A total of 17 criminal hearings were held between Thursday, January 30, and Wednesday, February 5, in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Judge Martin D. Burchfield presided over all but one of the ...

A local project that has been in the making for several years is headed toward completion. Crews have been busy transforming the former Kennedy Manufacturing building on E. Sycamore St. into a ...

By Thursday morning, the first lines of storms went through with a lot of lightning but nothing severe. However, the National Weather Service was still pinpointing an area south of the Van Wert County ...

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 ...

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Today is Election Day in Van Wert County and throughout Ohio, and the ballot includes both local and statewide races and issues. The polls will be open until 7:30 p.m.

OBETZ — Van Wert High School senior Owen Scott closed his high school cross country career in fine fashion by finishing fourth in the state in Division II at the OHSAA cross country state ...

BOWLING GREEN — ODOT officially kicked off its highway construction season with an event earlier this week, headlined by ODOT Director Jack Marchbanks. This map shows Ohio Department of Transportation ...

A total of 13 people were arraigned on grand jury indictments, while four others were sentenced during hearings held this week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court. Those arraigned include the ...

VW independent readers took time to share their memories of the storm and its aftermath, and Bob Schumm provided pictures what it looked like when the storm had passed. Some of the responses have been ...

Two Vantage Career Center employees have been honored for quite possibly saving the life of a student. Community Relations Coordinator Miriam Owens and Maintenance Supervisor Kyle Hammons were lauded ...

A pair of weekend fires kept county firefighters busy and left two families in need of assistance. Convoy Fire & EMS was dispatched to a garage fire on Waller Road at approximately 6:45 p.m. Saturday.

It’s been months in the planning, and, while there may not be much to see on the outside right off, work will officially start soon on three groups of downtown buildings as part of the Van Wert ...