Special Projects

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

Vote on the top local, Ohio, AP and business stories of the year

Staff reports

Tell us what's important that happened in 2009! Readers of The Lima News are being asked to tell us what they think were the Top 10 stories of the year. You're able to voice your opinion on the top local, Ohio, national and business stories of the... Full story

The (few) men of education

Male teachers in short supply, especially in lower grades

Beth L. Jokinen

DELPHOS — Just a few years ago Brett Halsey was a “cubicle guy,” working as an environmental engineer. On any given day now, he might be doing the Chicken Cha-Cha during a phonics dance, listening to a story about the Tooth Fairy,... Full story

Helping the helpers

Volunteers can carry emotional scars of ambulance work

J.D. Bruewer

LIMA — One minute, they’re sitting at the family dinner table, talking to their children about their days. The next, they’re rushing in an ambulance to a traffic accident scene. They treat the victims’ wounds and transport... Full story

Deer, dents and dinner

Region deals with increasing whitetail population

David Trinko

LIMA — The traffic on Elida Road just west of Lima is notoriously bad. Cars dart in and out of the dozens of parking lots along busy state Route 309. With all that congestion, Chris Hullinger didn’t expect to see a staple of nature, a... Full story

Salute to veterans

The Lima News recognizes the region's veterans with our annual "Salute to veterans" section. Area veterans and their families share their stories about what they went through during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War: What lessons... Full story

Mike Lackey's farewell column, tribute and 'Looking for Limas'

Staff reports

The Lima News remembers Mike Lackey's 23 years of column writing:   Mike Lackey: It's been a long road (part way) back Colleagues remember Lackey's love of Lima, its people Kim Kincaid: Lackey’s kindness hard to forget   ... Full story

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