Latest Updates
- Star Spangled Spectacular back to Faurot Park for 2022 - 7:00 pm
- Old and new diet trends - 7:00 pm
- Volunteers sought for Equestrian Therapy Program - 6:30 pm
- Cenovus to conduct fire training - 6:30 pm
- Fireworks slated July 4 in Wapakoneta - 6:00 pm
- FDA head: Baby formula factory could reopen by next week - 6:00 pm
- Alzheimer’s Association to hold forum on ‘10 warning signs’ - 5:30 pm
- Police calls - 5:30 pm
- Car show slated July 3 in St. Henry - 5:00 pm
- Decker appointed by governor - 5:00 pm
- Lima Municipal Court records - 4:39 pm
- ‘Strike Out Cancer’ fundraiser pits Ada baseball against softball - 4:30 pm
- Area airports receive FAA grant funding - 4:30 pm
- WOCAP to offer free financial webinar - 4:00 pm
- Congress OKs latest $40B to help Ukraine repulse Russia - 4:00 pm
- Horse to visit downtown Lima for literacy event - 3:30 pm
- Nutrien receives two Awards of Excellence - 3:15 pm
- Babysitting 101 class offered in St. Marys - 3:00 pm
- Allen East, Leipsic schools receive grants for safety enhancements - 2:45 pm
- Ohio will likely still have abortion on Day 1 if Roe v. Wade falls, says Huffman - 2:39 pm
- Allen County Board of Developmental Disabilities to meet - 2:30 pm
- Births - 2:15 pm
- Lima Area Concert Band to perform Sousa’s overtures, marches - 2:01 pm
- Public Health Alert: Black Forest ham from Walmart sold in Ohio may not be fully cooked - 1:59 pm
- Defendants sentenced in Allen County courtrooms - 1:45 pm
NEWS

Alzheimer’s Association to hold forum on ‘10 warning signs’
LIMA — The Northwest Ohio chapter of the Alzheimer’s Association will hold an in-person educational program from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursda...
May 19th, 2022 |

Police calls
LIMA POLICE500 block of Prospect Avenue, Lima — A hit-and-run traffic accident was investigated Wednesday.700 block of East Fourth Street, Lima ...
May 19th, 2022 |

Car show slated July 3 in St. Henry
ST. HENRY — A Firecracker Cruise-in featuring door prizes, a 50/50 raffle, music, sponsorship plaques and trophies will be held from 1 to 5 p.m....
May 19th, 2022 |

Decker appointed by governor
COLUMBUS —Russell J. Decker, Ph.D., has been appointed to the State Emergency Response Commission. He will assume office immediately for a vacan...
May 19th, 2022 |

Lima Municipal Court records
May 13Jalisa D. Banks, 30, of Lima, found guilty of theft. Sentence: 180 days jail. 120 days suspended. $150 fine; found guilty of criminal trespass. ...
May 19th, 2022 |

‘Strike Out Cancer’ fundraiser pits Ada baseball against softball
ADA — The Ada varsity baseball team will hold its first Strike Out Cancer event at 5 p.m. Thursday, May 26 at the War Memorial Park Stadium, 115...
May 19th, 2022 |
SPORTS

Dixon looking to jumpstart season with strong Indy 500
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Scott Dixon won’t sugarcoat the start he has had this season: “It’s been pretty horrendous,” the six...
May 18th, 2022 |

Heat seeking to take a 2-0 lead over Celtics
MIAMI (AP) — Jimmy Butler doesn’t like being a called a scorer.Never mind that the moniker seems appropriate. He’s averaging nearly ...
May 18th, 2022 |

Roundup: Wayne Trace rallies to defeat LCC
ELIDA — Wayne Trace’s come-from-behind victory showed why it is the No. 1 seed.And it didn’t hurt the Raiders to come out on the plu...
May 17th, 2022 updated: May 18th, 2022. |

Wapakoneta bumps off Bath
High SchoolBaseballWapakoneta 14, Bath 4Wapakoneta’s Zach Rogers went 2 for 4 with 2 doubles, 3 RBI and 2 runs and Taylor Echols was 3 for 6 wit...
May 16th, 2022 updated: May 17th, 2022. |

Kendrick will be missed
Hardin County lost a great sports editor.Theo and Cam lost a great father.I lost a great friend.Kendrick Jesionowsk, who covered sports for the Kenton...
May 16th, 2022 |

Browns Watson to meet with NFL officials
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson will meet with NFL officials in Texas, a person familiar with the plans told The As...
May 16th, 2022 |
LIFESTYLE

St. Rose Festival a tradition of family fun
LIMA — One of Lima’s oldest traditions is back after a two-year hiatus, as the St. Rose Parish Festival returns this weekend.Mary Paton, S...
May 18th, 2022 |

