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Man pleads guilty to Rockford murder
CELINA — A Mercer County man pleaded guilty Friday to the murder of a Rockford woman.
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- State issues algae warning for Grand Lake
- Posted: May 24, 2013
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COLUMBUS — State officials are warning some people to stay out of Grand Lake St. Marys because of high levels of toxic algae.
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- Portman staff plans Ottawa, Van Wert hours
- Posted: May 24, 2013
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WASHINGTON - U.S. Sen. Rob Portman's office staff will hold office hours in Ottawa and Van Wert next week.
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- Hancock County woman pleads guilty in cancer scam
- Posted: May 24, 2013
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BOWLING GREEN - A former McComb woman who faked a cancer diagnosis to get financial support pleaded guilty Wednesday in Wood County Common Pleas Court.
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- Hometown Diner leaving Ottawa for New Hampshire
- Updated: May 24, 2013 - 11:19 am
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OTTAWA — The Hometown Diner in Ottawa will be moving to New Hampshire next week.
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- Shotgun from Mercer sheriff's vehicle recovered; policies could be revised
- Updated: May 24, 2013 - 11:19 am
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CELINA — The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office is in the process of revising policies on firearms stored in vehicles, following the theft of several weapons from a detective earlier this week and subsequent arrest of a man.
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- Police calls for Friday, May 24
- Updated: May 24, 2013 - 10:34 am
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Police calls as of 9:40 a.m. Thursday, May 24 from the Allen County Sheriff's Office and Lima Police Department:
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- Lima Senior brings back valedictorians, raises expectations
- Updated: May 23, 2013 - 10:22 pm
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LIMA—Expectations will be higher at Lima Senior High School next year, but those students who meet the challenge can get special recognition.
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- Free lunches at Lima schools; Allen attends last board meeting
- Posted: May 23, 2013
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LIMA—The 765 Lima schools pupils who did not qualify for free lunches this year will eat on the house next school year.
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- Loads of Limaites hitting road for holiday
- Posted: May 23, 2013
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LIMA — Following months of sporadic rain, snow and sleet, many are thankful the unofficial summer kickoff finally has arrived: Memorial Day.
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- Lima Senior student wins Kiwanis top music award
- Posted: May 23, 2013
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LIMA — A Lima Senior High School musician and singer is this year’s winner of the Ronald W. Richards Young Musicians’ Scholarship Award from the Kiwanis Club of Lima.
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- Allen County Museum participating with Blue Star Museums
- Posted: May 23, 2013
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LIMA — The Allen County Museum will participate in the Blue Star Museums program this summer.
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- Fort Jennings senior earns scholarship
- Posted: May 23, 2013
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FORT JENNINGS — Fort Jennings High School senior Kaitlin Stechschulte has been awarded the 2013 Medical Mutual of Ohio Scholarship. She received $500.
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- Auglaize, Allen job fairs show demand for workers
- Posted: May 23, 2013
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LIMA — Job fairs in Allen and Auglaize counties were held Thursday and attracted several companies looking to fill positions.
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- Lima teacher may lose job for student injuries
- Updated: May 23, 2013 - 5:51 pm
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LIMA — Lima City Schools' superintendent is recommending the termination of a teacher accused of botching a science experiment that injured 13 students.
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- John Grindrod: Complexities of saying goodbye at ‘The Office,’ elsewhere
- Updated: May 23, 2013 - 4:52 pm
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We approach them with equal parts joyful anticipation and sorrowful longing. They are the TV series finales, and last week was yet another for the legions of fans of “The Office,” which ended its eight-year run.
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- Two men in custody after man tries to run over Hardin County deputy
- Updated: May 23, 2013 - 12:12 pm
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ADA — Two Lima men were in jail Thursday after one of them tried to run over a Hardin County deputy during a drug buy the day before.
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- Police calls for Thursday, May 23
- Posted: May 23, 2013
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Police calls as of 9:05 a.m. Thursday, May 23 from the Allen County Sheriff's Office, Lima, Shawnee and Delphos police departments:
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- Bill to shut down gambling cafes OK'd
- Posted: May 23, 2013
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COLUMBUS - The latest effort to strike down unauthorized gambling in Ohio got final legislative approval Wednesday, but discussions will continue regarding fraternal and veterans organizations and other gambling issues.
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- Findlay councilman resigns following shoplifting allegation
- Updated: May 23, 2013 - 9:46 am
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FINDLAY
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- Lima mayor's fake heart attack shows emergency response times
- Posted: May 22, 2013
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LIMA — Standing inside the YMCA Lima lobby Wednesday morning, Lima Mayor David Berger began complaining of chest pain, nearly doubled over.
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- Teen pregnancy mission begins with Lima
- Posted: May 22, 2013
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LIMA — The Talk.
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- Shotgun stolen from detective's car
- Posted: May 22, 2013
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CELINA — A Mercer County Sheriff’s Office detective had a shotgun and equipment stolen from an unmarked vehicle parked overnight Monday at Zuma Automotive in Celina.
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- Board of Elections will recount St. Marys votes
- Posted: May 22, 2013
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ST. MARYS — The Auglaize County Board of Elections will recount votes from a St. Marys Council primary race. State rules require it when fewer than eight votes decide an election.
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- Shurelds sent to prison on probation violation
- Posted: May 22, 2013
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LIMA — Marquavius Shurelds’ attorney told a judge Wednesday the real reason authorities sought to send his client to prison was a belief he is connected to the slaying of his girlfriend.
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- Titanic experiment injures Lima pupils
- Updated: May 23, 2013 - 5:06 am
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LIMA — A Lima Schools teacher has been placed on paid administrative leave pending the outcome of an investigation into an experiment that injured 13 children.
