COLUMBUS – The Ohio Peace Officer Training Commission has unanimously approved recommendations put forth by Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost’s Blue Ribbon Task Force on the Future of Police Training, ...

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 ...

12:50 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Lincoln Highway in Pleasant Township to assist a resident. 4:53 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Dutch John Road in Union Township for a motor ...

Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers filed felony drug charges against three individuals from multiple states following a recent traffic stop in Shelby County. During the traffic stop, troopers seized ...

Local radio stations 99.7FM WKSD and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM have released tentative broadcast schedules for the 2022 high school football season. WKSD will cover several area teams including Paulding, ...

Van Wert City Council will have three new members in 2026. Two of the newcomers will fill at-large seats – Dewaine Johnson, who collected the second highest vote total (924) and Hall Block, who ...

As part of their Senior Capstone Project, Mrs. Switzer’s senior English classes at Van Wert High School placed 300 flags at the entrance to the school campus to honor Van Wert County’s veterans, ...

COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services is working to complete the distribution of full November Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits by the middle of this week.

President Howard Taft was one of a handful of presidential candidates that have campaigned in Paulding County. The President is visible standing at right in the bandstand in Paulding in 1912. The ...

2024 turned out to be a busy year for the Van Wert Fire Deparment. In fact, with the exception of 2022, it was the busiest year in a five-year span. According to the department’s annual report, the ...

Van Wert High School Principal Chuck Rollins has announced that 2025-2026 parent-teacher conferences will be held in the high school/middle school commons area from 4-8 p.m. Monday, November 24; 8 a.m ...

12:48 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Main Street in the Village of Convoy for a report of two loose dogs. 4:12 a.m. – Deputies responded to a location on South Washington Street in the City ...