Special Projects

Patients seeking solutions outside the mainstream

Nancy Kline

LIMA - Donald Boothsby did everything he could to maintain a healthy lifestyle. He exercised regularly. He ate a balanced diet. "Then I surprised everyone when I had the heart attack" in 2004, he said. He had one more surprise. He agreed to try an... Full story

The dreaded middle school years

Pupils, school officials find middle school tough

Beth L. Jokinen

LIMA - They're impressionable, they're moody, they're dramatic and their hormones are raging. Who else could they be but middle school pupils? And what kind of person spends every day heading a classroom full of them? "It is a real neat age group to... Full story

Texting trouble

Area teens could be charged with felonies for sending nude phone photos

David Trinko

LIMA - The spurned underage teen sulks in her bedroom, mourning the lost relationship with a boy. She doesn't want it to end. She loves him, or at least she thinks she does. She'll do anything to keep him in her life. She pulls out her cell phone and... Full story

Runaway children and the Coppler case

Greg Sowinski

LIMA - Nicholle Coppler was a typical 14-year-old, unhappy with the rules her parents set. On May 15, 1999, she was supposed to go to Saturday school. Instead, she met with some friends and met Glen Fryer, a man with a shady past. Then she vanished,... Full story

A fine mess: Price of speeding varies by jurisdiction

J.D. Bruewer

The cheapest place in the region to get a ticket for going 10 mph over the speed limit is New Knoxville, where it will cost you $73. It will cost you about 40 bucks more nine miles away in Minster, where it runs $113. If you're going 15 miles over the... Full story

Where the jobs are

Despite the economy, work can be found

Bart Mills

LIMA - This newspaper tells the tale. On the front page, headlines decry the highest statewide unemployment rate in more than two decades. Leaf through a little farther and you'll find stories of layoffs, wage freezes and record lines at job fairs. Flip... Full story

Trashing Lima: Leaders push for better sense of city

David Trinko

LIMA - Teresa Stewart knows that look. It's that mix of surprise and alarm when she tells someone she's from Lima. That look means someone's subtly trashing her hometown.  "They're like, ‘Oh.' I've kind of wondered why they react that way,"... Full story

Survey shows Lima’s ‘Findlay envy’

David Trinko

LIMA - Count Mark Meadows as a recent convert to the Findlay way of life. "I moved here a year and a half ago from Michigan," said Meadows, who lives just outside the city in nearby Van Buren. "When I came down here, I realized I like Ohio. But I love... Full story

Victory over food prices: Home gardens boom

Nancy Kline

LIMA - Karen Jantzi hasn't had a vegetable garden since she lived with her parents. This year, she will join the 7 million Americans who plan to plant their first vegetable gardens. "I've had a few tomato plants in past years," Jantzi said. "But this... Full story

Where will GO – and ethanol – go?

Bart Mills

PERRY TOWNSHIP - The stacks rise from the fields along Interstate 75, notably smoke-free. The once-busy tracks to and from the plant are quiet as well. And the business that once symbolized hope for the community is on the verge of symbolizing something... Full story

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