COLUMBUS — As Ohioans prepare to move their clocks back one hour on Sunday, November 3, the State Fire Marshal’s Office reminds individuals it’s the time to make sure their smoke alarms are working ...

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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 ...

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.

The Van Wert Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating a crash that occurred shortly after 1 p.m. Tuesday at U.S. 224 and Hoaglin Center Rd. A westbound car struck a UPS truck that ...

WREN — The Wren Christmas Society will be putting up decorations in the village beginning at 8 a.m. this Saturday, November 16. The grand illumination will be held at 6 p.m. Saturday, November 30.

Average gasoline prices in Ohio have fallen 1.7 cents per gallon in the last week, averaging $2.82 per gallon as of Monday, according to GasBuddy’s survey of 5,345 stations in Ohio. In Van Wert, gas ...

A pair of programs offered by Vantage Career Center will soon be referred to by different names. During Thursday night’s monthly meeting, the Vantage Career Center Board of Education voted unanimously ...