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- Graduation times
- Posted: May 22, 2013
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Friday, May 24
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- Lima Ford plant reduces summer shutdown to meet demand
- Updated: May 23, 2013 - 5:32 am
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LIMA — Ford Motor Co. is at manufacturing capacity at many plants across North America, so the company carved out a bit more today.
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- Local voices back repeal of Boy Scouts gay ban
- Updated: May 22, 2013 - 5:42 pm
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LIMA — Thousands of Boy Scouts of America members will vote Thursday at the organization’s annual meeting in Texas on whether to repeal a decades-old ban on gay youth members.
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- Bart Mills: If I had a million dollars, I'd mess with you
- Updated: May 22, 2013 - 3:57 pm
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Last week’s ruckus over the Powerball’s potential $600 million payout left me wondering once again about whatever happened to Lettie Kistler and her long-handled toilet brush.
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- Police calls for Wednesday, May 22
- Posted: May 22, 2013
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Police calls as of 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 22 from the Allen County Sheriff's Office and Lima Police Department:
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- Ohio Senate expected to vote today on Huffman's Internet cafe bill
- Posted: May 22, 2013
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COLUMBUS - Just months after the Ohio Senate killed a similar bill, the stage was set Tuesday for a vote on a measure that is expected to put hundreds of Internet "sweepstakes" cafes across the state out of business.
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- Local options available to help after Oklahoma tornado
- Updated: May 22, 2013 - 10:19 am
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LIMA — People who want to help following the tornado in Oklahoma this week have some local options.
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- I-75 speed limits will jump to 70, except through Lima and Findlay
- Updated: May 22, 2013 - 1:15 pm
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LIMA — Motorists heading up and down Interstate 75 will be able to legally drive a bit faster starting July 1.
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- Local priests coming and going
- Posted: May 22, 2013
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DELPHOS—New priests have been assigned to churches in Delphos, Ottoville and Cloverdale, and Lima Central Catholic High School will go without a priest at least for the next year.
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- Two-ton planter lands on Elida biker
- Updated: May 22, 2013 - 4:34 am
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LIMA — An Elida man was hospitalized Tuesday after an accident on Lincoln Highway involving a motorcycle and a tractor carrying a two-ton planter.
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- Fort Jennings named Purple Heart city
- Posted: May 21, 2013
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FORT JENNINGS — Members of The Military Order of The Purple Heart conducted a ceremony Tuesday with the Village of Fort Jennings in honor of the upcoming Memorial Day holiday. Fort Jennings has been announced as a Purple Heart city. The event was held at the Fort Jennings American Legion Hall.
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- Details, evidence emerge in Ottawa brothers' murder
- Updated: May 21, 2013 - 11:29 pm
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OTTAWA – One of the brothers killed earlier this month died of a gunshot to the head while the other died of strangulation, a prosecutor said Tuesday.
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- Lima mayor to speak at League of Women Voters meeting
- Posted: May 21, 2013
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LIMA — Lima Mayor David Berger will be guest speaker for the annual meeting of the League of Women Voters of the Lima Area tonight.
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- Students earn $500 HY HO scholarships
- Posted: May 21, 2013
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LIMA — The HY HO Club of Lima awarded $500 scholarships to four area students.
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- Beaverdam crash injures Forest man
- Posted: May 21, 2013
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BEAVERDAM — A Forest man struck the side of a semi truck Monday in Beaverdam after failing to yield at an intersection.
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- Elida schools changing principals
- Posted: May 21, 2013
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ELIDA — Both Elida High School and the elementary school will have new principals next school year.
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- Red Cross briefs disaster volunteers in Lima
- Posted: May 21, 2013
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LIMA — The Red Cross will hold an information session Thursday for community members interested in volunteering to assist those affected by a disaster in northwest Ohio and around the country.
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- Ottawa teen advised of rights in double-murder case
- Updated: May 21, 2013 - 10:32 pm
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OTTAWA — The 17-year-old accused of killing two teenage brothers appeared in court Tuesday for the first time as a murder defendant.
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- Unemployment rates drop in region
- Posted: May 21, 2013
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LIMA — Unemployment rates for April in the region fell from March, according to numbers released Tuesday by the state.
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- Knights of Columbus closes Family Center in Lima
- Posted: May 21, 2013
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LIMA — The Knights of Columbus Loyalty Council 2661 has closed the bar and restaurant side of its South Cable Road Family Center but is honoring banquet room bookings already made through 2014.
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- Bath schools will put renewal levy on November ballot
- Posted: May 21, 2013
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BATH TOWNSHIP — Bath schools cannot afford to lose nearly $4 million of its $15 million budget. But that’s exactly what will happen if voters don’t support a renewal levy on the ballot in November.
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- Police calls
- Posted: May 21, 2013
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Police calls as of 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, from the Allen County Sheriff’s Office, Lima and Shawnee Township police departments:
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- Federal grant would put police in Lima schools
- Posted: May 20, 2013
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LIMA — The Lima Police Department is applying for a federal grant that would allow it to have a full-time police officer working for Lima schools next school year.
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- Lima offers tax break for downtown jobs
- Posted: May 20, 2013
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LIMA — Wanting to boost the momentum of a developing downtown, Lima is adding a tax incentive for creating jobs there.
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- Police union proposal includes raises
- Posted: May 20, 2013
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LIMA — The city has a tentative agreement with a police union for a three-year contract.
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- Shawnee board meeting early
- Posted: May 20, 2013
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SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — The Shawnee school board will meet at 6:30 p.m. tonight in the board offices in the middle school. The meeting will start earlier than usual.
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