Submitted information CONVOY — The Crestview Athletic Department will conduct its annual Meet the Team night at 6:30 p.m. Monday, August 4, in the high school gym. All 7 th -12 th grade fall ...

COLUMBUS — Last week, Governor Mike DeWine joined members of the Ohio Juvenile Justice Working Group to announce the recommendations for significant changes to Ohio’s state and local juvenile justice ...

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 ...

The Miami & Erie Canal and the Wabash & Erie Canal met in Paulding County at the town of Junction, which was planned in the early days of canal construction. Junction was one of the busiest canal ...

DAVE MOSIER/for the Van Wert independent A Van Wert man arraigned on three drug-related counts and several other charges was among the 12 people who appeared this week in Van Wert County Common Pleas ...

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 ...

Editor’s note: This is one of a series of articles in connection with the bicentennial celebration of Paulding County. This is the third of a series of articles on forgotten railroad towns in the ...

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office is among the first 10 Ohio law enforcement agencies statewide to complete the new Ohio Collaborative Law Enforcement Accreditation ...

Saturday, June 28, 2025 4:18 a.m. – Dispatched Convoy EMS to a residence on Ohio Indiana State Line Road in Harrison Township having difficulty breathing. 5:43 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence ...

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor PAULDING — A Paulding County man accused of killing a woman and her husband in December of 2022, then stealing their car and fleeing the area has changed his plea and ...

OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital has launched a new veterans program dedicated to honoring and supporting patients who have served in the United States military. The program officially began on Tuesday ...

VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — Claiming ongoing problems involving the willingness of pharmaceutical suppliers to provide drugs to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and ...