OhioHealth family medicine resident, Cody Klinker, MD, has won the American Academy of Family Physicians’ (AAFP) Award for Excellence in Graduate Medical Education. Dr. Klinker is a native of Van Wert ...

Lois Irene Bolenbaugh, 95, passed away on Wednesday evening, September 11, 2024, at VanCrest of Van Wert while surrounded by her loving family. She was born on December 8, 1928, in Convoy, the ...

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It was hot opening day at the Van Wert County Fair, but there was still activity at the fairgrounds into the evening hours. The fair will continue today and tonight. The annual cheerleading ...

CONVOY — Nearly 300 America’s Electric Cooperative PAC members of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative and Midwest Electric gathered at Lincoln Ridge Farms last week for a legislative dinner. The ...

Some impressive matchups are on this week’s schedule of area high school football games – games featuring powerhouse vs. powerhouse, intriguing teams vs. up and coming teams, along with two key early ...

LIMA — Bath capitalized on a late Van Wert fumble, turning it into eight points and giving the Wildcats a wild 43-37 shootout victory over the Cougars in the Western Buckeye League opener on Friday ...

COLUMBUS — The beginning of football season also means the beginning of tailgating season in parking lots across Ohio. Before gameday arrives, the Ohio Department of Commerce’s Divisions of Liquor ...

For the second straight season against McComb, an early Crestview injury seemed to swing momentum in favor of the Panthers, as McComb rolled to a 31-14 victory on Friday night. Last year, quarterback ...

Here are final scores of area high school football games played on Friday night, August 23.

CELINA — The Van Wert Cougar golf team traveled to Celina Lynx to take on the Celina Bulldogs on Wednesday, and the Cougars were victorious 161-229. Hayden Dowler was match medalist, carding a 39.