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LIMA — Six comedians from Fort Wayne will perform at the second Stand Up Comedy Night starting at 8 p.m. May 25 at the Ohio Theatre at 122 W. North St. in Lima.

AUGLAIZE CO. — The Brat Wagon will provide free lunches for area first responders at two “Brats with the Brave” events from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Monday, May 20 at Cridersville Healthcare at 603 E. Main St. in Cridersville and Tuesday, May 21 at the Gardens at Wapakoneta at 505 Walnut St. in Wapakoneta.

ST. MARYS — Joint Township District Memorial Hospital will host a babysitting class for students entering fifth through seventh grade from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday, July 15 and Monday, July 22, at the Grand Lake Medical Office Building, Suite D, 1140 S. Knoxville Ave., St. Marys.

LIMA — Finding a healthy balance when it comes to discipline for children can be difficult for parents, but schoolteachers and administrators also face that same dilemma when it comes to their students. A recent report from the Children’s Defense Fund of Ohio asserts that schools in the state are using more exclusionary measures for student discipline, such as out-of-school suspension and expulsion, and that this is happening more frequently to minority and disadvantaged students. Researchers expressed concern that this trend is contributing to student absenteeism rates, a trend they say contributes to the state’s “community-to-prison pipeline.”

WASHINGTON D.C. — Senators Sherrod Brown (D-OH) and J.D. Vance (R-OH) called on the EPA to utilize the Financial Capability Assessment Guidance to provide Ohio communities with flexibility to meet Clean Water Act Standards.

LIMA — For National Foster Care Month, Specialized Alternatives for Families and Youth (SAFY) is accepting donations at area locations until May 31.

WAPAKONETA —The Wapakoneta Party in the Park Summer Concert Series will start with a show at 7 p.m. Friday, May 17 at Heritage Park along the south side of the Auglaize River near downtown Wapakoneta.

OTTAWA — The Putnam County Educational Service Center (ESC) held an event Tuesday featuring a conversation with local educators on the need for computer science education, specifically when students try to find jobs in various business sectors.

LIMA — The American Red Cross will give a free Cedar Fair Parks ticket to people who donate blood or platelets at an upcoming blood drive in Lima.

LIMA — Free, hands-on training sessions will be available this summer throughout Ohio for teen drivers to practice crash avoidance techniques and gain the experience necessary to become safer drivers.