NEWS

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Real Wheels: One hot looking Corvette

SPENCERVILLE — Albert Epps of Spencerville brought his 2003 Chevy Corvette “50th Anniversary” to the Westgate Charity Car Show. He h...

May 24th, 2019 |  

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Building skills, home

WAPAKONETA — A home built by students at Apollo Career Center will be auctioned off in June.The home is 1,976 square-feet with three bedrooms, t...

May 24th, 2019 |  

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ONU College of Law names new dean

ADA — Charles H. Rose III has been selected as Ohio Norther University’s next dean of the Pettit College of Law, starting July 1. Rose is ...

May 24th, 2019 |  

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Courthouse getting a bike rack

LIMA — The Allen County courthouse is finally getting a bike rack.“We’ve tried for years to get a bike rack at the courthouse,”...

May 24th, 2019 |  

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Alleged prostitution ring broken up

LIMA — A Toledo man who court documents indicate admitted running a prostitution operation out of a Lima motel, pleaded not guilty Friday to cha...

May 24th, 2019 |  

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Seniors gather for Leipsic craft group

LEIPSIC — Laughter can be heard every Friday and tables filled with craft supplies can be seen while senior citizens participate in the weekly F...

May 24th, 2019 |  

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SPORTS

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Indian unable to end slump, drop 7-2 contest against Rays

CLEVELAND — Ryan Yarbrough handled Cleveland’s lineup into eighth inning in his first start this season and Kevin Kiermaier legged out a t...

May 23rd, 2019 |  

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Roundup: Van Wert duo finish first, second in regional shot put

PIQUA — Van Wert’s Jill Gemmer and Kirsten Clay finished first and second respectively Thursday in the shot put during the first day of th...

May 23rd, 2019 updated: May 23rd, 2019. |  

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Minster advances to regional finals

GREENVILLE — Minster has the pitching-hitting combo that has frustrated most opponents this season and vaulted the team to the top of the Divisi...

May 22nd, 2019 |  

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Lima Senior comes up short

BOWLING GREEN – Perrysburg jumped out to a quick lead.But Lima Senior right-hander Bryce Binkley made sure they wouldn’t pull away.Perrysb...

May 22nd, 2019 |  

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PCL foes to face-off

DEFIANCE – Whether it was for the long haul, the short haul or something in between, the pitchers took center stage in the two Division IV baseb...

May 22nd, 2019 |  

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Brewers outlast Reds 11-9

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Yasmani Grandal’s home run helped the Brewers get back in the game. But it was a bizarre double play the Milwaukee catche...

May 22nd, 2019 |  

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MULTIMEDIA - PHOTO STORE

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LIFESTYLE

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Rally in the Square kicks off with new features

LIMA — The 28th season of ArtSpace/Lima’s Rally on the Square will kick off today with the addition of some new artistic touches.Executive...

May 23rd, 2019 |  

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Region to celebrate Memorial Day in variety of ways

LIMA — There will be Memorial Day festivities and services throughout the area this weekend, both to celebrate and remember those who have serve...

May 23rd, 2019 |  

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Births

Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical CenterMay 22 — Tea and Cory Cortez, Lima, girl. .neFileBlock { margin-bottom: 20px; } .neFileBlock p { m...

May 23rd, 2019 |  

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Margo Price has a message for male Alabama lawmakers

Singer-songwriter Margo Price could hardly be more engaged with issues of pregnancy, childbirth and motherhood. She’s due to deliver her third c...

May 23rd, 2019 |  

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Someone breaks into home, takes nothing, gives it good scrub

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) — Whoever broke into a Massachusetts man’s home last week didn’t take a thing. They did, however, leave the ...

May 23rd, 2019 |  

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Births

Lima Memorial Health System May 19 — Kayla Kitchen, Lima, girl.Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical CenterMay 21 — Taylin Searfoss and Ju...

May 22nd, 2019 |  

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OPINION

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Letter: Trump again earns my vote

I ask you who do not like President Trump to consider his accomplishments.What specifically do you not like that he has done? Let’s see what Pre...

