VAN WERT COUNTY — Monday evening as spring officially returned at 5:20 p.m., Ohioans were preparing various ways to get set for potential severe weather outbreaks in the next several weeks.

LEXINGTON, KY — For years Darrell Heckman was the Champaign County prosecutor in Urbana, Ohio. Since retiring he is finding ways to put his time to time to good use: he has invented a puzzle game he’s trying to market to newspapers across the country.

VAN WERT — The staff and board of YMCA Hickory Sticks Golf and ACMYHS staff and their board have been working to prepare for the opening of the 2023 golf season.

VAN WERT — The Van Wert County Foundation has appointed Brooke Fuerst to serve as the executive director of the Wassenberg Art Center.