Saisaki, a new Asian fusion restaurant, will officially open its doors in downtown Van Wert with a grand opening ribbon ...

CONVOY — The Crestview Knights took on unbeaten and league-leading Spencerville at home on Friday and found themselves on the ...

Nine home-health aides and one provider of home-delivered meals face varying felony charges of Medicaid fraud and theft for allegedly billing Medicaid for services they did not provide. Two of the ...

Grace Custer earned match medalist honors and led Lincolnview to 227-300 victory over Ottawa-Glandorf at Willow Bend on Friday. Custer shot a 49 and was followed by Avery Zielke (57), Lainey Spear (59 ...

Dale Fred Schaadt, 95, of Van Wert, passed away Thursday morning, August 14, 2025, at Homestead at Towne Center in Van Wert. He was born February 7, 1930, in Pleasant Township to Walter and Emma ...

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 ...

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 ...

Summertime in Ohio usually means fireworks on certain dates and during certain local celebrations, but those are usually commercial shows. Three years ago, Ohio’s fireworks law changed, allowing ...

VW independent staff/submitted information Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers filed felony drug charges against three individuals from multiple states following a recent traffic stop in Shelby County.

VW independent staff Van Wert’s 2024 brush pickup schedule has been set. Brush will be picked up on three Mondays, May 6, July 8 and September 9. Brush should be out by 7 a.m. on each of those dates.

Gordon Law Office announces the hiring of Terry Simson as an attorney in the office. Simson, a 2009 graduate of Van Wert High School, earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in international affairs from ...

Van Wert independent news OHIO CITY — Four Ohio City residents were arrested on meth lab-related drug charges in connection with search warrants executed at two residences in that village on Thursday.