This week’s installment of Random Thoughts centers around a busy Friday night, girls state semifinals, a rushed process and good luck wishes. When you look at the list of girls basketball state ...

COLUMBUS — The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the pairings and host sites for this week’s girls basketball state semifinals. The winners will advance to the state championship ...

GREENVILLE — In response to the growing demand for emergency medical services professionals nationwide, Spirit EMS has announced the launch of a paid EMT class. This initiative is designed to equip ...

Donald Lewis, 60, of Van Wert, changed his plea to guilty to breaking and entering, a fifth degree felony and immediately received a substantial prison term. He was sentenced to 12 months prison with ...

ELIDA — No. 1 seed Crestview led No. 4 seed Columbus Grove from start to finish, but that doesn’t mean it was easy. After leading by as many as 10 in the second half, the Knights (20-4) needed four ...

The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a two-vehicle fatal traffic crash that occurred early Tuesday afternoon on U.S. 24, near milepost 18 in Paulding County’s Emerald ...

I want you to imagine for a moment that you had the power to selectively determine whether your individual tax dollars were used to pay for the maintenance of county or township roads, support the ...

Every March is Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month. The theme for 2025 is “Creating Pathways to Independence.” This theme highlights the different ways people can achieve independence, such as ...

NORWALK — Van Wert’s Breese Bollenbacher has qualified for the Division II OHSAA Wrestling State Tournament, while teammate Owen Bates will serve as an alternate. Bollenbacher, a junior, finished ...

Over 100 Van Wert High School seniors spent some of Wednesday outside of the classroom, but they still were able to learn. Those students toured eight local businesses and manufacturers. Each group of ...

After a weeks-long clearance sale, Van Wert’s Big Lots store closed its doors on Thursday. Signs on the front door Friday afternoon said the store was open to vendors only. According to a listing by ...

Side-splitting comedy is coming to the Van Wert Civic Theatre, courtesy of the Lincolnview High School Theatre Department. See How They Run, by Philip King is described as a classic British farce that ...