CHP Home Care & Hospice is celebrating a half century of providing home-based health care services in northwest and west central Ohio. The non-profit, 501c3 organization was incorporated in December ...

VW independent staff/submitted information PAULDING — Paulding Putnam has partnered with the Village of Payne to bring free public Wi-Fi to community spaces and fiber internet access to Payne ...

VW independent staff/submitted information The YWCA of Van Wert County’s 30th annual Summer Food Program has come to a successful conclusion. The longstanding initiative focuses on combating food ...

Here are this year’s high school football broadcast schedules for radio stations 99.7FM WKSD and WERT 1220AM/104.3FM. WKSD will once again offer a variety of the top games from Paulding and Van Wert ...

The Van Wert Cougars experienced a second week of frustration against another top Western Buckeye League opponent as the ...

Lincolnview finished second at the Edgerton Golf Invitational at Suburban Golf Club in Bryan on Thursday. Jacob Geier led the ...

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor There will be no shortage of local issues on the November 4 general election ballot. 15 issues will appear on the ballot, but only two are countywide. Wednesday at 4 p ...

A reminder that 2025-2026 class schedule pickup times for Van Wert High School students are fast appraching. Here is the list of dates and times: Monday, August 11: seniors from 8-11 a.m. and 12-3 p.m ...

VW independent staff/submitted information COLUMBUS — From the Ohio Statehouse to the Ohio State Fair, lawmakers stepped into the show ring to learn what it takes to show a pig at the Ohio State Fair.

COLUMBUS — Governor Mike DeWine and Ohio Department of Transportation Director Pamela Boratyn have announced details of a new plan to address the shortage of safe, accessible commercial-truck parking ...

Coty Baer of Van Wert won a 2025 Harley Davidson Street at the Wetzelland 2025 biker rally. The winning ticket was pulled from a drum containing thousands of other tickets. The drawing was held ...