He was born January 1, 1959, in Van Wert, to Arnold and Ruth (Boroff) Baker. He is survived by his daughter, Crystal (Greg) Speck of St. Henry; grandchildren, Tiara (Phillip) Hall, Grant (Erica) ...

The good news is that entering Monday night, the Reds have allowed just 38 runs, by far the fewest in the National League Central Division. The bad news is Cincinnati has scored just 39 runs, the ...

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 ...

50 years of the Peony Queen Pagaent – the Golden Jubilee – was celebrated Friday night at LifeHouse Church. Eight area high school senior girls competed for the coveted title and it wasn’t an easy ...

Once again, one of Van Wert County’s neighbors has the lowest unemployment rate in all of Ohio. According to figures supplied by the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services on Tuesday, Mercer ...

After recently participating in a major online discussion with hundreds of other people across the USA about the pros and cons of tipping for services in this country and how it has grown out of ...

VENEDOCIA — The Venedocia Lions Club awards one-time scholarships in the amount of $500 to graduating high school or home-schooled seniors residing in York and Jennings Townships in Van Wert County, ...

During Monday night’s meeting of Van Wert City Council, Third Ward Councilwoman Julie Moore said the Van Wert County Foundation is interested in acquiring the former Van Wert Variety Store at 315 E.

Wednesday started with a bang and ended with one in much of Van Wert County, including a tornado just outside of Van Wert. Strong thunderstorms moved through the county early Wednesday morning. Those ...

Van Wert High School band director Bob Sloan has been placed on paid administrative leave, but no other information is available. A brief statement emailed Thursday afternoon by Superintendent Mark ...

While tornadoes aren’t the only kind of spring storms, history shows Van Wert County is prone to twisters. In fact, National Weather Service records dating back to 1950 show the county has had 39 ...