COLUMBUS — State Representative Roy Klopfenstein (R-Haviland) has introduced House Bill 15, legislation he said will boost power generation in Ohio while improving affordability for ratepayers and ...
The Homestead Exemption program income thresholds has changed for the 2025 tax year payable in 2026. The threshold for senior citizens 65 and over is now $40,000 Ohio Adjusted Gross Wages (Line 3 on ...
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Six criminal defendants changed their pleas during hearings held in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court on Wednesday. Judge Martin D. Burchfield presided over each of the hearings. Kyle Grieshaber, 38, ...
It became official Monday night – water rates in Van Wert are going up. As expected, legislation to increase the city’s water rates by 10 percent passed unanimously on its third and final reading ...
If you’re in downtown Van Wert, you won’t see this clock. The iconic Van Wert National Bank clock at the corner of Main and Washington streets was disassembled last Friday and was taken away for more ...
If the deal goes through, a data center will be built on 220 acres of land known as the Mega Site in Van Wert. Van Wert Area Economic Development Corporation Executive Director Brent Stevens confirmed ...
Firefighters from Wren, Willshire, Ohio City and Convoy were dispatched to a fire on Schumm Road at approximately 7 a.m. Friday. The blaze in a utility building was quickly contained, but the building ...
DELPHOS — Monday’s match between Lincolnview and Lima Sr. resulted in a split, with the girls’ team topping the Spartans, and the boys team falling to Lima Sr. at the Delphos Recreation Center. The ...
The intersection of Main St. and Washington St. in downtown Van Wert was blocked for about 90 minutes, after a trailer loaded with cattle became separated from the truck. The mishap occurred at ...
At some point this year, there may be three less traffic lights in the downtown Van Wert area. During Monday night’s meeting of Van Wert City Council, First Ward Councilman Jeff Agler suggested ...
Van Wert Elks Lodge 1197, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks recently donated $1,000 to the Salvation Army of Van Wert for their Wednesday Lunch Program. The money is from a Spotlight Grant the ...