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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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Friday 05/24/2013
State issues algae warning for Grand Lake
Posted: May 24, 2013

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

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

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

OTTAWA — The Hometown Diner in Ottawa will be moving to New Hampshire next week.

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Friday 05/24/2013
Shotgun from Mercer sheriff's vehicle recovered; policies could be revised
Updated: May 24, 2013 - 11:19 am

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

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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Thursday 05/23/2013
Lima Senior brings back valedictorians, raises expectations
Updated: May 23, 2013 - 10:22 pm

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Births
Posted: May 23, 2013

St. Rita’s Medical Center

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John Grindrod: Complexities of saying goodbye at ‘The Office,’ elsewhere
Updated: May 23, 2013 - 4:52 pm

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

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

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

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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Wednesday 05/22/2013
Lima mayor's fake heart attack shows emergency response times
Posted: May 22, 2013

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

LIMA — The Talk.

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Shotgun stolen from detective's car
Posted: May 22, 2013

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

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

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

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

Friday, May 24

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Lima Ford plant reduces summer shutdown to meet demand
Updated: May 23, 2013 - 5:32 am

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

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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Births
Posted: May 22, 2013

Lima Memorial Health System

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Bart Mills: If I had a million dollars, I'd mess with you
Updated: May 22, 2013 - 3:57 pm

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

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

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

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

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

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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Tuesday 05/21/2013
Two-ton planter lands on Elida biker
Updated: May 22, 2013 - 4:34 am

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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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Births
Posted: May 21, 2013

St. Rita’s Medical Center

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Bath schools will put renewal levy on November ballot
Posted: May 21, 2013

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

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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Monday 05/20/2013
Federal grant would put police in Lima schools
Posted: May 20, 2013

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

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

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

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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