May 23rd, 2019 |  

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Letter: Lonely death a terrible things

My brother recently passed away: amputated leg, stroke, heart attack, septic and organ failure, then death.However, that is not what killed himThere i...

May 23rd, 2019 |  

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Lori Borgman: For Memorial Day, remembering a lady, and a patriot

There was only one time that I saw my mother-in-law cry. She was a dichotomy, a woman who loved unconditionally and a tough cookie.She was a nurse whe...

May 23rd, 2019 |  

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‘Fighting’ disease is the wrong metaphor

When Alex Trebek, the longtime “Jeopardy” host, revealed to the world that he’d been diagnosed with Stage 4 pancreatic cancer this s...

May 22nd, 2019 |  

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Chris Erskine: Come kick around cowboy country with me, while we still can

TONOPAH, Nev. — I’m toeing the abyss, and the very edge of civilization, here in Nevada, on an adventure that reminds me why I adore a goo...

May 22nd, 2019 |  

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Editorial: This SAT ‘adversity score’ merits a failing grade

Decisions about admission into college are based on a gamut of factors. Potentially among them: a student’s understanding of parabolas, periheli...

May 21st, 2019 |  

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BUSINESS

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Fat Cat Diner to reopen as ‘Teasers’

LIMA — Fat Cat Diner will reopen this summer as Teasers Diner, a 24-hour American-style restaurant that its new owners hope will compete with Wa...

May 21st, 2019 |  

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Total Revolution brings Jui-Jitsu to Lima

LIMA — Tucked behind a Dollar General store in a strip mall along Cable Road is a little-known mixed martial arts studio, Total Revolution Fitne...

May 21st, 2019 |  

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Allen County’s jobless rate reaches record low

LIMA — April was another record-breaking month for northwest Ohio.Allen County’s jobless rate fell to 3% in April, breaking the previous r...

May 21st, 2019 |  

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Tank plant readies new Abrams tanks

LIMA — Production is ramping up at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center as the tank plant prepares to deliver the first brigade of M1A2 SEPv3 ...

May 21st, 2019 updated: May 21st, 2019. |  

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Ford cuts 7,000 white-collar jobs

DETROIT — Ford revealed details of its long-awaited restructuring plan Monday as it prepared for a future of electric and autonomous vehicles by...

May 20th, 2019 updated: May 20th, 2019. |  

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Olsson leaving The Lima News for role with Greater Lima Region Inc.

LIMA — The publisher of The Lima News will leave the newspaper at the end of the month and join Greater Lima Region Inc. as vice president for c...

May 20th, 2019 updated: May 20th, 2019. |  

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STATE NEWS

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Plan to rescue Ohio’s nuclear plants won’t aid wind, solar

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Adding a new charge on every electricity bill in Ohio would provide a financial rescue to the state’s two struggling n...

May 23rd, 2019 |  

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Backers of more info on Ohio State doctor abuse win a round

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio State University and the state board that regulates physicians are trying a new strategy in hopes of being able to ma...

May 23rd, 2019 |  

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Mandatory overtime for nurses at center of hospital strike

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — A hospital strike now in its third week is putting a spotlight on staffing shortages at the same time Ohio lawmakers are deb...

May 22nd, 2019 |  

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Some Ohio legislators yell ‘cut’ to Hollywood tax deals

CINCINNATI (AP) — Lights, camera, cut?Some of Hollywood’s biggest hit movies and equally big bombs have something in common: They were sho...

May 22nd, 2019 |  

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Mount Union parts with United Methodist Church

ALLIANCE — The University of Mount Union has cut ties with the United Methodist Church over the denomination’s recent bans on gay clergy a...

May 21st, 2019 |  

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Ohio House bill would end death penalty for killers with ‘serious mental illness’

COLUMBUS — A bill working its way through the state legislature seeks to prevent a death sentence for killers with a “serious mental illne...

May 19th, 2019 |  

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E-EDITION AND SPECIAL SECTIONS

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