NEWS

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Grant for Spencerville FFA promotes agriculture

SPENCERVILLE — The Spencerville FFA Chapter has been awarded a grant designed to help the Spencerville community. The grant is provided through ...

June 25th, 2019 |  

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Lima man charged with murder enters not guilty pleas

LIMA — A Lima man charged with the shooting death last month of 63-year-old Donald Smith was among three dozen individuals arraigned Friday in A...

June 25th, 2019 |  

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Lima man, 42, denies sexual contact with young girl

LIMA — A 42-year-old Lima man entered pleas of not guilty to two counts of rape and a single count of gross sexual imposition during his arraign...

June 25th, 2019 |  

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Spencerville working with state to fix errors

SPENCERVILLE — To resolve past accounting issues, the Village of Spencerville contracted with Local Government Services, a branch of the Ohio Au...

June 25th, 2019 |  

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Lima man pleads not guilty after vague threats against P-G school, priest

LIMA — A Lima man charged with inducing panic for allegedly writing a letter to his ex-wife containing threats to blow Pandora-Gilboa Elementary...

June 25th, 2019 |  

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SPORTS

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US in Cup quarterfinals

REIMS, France (AP) — Spain tested the United States like no other team at the Women’s World Cup.The U.S. looked disorganized at times faci...

June 24th, 2019 |  

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Steam powered sweep

LIMA – Cincinnati appeared in no rush to clear out of the dugout and jump on the bus after the game.The Steam stood around and soaked in their t...

June 23rd, 2019 |  

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Reds settle for split with Brewers

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Brandon Woodruff struck out a career-high 12, Travis Shaw homered and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Cincinnati Reds 7-5 on Sun...

June 23rd, 2019 |  

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Truex, Busch dominate at Sonoma

SONOMA, Calif. (AP) — Martin Truex Jr. and Kyle Busch have managed to keep their long-standing rivalry quite friendly during their first season ...

June 23rd, 2019 |  

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Bradley delivers, Indians sweep Tigers

CLEVELAND (AP) — Bobby Bradley was showered with applause when he ran onto the field, then soaked with beer upon returning to the home clubhouse...

June 23rd, 2019 |  

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Cavs expect Beilein to develop young talent

CLEVELAND — New Cavaliers coach John Beilein will find much he doesn’t know as an NBA rookie.But with three first-round picks, two of them...

June 23rd, 2019 |  

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MULTIMEDIA - PHOTO STORE

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LIFESTYLE

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‘Toy Story 4’ opens below expectations with $118 million

NEW YORK (AP) — “Toy Story 4” brought the box office to life with a $118 million opening weekend after a three-week slump of underpe...

June 23rd, 2019 |  

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Janice and James Meredith

LIMA — Mr. and Mrs. James Meredith are celebrating 65 years of marriage. A private reception and family dinner will be held.Meredith and the for...

June 22nd, 2019 |  

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Real Life Mama:

I haven’t taken as many pictures of my kids lately. I know, some people are probably thinking “well, you have over 20,000 pics on your pho...

June 22nd, 2019 |  

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Irene and Tom Barnhart

LIMA — Mr. and Mrs. Tom Barnhart are celebrating 50 years of marriage. A mass at St. Rose and a family dinner at Casa Lu Al are planned.Barnhart...

June 22nd, 2019 |  

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Marilyn and Steve Montgomery

ELIDA — Mr. and Mrs. Steve Montgomery are celebrating 50 years of marriage with a celebration at Old Barn Out Back at a later date.Montgomery an...

June 22nd, 2019 |  

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Ruth and Russell Koontz

BLUFFTON — Mr. and Mrs. Russell Koontz are celebrating 60 years of marriage. A private family dinner is planned.Koontz and the former Ruth Augsb...

June 22nd, 2019 |  

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OPINION

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Letter: America adrift from moral decency

The Thursday, June 20, article in the Sports section about the two women who will be playing soccer for the U.S. and are planning a December wedding i...

June 24th, 2019 |  

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Letter: Jimmy Lee is what Lima’s about

My husband and I were puttering in the yard this week and decided we should remove a small ornamental tree that didn’t survive the winter. I mea...

June 24th, 2019 |  

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Another View: UAW’s problems in spotlight

It was a bitter blow for the United Auto Workers when it narrowly lost a bid to represent assembly line workers at Volkswagen’s Chattanooga, Ten...

June 24th, 2019 |  

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Editorial: Democratic debates in Miami will set the tone for 2020 presidential elections

It’s all set. Now all eyes will be on Miami as our city hosts the season’s first Democratic presidential primary debates.A record 20 conte...

June 23rd, 2019 |  

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Glenn Mollette: What we want, need and get not always the same.

What Do Americans Want?This question is always relevant and politicians now in the heat of rhetoric war each believe they have the answer. Americans h...

June 23rd, 2019 |  

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Jim Krumel Grapevine: Ohio drivers about to get gassed

In another week Ohio motorists will be paying an additional 10.5-cents per gallon gasoline tax and 19-cents per gallon for diesel. The July 1st increa...

June 22nd, 2019 |  

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BUSINESS

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AEP recognizes local companies

LIMA — The Ohio State University-Lima, Rhodes State College and Central Mutual Insurance in Van Wert were among the 20 companies recognized by A...

June 22nd, 2019 |  

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Losing optimism

ALLEN COUNTY — Empty fields stretch for miles in this region of northwest Ohio, which has experienced one of the wettest growing seasons in rece...

June 22nd, 2019 |  

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Cheryl Parson: Job-seeking scams

Work-from-home. Telecommuting. Remote employment. Flex jobs. Gigs. These are just a few of the names for not being required to go to an office or plac...

June 22nd, 2019 |  

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Land transfers, June 13-19

The trend of the real estate market in Allen County is shown by the following report, for the week running June 13 through June 19. Figures reflect th...

June 22nd, 2019 |  

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Home loan rates

Rates for 30-year and 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages with zero points as of noon, Friday, June 21, 2019:30 YR / 15 YR RATE %First Federal3.75/3.25%Stat...

June 22nd, 2019 |  

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Legal-Ease: Alternative energy leases

There are seven considerations I recommend for people who are asked to enter into a lease of their land for alternative energy projects like solar or ...

June 22nd, 2019 |  

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STATE NEWS

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Democratic candidate Sanders to speak at black press meeting

CINCINNATI (AP) — Democratic presidential contender Sen. Bernie Sanders will be the featured speaker at a black press convention that begins Tue...

June 25th, 2019 |  

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Lawyers pause plan to divide any national opioid settlement

CLEVELAND (AP) — State and local governments suing over the toll of a nationwide opioid crisis agree that companies in the drug industry should ...

June 25th, 2019 |  

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Businesses urge state to pull low-wage workers back from ‘cliff’

Facing both low unemployment and mounting workforce problems, Ohio businesses are casting an eye toward the “benefit cliff.”That figurativ...

June 23rd, 2019 |  

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Court provides beacon of hope for human trafficking victims

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — At the very end of a long municipal court hallway that mostly smells of sweat and despair, Vanessa Perkins turns slowly as...

June 23rd, 2019 |  

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Ohio says shutting Michigan pipeline would impact refineries

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Operators of refineries in Ohio are worried that a potential shutdown of a Great Lakes oil pipeline in Michigan could push u...

June 23rd, 2019 |  

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HS baseball team lost for 3 years running, yet never gave up

CINCINNATI (AP) — As he stands in the dugout watching his team take the field on a sunny April afternoon, Fred James thinks today might be the d...

June 22nd, 2019 |  

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E-EDITION AND SPECIAL SECTIONS

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