The five-year forecast and personnel items made up the bulk of Tuesday night’s meeting of the Lincolnview Local Schools Board of Education. The financial forecast, which is required by Ohio law, was ...

LIMA — The Ohio Department of Transportation District 1 has announced this year’s champions of its annual Paint-the-Plow program: Carey High School and Fort Jennings High School. Carey High School’s ...

This installment of Random Thoughts centers around OHSAA state softball, poll champions, a long tournament, a controversy that died down pretty quickly, the College Football Playoff, noon games, a ...

PAULDING — Members of Paulding Putnam Electric Cooperative recently donated $13,472 to 17 local charities and community projects through the cooperative’s Operation Round Up program. Among the ...

This week’s installment of Random Thoughts includes congratulations, spring sports, state softball, Richard Kortokrax, and the NBA Finals. Congratulations to Van Wert’s Owen Scott, who ended his high ...

By Jamie Crawford. COLUMBUS — With nearly 82 percent of Americans planning to travel this summer, the Ohio Department of Commerce Division of Financial Institutions is urging Ohioans to be on the ...

The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced the pairings and schedule for this week’s softball state tournament. Historic Firestone Stadium in Akron, which this year is celebrating its ...

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent editor It is the Golden Jubilee – the 50 th annual Peony Festival – and it’s happening this Friday and Saturday, June 6-7, in downtown Van Wert.. Things will get underway ...

SCOTT TRUXELL/independent sports Van Wert High School’s Owen Scott is ready to take a few more laps around the track, but not just any track – the track at Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium at Ohio State ...

“It takes many people to stage a training of this magnitude and we would like to thank everyone for making this possible,” Turner said. “I would like to thank the Sheriff’s Office, Van Wert City ...

Summertime in Ohio usually means fireworks on certain dates and during certain local celebrations, but those are usually commercial shows. Three years ago, Ohio’s fireworks law changed, allowing ...

VW independent staff. A reminder that Saturday’s Peony Festival parade will begin at 5 p.m., with awards to follow at 7 p.m. The parade route will begin at the intersection N. Tyler St. and E. Main St ...