He was born November 19, 1959, in Van Wert, to Richard Frederick Goodwin and Carol Mary Louise (Unterbrink) Gribler, who both preceded him in death. Survivors include his two sons, Evan J. Goodwin of ...

Kids, get ready to “hop to it.” The annual free Easter Egg Hunt sponsored by the Van Wert Parks Department will be held at 10 a.m. this Saturday, April 19, at Smiley Park. Age groups will be 2 and ...

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 ...

Three senior girls were winners of the 2025 YWCA of Van Wert County Scholarship for Young Women. Amanda Burenga (right) finished first and received an $800 scholarship, Lakyn Bailey (left) finished ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ohio Senate President Rob McColley and Ohio House District 82 Representative Roy Klopfenstein met with Paulding and Van Wert County superintendents and treasurers last Friday. The meeting was held at ...

Crestview school board member Andy Perrott was honored for 10 years of services during Thursday night’s monthly meeting. He was presented with a certificate by a representative of the Ohio School ...

OhioHealth Van Wert Hospital has introduced a new United Imaging PET/CT Scanner to enhance patient care by increasing imaging capabilities and efficiency. The updated system brings high-speed scanning ...

COLUMBUS — With Tuesday’s release of the “2024 Capital Crimes Report,” Attorney General Dave Yost stressed that little, if anything, has changed in the past year to fix Ohio’s broken and costly ...