By Quincy Thompson This fall, the Niswonger Performing Arts Center will resonate with a powerful blend of classical brilliance and youthful energy as The 5 Browns take the stage at 7:30 p.m. Friday, ...

VW independent staff/submitted information OHIO CITY – Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas M. Riggenbach has announced that deputies are investigating the deaths of two people found in Ohio City on Sunday, ...

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor 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 ...

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor Results from the Van Wert County Board of Elections show there were no big surprises on Election Day. Incumbent State Representative Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) was ...

VW independent sports Lincolnview freshman Ila Hughes was named NWC softball Player of the Year in voting done by conference coaches. She’s hitting .552 this season with 10 home runs and 36 RBIs, and ...

Van Wert will lose its Big Lots store, as the discount retailer prepares to close all 900 remaining stores after a potential sale to a private equity firm fell through. The Columbus, Ohio-based chain ...

Submitted information Van Wert High School recently held its Senior Awards Convocation for the Class of 2025 in the Saltzgaber Music Hall of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center. Seniors were honored ...

There are no races for mayor, council, school board or township trustee on the ballot. A number of current Van Wert County officeholders are seeking re-election, but all of them are running unopposed.

VW independent staff/submitted information PAULDING — Paulding County Sheriff Jason K. Landers held his department’s annual awards banquet last week with two promotions and one significant retirement.

VW independent staff/submitted information The United Way of Van Wert County and Vantage Career Center held its 26th annual Day of Caring events this past weekend. This annual event helps replenish ...

VW independent staff/submitted information GREENVILLE — In response to the growing demand for emergency medical services professionals nationwide, Spirit EMS has announced the launch of a paid EMT ...

Lincolnview’s Holden Price (above) scores a run during Friday’s Division VI sectional championship game against Crestview. Below, Crestview’s Zaine Cereghin motors down the first base line. The ...