6:04 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Wren Landeck Road in Liberty Township for a motor vehicle crash involving a deer. No injuries were reported. 9:42 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence ...

9:52 a.m. – Deputies served a warrant issued by Miami County, Ohio, for a probation violation. Dustin Sheets, 38, of Willshire, was transported to the Van Wert County Correctional Facility. 10:28 a.m.

12:41 a.m. – Deputies responded to a commercial alarm on Middle Point Road in Ridge Township. 5:39 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 33 in Willshire Township for a report of reckless ...

7:30 a.m. – Deputies responded to a residence on North Main Street in the Village of Convoy to check the welfare of a person who may have been in distress. 11:11 a.m. – Deputies responded to a ...

4:23 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of U.S. 127 in Pleasant Township for a report of a disabled vehicle. 7:22 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of Snyder Road in Liberty Township for a report ...

COLUMBUS — Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has announced the formation of a blue-ribbon task force to examine the future of police training in Ohio, exploring how best to create and deliver ...

It’s not completely finished, but the Van Wert National Bank clock is back in its familiar spot. Earlier this week, employees of Smith’s Bell and Clock Service of Camby, Indiana, began the process of ...

A local mail carrier facing a federal charge for allegedly setting fire to mail last fall is still employed by the United States Postal Service. Naddia Dhalai, USPS Strategic Communications Specialist ...

7:26 a.m. – Dispatched Van Wert EMS to a residence on Oak Lane in the City of Van Wert for a subject having difficulty with a medical device. 9:15 a.m. – Dispatched Middle Point EMS to a location on ...

7:11 a.m. – Deputies responded to an area of South Sherman Street in the Village of Scott for a report of a motor vehicle crash. A 2018 Ford Escape driven by Cheryl Winberg of Scott was westbound in ...

Northwest Ohio knows how to pull together, something I’ve seen time and again as a social worker and Program Director with the Tri-County ADAMHS Board serving Mercer, Van Wert and Paulding counties. I ...

Todd Wolfrum will serve as chairman of the Van Wert County Commissioners in 2026, and Stan Owens has been named vice-chairman. The selections were made during the recent re-organizational meeting of ...