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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 Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol believes alcohol may have played a role in an early Saturday morning crash that claimed a Lima resident. According to a report from the Lima Patrol Post, ...

Two Willshire residents who fled from Van Wert Police were arraigned in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court this week. Their hearings were among 16 various hearings held between Friday, January 10, and ...

Principals and counselors from Lincolnview, Crestview, Parkway, Vantage Career Center and Van Wert City Schools, as well as local college representatives will be hosting an informational meeting for ...

Crestview Middle School crowned eighth grader Emily Foudy as the spelling bee champion and seventh grader Mikeal Linton as the runner-up. Foudy and Linton won the titles for their respective grades.

Members of the Van Wert High School pep band perform during Friday night’s boys basketball game between the Cougars and Wapakoneta. The pep band helped deliver some energy and helped Van Wert to a ...

Van Wert’s Keaten Welch (5) drives to the basket during Saturday’s game against Bryan. Welch finished with 20 points, including 10 consecutive points to end the first quarter and the beginning of the ...

The National Weather Service Northern Indiana has issued a Cold Weather Advisory for the entire region, including Van Wert County, until 10 a.m. Wednesday. Dangerously cold wind chills as low as 20 ...

A request by the Marsh Foundation Board of Trustees to vacate Stripe Road in Van Wert has been denied by the Van Wert County Commissioners, but an new alternative plan is in the works, one that ...

If you’re in downtown Van Wert, you won’t see this clock. The iconic Van Wert National Bank clock at the corner of Main and Washington streets was disassembled last Friday and was taken away for more ...

OHIO CITY — A teen from Rockford was airlifted to a Fort Wayne hospital after a Sunday night crash in Liberty Township. According to a report from the Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, ...