NEWS

7:46 pm |

Lima kicks off holiday season

7:30 pm |

Van Wert patrol post honors Dirr, Bowsher

7:00 pm
Updated: 7:12 pm. |

Family faces COVID, murder and mound of debt

6:40 pm |

Mortgage rate forecast for December: Higher rates likely, with a COVID-19 wildcard

6:34 pm |

As Florida house prices climb, demand increases for manufactured homes

6:07 pm |

People are quitting their jobs in record numbers

Rising fuel costs complicate budget process

LIMA — To say the budgeting process for government entities is an inexact science is an understatement.What elected officials must do, in essenc...

December 4th, 2021 |

National park’s presence key to Peninsula’s identity, but also fuels challenges

PENINSULA, Ohio – This tiny village of fewer than 600 people is facing an existential crisis, at the heart of which is the very asset that makes...

December 4th, 2021 |

Resting in Peace

Planning a funeral is typically the last thing on people’s minds. Unfortunately, this may cause financial strain, heartache, and headache later....

December 4th, 2021 |

David Trinko: When dogs attack … stuffed toys

When our 2-year-old dog sits still, he’s often mistaken for an oversized stuffed animal.He’s a white-and-brown “Goldendoodle,”...

December 4th, 2021 |

Today’s latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic

Allen CountyCases ` 19,055 ` +86Deaths ` 326 ` 0Recovered ` 17,111 ` +79Auglaize CountyCases ` 7,989 ` +47Deaths ` 120 ` 0Recovered ` 7,191 ` +30Hardi...

December 4th, 2021 |

Drugstores squeezed by vaccine demand, staff shortages

A rush of vaccine-seeking customers and staff shortages are squeezing drugstores around the U.S., leading to frazzled workers and temporary pharmacy c...

December 4th, 2021 |

SPORTS

11:21 pm |

Ohio high school state football championship, boys, girls basketball scores for Saturday, Dec. 4

11:05 pm
Updated: 11:12 pm. |

Roundup: Spencerville remains unbeaten in boys hoops

10:33 pm |

College football: Cincinnati claims AAC crown, possible berth in playoffs

High school football: Marion Local secures record 12th state title

OHSAA state football finals: Peyton Otte, Marion Local fly to record 12th state titleCANTON — Marion Local arrived in Canton looking to set a ne...

December 4th, 2021 updated: December 4th, 2021. |

Boys basketball: Lima Senior falls to Mansfield in OT

LIMA — Lima Senior has a lot of depth this season but even the Spartans could not overcome the absence of three of its players as they fell to M...

December 4th, 2021 updated: December 4th, 2021. |

Boys basketball: LCC gets narrow win against Van Wert

LIMA — Lima Central Catholic’s Evan Unruh made the most of his second chance.Unruh missed a 3-pointer with eight seconds left which would ...

December 4th, 2021 updated: December 4th, 2021. |

Ohio high school football, boys, girls basketball scores for Friday, Dec. 3

FootballState ChampionshipsDivision ILakewood St. Edward 23, Springfield 13Division IIIChardon 21, Hamilton Badin 14Division IVClarksville Clinton-Mas...

December 4th, 2021 |

Roundup: Brandt scores 31 in Leipsic victory

DOLA — Mason Brandt had 31 points, 10 rebounds and seven assists as Leipsic defeated Hardin Northern 72-59 Friday night in boys high school bask...

December 4th, 2021 |

Boys basketball: Lima Senior rallies to defeat Findlay

Lima Senior closed out its boys basketball season opener with a blistering 21-4 run in the final six minutes to get a 63-49 win over Findlay on Friday...

December 3rd, 2021 |

MULTIMEDIA - PHOTO STORE

LIFESTYLE

7:00 am |

Lima Public Library Book Reviews

8:21 pm |

‘I can go anywhere’:

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Best of Books 2021: Why these stood out

Real Life Mama: Mama and the elf make magic happen

The dang elf is back. I am still not sure who decided giving overly busy Mamas preparing for Christmas in the month of December the daunting task of a...

December 4th, 2021 |

No new tricks to raising kids

What is “gentle parenting”? It did not take much investigation for me to conclude that it is merely a rebranding of the same old, same old...

December 4th, 2021 |

Mary E. and Rodney G. Decker

LIMA — Mrs. and Mrs. Rodney Decker are celebrating 50 years of marriage.Decker and the former Mary E. Warren were married Dec. 4, 1971, at Unite...

December 4th, 2021 |

David Trinko: When dogs attack … stuffed toys

When our 2-year-old dog sits still, he’s often mistaken for an oversized stuffed animal.He’s a white-and-brown “Goldendoodle,”...

December 4th, 2021 |

Jane and Dave Hilty

COLUMBUS GROVE — Mr. and Mrs. Dave Hilty celebrated 50 years of marriage.Hilty and the former Jane Weis were married Nov. 25, 1971, at St. Mary&...

December 4th, 2021 |

Stop comparing

Q. The holidays are coming up and it’s tradition that we all congregate at my partner’s parents’ home. They always invite his ex-wif...

December 4th, 2021 |

OPINION

5:00 pm |

Ted Diadiun: Do you trust your child’s teachers, school?

5:00 pm |

Letter: They’re heroes, not villians

5:00 pm |

Michael Reagan: Thank God, mom didn’t think like ‘Dr. Sotomayor’

Letterr: Post Office has staffing issue

I am responding to the article on the Dec. 1 front page of The Lima News entitled, “Snail mail? Slow and delayed deliveries en route.”Bein...

December 4th, 2021 |

David Trinko: When dogs attack … stuffed toys

When our 2-year-old dog sits still, he’s often mistaken for an oversized stuffed animal.He’s a white-and-brown “Goldendoodle,”...

December 4th, 2021 |

At 38 years old I discovered I’m black.I love Lima’s small-town feel, but the thinking that I could possibly settle here has caused me gre...

December 4th, 2021 |

Reghan Winkler: If you want to travel, go — just know your risks

With Thanksgiving travel concerns in the rearview mirror, the next travel portion of the holiday season now looms on the horizon for many of us.Also o...

December 4th, 2021 |

Legal-Ease: Laws on gift cards

This year, our nation’s pending supply chain issues along with some health concerns associated with visiting some public places add people to th...

December 4th, 2021 |

BUSINESS

6:40 pm |

Mortgage rate forecast for December: Higher rates likely, with a COVID-19 wildcard

6:34 pm |

As Florida house prices climb, demand increases for manufactured homes

6:07 pm |

People are quitting their jobs in record numbers

Willow Creek is bright and spacious

While the view from the street is striking, the interior view is nothing short of breathtaking.The Willow Creek has the look of a contemporary ranch-s...

December 4th, 2021 |

Overcoming bias in home appraisals starts with the appraisers

Home appraisers have gotten an unusual amount of attention recently thanks to a surge in coverage about racial disparities in home valuations.There...

December 4th, 2021 |

From transitory to entrenched — inflation and expectations

Words matter in the investing world. So does data.Investors will be measuring one with the other on Friday in the week ahead with the November release...

December 4th, 2021 |

Tuttle Construction wins ‘Build Ohio’ award

LIMA — Tuttle Construction was recognized by the Build Ohio awards for its construction of the Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Graduation Medical ...

December 4th, 2021 |

‘Their goal is to bleed owners dry.’

When Martin Kessler moved to the Solivita development in Poinciana, Florida in 2008, he says he quickly realized it was a big mistake. This was the fi...

December 4th, 2021 |