under. The gates will open at 8 a.m. each day and the midway will open at 10 a.m. daily. The fair will close at midnight ...

Some impressive matchups are on this week’s schedule of area high school football games – games featuring powerhouse vs. powerhouse, intriguing teams vs. up and coming teams, along with two key early ...

The start of the 2024 high school football season is just two days away and Van Wert’s Briston Wise (left) and Crestview’s Braxton Leeth (right) will be among the many players in action. For previews ...

Most of us can’t relate to the fall of 1936 when Eggerss Stadium was first dedicated to the delight of the people of Van Wert. As we fast forward 88 years, there is a renewed spirit with the stadium ...

Adult Education Director Angie Fahy said all fall programs are underway and she said prompted by increased interest from the community, Four County Career Center will hold a CPR Instructor class at ...

Here are final scores of area high school football games played on Friday night, August 23.