If the deal goes through, a data center will be built on 220 acres of land known as the Mega Site in Van Wert. Van Wert Area Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Brent Stevens confirmed ...

BOWLING GREEN — ODOT officially kicked off its highway construction season with an event earlier this week, headlined by ODOT Director Jack Marchbanks. This map shows Ohio Department of Transportation ...

A total of 13 people were arraigned on grand jury indictments, while four others were sentenced during hearings held this week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Those arraigned include the ...

Two Vantage Career Center employees have been honored for quite possibly saving the life of a student. Community Relations Coordinator Miriam Owens and Maintenance Supervisor Kyle Hammons were lauded ...

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports DELPHOS — It was quite a finish to the 2024-2025 boys basketball regular season. Crestview, ranked No. 5 in Division VI by MaxPreps, used a Tommy Heffner layup at the ...

VW independent readers took time to share their memories of the storm and its aftermath, and Bob Schumm provided pictures what it looked like when the storm had passed. Some of the responses have been ...

After months of rumors, the news became official Thursday afternoon. Downtown Van Wert is set to welcome a new dining destination with the arrival of Saisaki, an Asian fusion restaurant, opening this ...

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The Van Wert Police Department has a new officer and he’ll start training on Monday. Figaro, a 1 1/2 year-old Dutch Shepherd from Hungary, was selected Friday morning ...

PAULDING — All aboard, as readers travel through a brief history of Paulding County’s railroads and some of the communities that sprang up beside them. Over time, the names of the railroad companies ...

10 people appeared in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court this week for various criminal hearings. Four of those people were sentenced during the week. Rodney Knauss, 32, of Scott, was sentenced to ...

PAULDING — After the charred and mutilated remains of Ashby and Elsie Good were located in a pile of burned brush near their home, 3½ miles northwest of Paulding, on November 5, 1894, suspicion ...

16 defendants appeared for various criminal hearings in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court between Friday, April 5 and Wednesday, April 10. 11 of the hearings were arraignments. Judge Martin ...