Danny Ray Routt, 78, of Cavett, passed away at 6:05 a.m. Sunday, February 22, 2026 at Divine Rehabilitation Nursing Home in Rockford. He was born January 16, 1948 in Paulding, a son of Fredrick L. and ...

The Van Wert YMCA hosted its annual school league for grade school boys, and welcomed teams from Van Wert, Lincolnview, Crestview, Paulding, Delphos St. Johns, Wayne Trace, Defiance, Wapakoneta, ...

LIBERTY TOWNSHIP — A weekend blaze destroyed a residental garage in the Ohio City area. After a 911 call, Ohio City Volunteer Fire and EMS was dispatched to the 7100 block of Wren Landeck Rd. at 6:36 ...

It’s not completely finished, but the Van Wert National Bank clock is back in its familiar spot. Earlier this week, employees of Smith’s Bell and Clock Service of Camby, Indiana, began the process of ...

A Van Wert man accused of firing a gun out of his car in a residential neighborhood earlier this month was one of six people arraigned in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court this week. Judge Martin D.

4:23 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 127 in Pleasant Township for a report of a disabled vehicle. 7:22 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Snyder Road in Liberty Township for a report ...

1:09 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Westwood Drive in the City of Van Wert to assist the Van Wert Police Department. 1:53 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of North Market Street in the ...

Trinity Friends Church, in partnership with the Ohio Christian Education Network (OCEN) and Center for Christian Virtue (CCV), opened Kingdom Connection Academy (KCA) on Tuesday, welcoming students in ...

Van Wert Civic Theatre is bringing one of playwright Neil Simon’s biggest hits to the local stage, starting this Friday, with its upcoming production of Barefoot in the Park. The play, which ran 1,530 ...

4:03 a.m. – Dispatched Middle Point EMS to a residence on Lincoln Highway in Washington Township for a subject having difficulty breathing. 5:45 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on Plum Street ...

The Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office will be hosting Active Threat and Rescue Task Force training from 7 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Tuesday-Thursday of this week at Redeemer Lutheran Church on Ohio 49 in ...

The Ohio Department of Transportation oversaw approximately 290 projects that added significant highway infrastructure or improved the safety or condition of area highways in northwest Ohio during ...