Apple Festival celebrates 25 years of family fun
LIMA — If he were alive today, pioneer legend Johnny Appleseed would have looked fondly at the Allen County Farm Park on Saturday as...
LEGISLATIVE UPDATE: Jordan grills IRS head Koskinen at hearing
WASHINGTON — An area lawmaker grilled a government official during a House Judiciary Committee impeachment hearing last week.U.S. House of RepresentativesRep. Jim Jordan, R-Urbana:...
Balancing a school budget a difficult task
LIMA — It is a tough balancing act.Ohio schools operate on multimillion-dollar budgets, overseen by elected school boards in each district and administered by...
Supreme Court asked to reconsider decision in Mercer County foster adoption case
LIMA — For months, Celina and Mercer County were the epicenter of a social media campaign calling for the return of a foster child...
Allen County Children Services, prosecutor named child advocates of 2016
LIMA — It was an emotionally charged case that caused a social media uproar, the involvement of the Ohio Supreme Court, and even acts...
Births
St. Rita’s Medical CenterSept. 23 — Tonya and Carl Koppenhaver, Wapakoneta, girl; Roxanne and Todd Utrup, Delphos, girl; Odessa Hammon, Lima, boy; Keley and...
World-renowned organist to play Lima
LIMA — Hector Olivera, who his peers have called “one of the greatest organists in the world today,” will hold a concert Oct. 9...
Lima Municipal Court records
Lima Municipal Court DispositionsSept. 14Jenni M. Carman, 29, of 634 S. Main St., Delphos, pleaded guilty to theft. Sentence: 180 days jail, suspended, $150...
Apollo Career Center celebrates 40 years, end of three-year renovation
LIMA — Its $53 million renovation and expansion project now complete, the Apollo Career Center will open its doors to the public on Thursday...
By the numbers on the Apollo Career Center expansion and renovation
1,056,000Feet of wire for power, sound and phones at the Apollo Career Center expansion and renovation project, equalling 200-plus miles of wire224,015Total square footage...