Thompson Square: Better together
FINDLAY — Thompson Square earned two No. 1 titles with “Are You Gonna Kiss Me or Not” and “If I Didn’t Have You,” ...
May 18th, 2022 |

Review: ‘The Offer’ a series you can’t refuse
“The Offer,” a Paramount+ limited series whose sixth episode was slated to air Thursday night, is a splashy but trashy take on how the bes...
May 18th, 2022 |

WAR takes it to the mats Saturday
LIMA — WAR 19 & HOF 10 is slated to celebrate the local wrestling franchise’s 19th anniversary on Saturday, May 21, with matches hitti...
May 18th, 2022 |

Featured events coming up in the Lima region
Party in the Park7 p.m. FridayThe JoJo McZunk Band, formerly known as Forty Acre from St. Marys, will kick off the Party in the Park Summer Concert Se...
May 18th, 2022 |

Hardship changes Hasting’s country music path
HAMLER — Singer-songwriter Kate Hasting will be performing from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Friday and 4:30 to 5 p.m. on Saturday at the Hamler Country ...
May 18th, 2022 |
OPINION

Sandusky Register: State leaders wrong about public health, again
A move by state lawmakers to strip local governments of the power to appoint members of the local health board is, in our view, a continuing abuse of ...
May 18th, 2022 |

Letter: Grateful for strangers helping find her keys
I just wanted to give a shout out about the wonderful people in the Meijer parking lot Wednesday, May 11.As I pulled in and parked, I started to organ...
May 18th, 2022 |

Christian Barnard: Biden administration targets charter schools
President Biden is keeping a campaign promise that will, unfortunately, make life more difficult for students and parents.The administration recently ...
May 18th, 2022 |

Today’s editorial cartoons
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May 18th, 2022 |

Letter: AAU wasn’t an option playing in the 1960s
I would like to write to support Jim Clay and his views of AAU basketball and sports in general.I was in basketball in the 1960s. We could not have co...
May 17th, 2022 |

Letter: Everyone deserves a chance in life
I ask the supporters of abortion this: Would you have wanted your mother to have aborted you? I think not.The unborn deserve the same chance in life t...
May 17th, 2022 |
BUSINESS

Liz Weston: Dealing with death? There’s an app for that
Before the pandemic, entrepreneurs Liz Eddy and Alyssa Ruderman had trouble getting venture capitalists to invest in their end-of-life planning app La...
May 14th, 2022 |

Lakeville vacation house plan is adorned with craftsman style
EUGENE, ORE. – The Lakeville house plan makes a great option for families looking to downsize their year-round residence or build a vacation get...
May 14th, 2022 |

Land transfers, May 5-11
The trend of the real estate market in Allen County is shown by the following report, for the week running May 5 through 11. Figures reflect the selli...
May 14th, 2022 |

US labor board accuses Starbucks of retaliatory firings
Starbucks Corp. violated federal law by firing, threatening, and carrying out surveillance on union activists in New York, U.S. labor board prosecutor...
May 7th, 2022 |

How to save more when inflation makes your money count less
When it comes to spending power, inflation means that things cost more and that your money becomes less valuable. When a period of high inflation hits...
May 7th, 2022 |

The Week Ahead: Hoping for a turn in inflation trend, Fed will fight on
Now that the Federal Reserve has polished up its inflation-fighting credentials, has consumer inflation topped out?There was little relief from higher...
May 7th, 2022 |
STATE NEWS

Neighborhood dispute ends with Portage Co. police fatally shooting woman
WINDHAM TOWNSHIP, Ohio — A dispute between neighbors ended when police shot and killed a 66-year-old woman who was armed with a gun, authorities...
May 16th, 2022 |

More high schoolers graduating with associate degree already in hand
DAYTON — A growing number of high school students have gotten an associate degree through local community colleges before graduating from high s...
May 10th, 2022 |

Ohio legal pot backers sue over disputed petition deadline
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Supporters of recreational marijuana legalization in Ohio have sued state legislative leaders in an anticipated dispute ov...
May 2nd, 2022 |

Ohio judge again blocks abortion law that threatened clinics
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A judge has blocked early enforcement of an Ohio abortion law signed in December that included additional licensing requir...
April 20th, 2022 updated: April 20th, 2022. |

Ohio prisons ramp up fight against contraband
COLUMBUS, Ohio — From X-ray body scanners to anti-drone technology, the state is ramping up efforts to keep contraband out of Ohio prisons as dr...
April 12th, 2022 |

Disputed maps won’t stop Ohio’s May 3 primary
COLUMBUS — Despite the uncertainty raised over the date of Ohio’s primary election, the state is ready to move forward with early voting T...
April 3rd, 2022 |