Every day, courtrooms across the United States are filled with individuals impacted by substance use and mental health disorders. Without treatment to address the underlying cause of criminal behavior ...

CONVOY — Personnel and facilities will be the focus of tonight’s meeting of the Crestview Local Schools Board of Education. The agenda includes a long list of amended administrative contracts, one, ...

It’s a longstanding tradition in Van Wert and it continued on Good Friday with the Procession of the Cross. Outside of windy conditions, weather was quite good when the procession left Trinity Global ...

COLUMBUS — Penalties for getting behind the wheel while impaired are more harsh now, thanks to a new Ohio law that recently went into effect. It raises the penalty for aggravated vehicular homicide ...

Joaquin Marcos Estrada, 50, of Van Wert, passed away Sunday morning April 20, 2025, at the Riverside Methodist Hospital in Columbus. He was born on March 14, 1975, in Bowling Green, to Mary (Vallejo) ...

It’s been nearly six months since deputies with the Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office started using body cameras and according to Sheriff Tom Riggenbach, the addition has been well received by his ...

The Crestview Early Childhood Center Preschool Program has received a Gold Star rating from Ohio’s Step Up To Quality (SUTQ) ...

Girl Scout Troop 2024 had a great cookie selling season. Not only were they able to enough boxes to raise money for a troop camp out this summer, but they obtained enough donations to be able to ...

Approximately 100 people gathered for Saturday’s “Hands Off!” protest, which began at Fountain Park in downtown Van Wert, then moved to U.S. 127 (Washington St.) in front of and across from the ...

It’s that time of year again when Southern Gospel groups and soloists from around the country gather in Van Wert for the Annual Gospel Music Expo on April 25, 26 and 27. Regional recording artist ...