Special Projects

From black boards to SMART Boards

Technology at forefront of today’s education

Beth L. Jokinen

LIMA — Kelly Horstman remembers sitting in her high school math class watching her teacher write problems on an overhead projector. The 2002 Ottoville High School graduate couldn’t imagine doing the same with her students at Vantage... Full story

Future teachers get head start

Beth L. Jokinen

LIMA — When interviewing for her first teaching job, Angela Williamson felt more than prepared. After all, she already had spent an entire school year in a classroom. “I felt like I was able to talk about anything they threw at... Full story

Crime drops in 2009

Despite bad economy, expected increase never happened

Greg Sowinski

LIMA — Conventional wisdom says high unemployment and a struggling economy should send crime skyrocketing. Surprise, surprise. Statistics from local police agencies show fewer crimes overall in 2009 than in 2008, with decreases in most types... Full story

Cable TV: the competition of one

New rules on cable companies aren’t changing choices

David Trinko

LIMA — When you’re tired of watching one television channel, you can easily switch to another with a single click of a remote control. It’s not nearly that easy for residents fed up with the selection or price on their local cable... Full story

Diversity education goes beyond MLK Day

J.D. Bruewer

Martin Luther King Jr. Day gives educators a chance to teach about tolerance of diverse cultures. Still, local educators say diversity education goes beyond one day in January. Ottawa-Glandorf Superintendent Kevin Brinkman said teachers in the... Full story

How do we rate?

National surveys put Lima, region near the bottom, near the bottom

Bart Mills

LIMA — We are a people who just love to be graded. Case in point: In the Cold War days, Lima legend said the Soviets compiled a list of potential targets. According to lore, Lima had a spot close to the top of that list — fifth or... Full story

Differences remain two years later

Police, black leader disagree on how much progress made in wake of Wilson shooting

Heather Rutz

LIMA — Two years after a police officer shot and killed a woman during a drug raid, some community responses to the incident are fully under way. Others remain works in progress. After a white officer shot a biracial woman, the incident... Full story

County’s money woes top 2009 newsmakers

David Trinko

LIMA — Allen County’s residents delivered a firm message to their government in 2009: If we have to survive on less money, so do you. Voters used a November referendum to erase a 0.5-percentage point increase in the sales tax the county... Full story

The Eagle, the soldier and a friend

Marine from Lima preserves friend’s legacy with car

Tyrel Linkhorn

LIMA — Between patrols in the dangerous desolation of Afghanistan, Chip Hayes and Chris Zimmerman passed time talking about faith, the future and Zimmerman’s plans to fix up a car he had waiting stateside. Zimmerman never got the... Full story

Empty promises: Counties have mixed success recovering funds when companies close shop

Nancy Kline

LIMA – Hope surrounds a new company or industry moving into a community. New jobs and new tax revenue are uppermost in officials’ minds as they hear the news about an expansion at or addition of a company. Those officials often offer a... Full story

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