ALLEN COUNTY (IN) — The Allen County, Indiana Coroner’s Office has identified the man involved in a fatal crash on U.S. 30 near the Indiana-Ohio border on Friday. Brent Allen Perl, 44, of Convoy died ...

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Today is Election Day in Ohio. The polls will be open statewide from until 7:30 p.m. tonight. You must have a valid photo ID in order to vote – a driver’s license or Ohio ID card, an interim ID form ...

FINDLAY — Flag City Honor Flight is preparing for its 29th mission on Tuesday, November 12, to take 85 veterans, primarily from the Vietnam War era, to Washington, D.C. to visit memorials built in ...

OBETZ — Crestview capped off the 2024 cross country season with an incredible runner-up finish in the Division III OHSAA cross country state championships at Fortress Obetz on Saturday. The Knights ...

REYNOLDSBURG — Three local men were among the latest graduates of the State Fire Marshal’s Ohio Fire Academy. Jacob Durden of Van Wert, Alexander Greutman of Scott, and Reide Jackson of Venedocia ...

Van Wert FOP Lodge 62 recently presented Van Wert County Sheriff Thomas Riggenbach with a $3,000 donation to the Sheriffs Auxiliary for their Christmas with Kids program. Van Wert FOP Lodge 62 ...

COLUMBUS — The regional quarterfinals of the Ohio High School Athletic Association football playoffs will take place on Friday, November 8, and the OHSAA announced the pairings on Sunday afternoon.