LIMA — The Lima-Allen County Regional Planning Commission received news earlier this week from the office of Governor Mike DeWine that the proposed planning committee – the West Central Ohio Rural ...

Lincolnview guard Max Hammons (2) finds himself surrounded by Kalida defenders on Friday night. Unfortunately for the Lancers, the Wildcats went on a big second quarter run and left with a 69-53 ...

It appears the Lincolnview Local Schools will switch the district’s affiliation from the Western Buckeye Educational Service Center to the Mercer County Educational Service Center. A vote will be ...

With 2024 coming to an end, the Van Wert independent will publish a series of articles on what it deems the top 10 news stories of the year. The series will run Thursday, Friday and Saturday, December ...

HICKSVILLE – An early Sunday morning earthquake occurred in northwest Ohio and could be felt in parts of the area, including Van Wert County. According to the United States Geological Survey, a 2.9 ...

Van Wert guard Keaten Welch (above) sizes up a shot attempt against Ottoville on Saturday. Teammate Griff McCracken (below), launches a three pointer against the Big Green. The game went down to the ...