Here are final scores of area high school football games played on Friday, October 18. The list includes Marion Local’s 57 th consecutive win (regular season and playoffs), which ties the state record ...

COLUMBUS — The 2024 Ohio high school football season has officially hit the home stretch. League championships and playoff spots are all up for grabs over the final two weeks and judging by the ...

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SPENCERVILLE — Crestview couldn’t have asked for a better start against Spencerville on Friday. The Knights scored on their first two possessions and went on to defeat the Bearcats 42-13 at Memorial ...

COLUMBUS — Six individuals have been indicted for illegal voting in past elections, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost announced on Tuesday. “The right to vote is sacred,” Yost said. “If you’re not a U.S ...

An Ohio City man will spend more than four years in prison on child sex charges. James Bloomfield, 48, of Ohio City, was sentenced on Wednesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Judge Martin ...

COLUMBUS GROVE — What a day for Van Wert County cross country teams, as the Van Wert boys finished as Division II district champions, while the Crestview boys were crowned as a district champion in ...

If you’ve been in downtown Van Wert lately, perhaps you’ve noted the Van Wert National Bank clock is stuck at 5:06. There’s a reason for that – the project is still incomplete. According to Van Wert ...

Few details have been released about a Friday afternoon fatal crash on U.S. 30 near the Indiana-Ohio line. It happened just after 3 p.m. at the eastern edge of Allen County, Indiana. A car ended up in ...

Work will soon begin on the West Jennings Creek Petition project that was passed by the joint board of county commissioners on April 9 of this year.

The Cougars finished with 346 yards of total offense while Elida rolled to 520 yards of offense. McGue completed 11-of-20 passes for 295 yards, two touchdowns and one interception. Kaufman rushed for ...