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LIMA — After 26 years with the Wapakoneta Police Department, the last seven as chief, David Webb retired in 2009.   In 2008, Webb made about $58,000. In 2009, with a salary plus a... Full story

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From black boards to SMART Boards
Technology at forefront of today’s education
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
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
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
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
Third-graders Tyler Sneary (left) and Markaila Thomas work on a class project Friday as part of the diversity activities at Freedom Elementary in Lima.
Diversity education goes beyond MLK Day
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
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
Lima police Sgt. Joe Chavalia shot an killed Tarika Wilson, seen in this undated photo, during a Jan. 4, 2008, raid on Wilson's home. Police were searching for drugs and Wilson's boyfriend, Anthony Terry, who since has been convicted and imprisoned on drug charges.
Differences remain two years later
Police, black leader disagree on how much progress made in wake of Wilson shooting
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
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
Al Medley gets into the rebuilt and painted 1992 Eagle Talon near his home in Lima.  Medley's son, Marine Staff Sgt. Chip Hayes, orchestrated the rebuild in memory of his friend, Marine Staff Sgt. Chris Zimmerman who was killed in Iraq.
The Eagle, the soldier and a friend
Marine from Lima preserves friend’s legacy with car
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
The W.C. Wood Corporation building in Ottawa is seen Thursday.
Empty promises: Counties have mixed success recovering funds when companies close shop
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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