NRA: Have we strayed too far?
County-owned vehicle stolen from fairgrounds; public’s help sought
Putnam County optometrist retires after 50 years
ALL Youth class graduates
‘Jeopardy!’ champ passes $1 million mark
Latest Updates
- Alter Ego Comics celebrating Free Comic Book Day - 10:18 am
- Allen East Community Center hosting senior lunch - 10:06 am
- Holocaust survivor to speak at ONU - 10:05 am
- Lima Rotary Club to meet - 10:00 am
- Cridersville hosting weekly story times - 9:00 am
- NRA: Have we strayed too far? - 8:28 am updated: 8:28 am.
- County-owned vehicle stolen from fairgrounds; public’s help sought - 8:27 am updated: 8:28 am.
- Putnam County optometrist retires after 50 years - 8:26 am updated: 8:29 am.
- ALL Youth class graduates - 8:24 am updated: 8:30 am.
- Get This: 13 poets laureate to receive more than $1 million in grants - 8:00 am
- Van Wert F.O.P. to host annual D.A.R.E. golf outing May 11 - 8:30 pm
- Auglaize Township Zoning Board hosting public hearing - 8:00 pm
- May 11 is Letter Carrier ‘Stamp Out Hunger’ collection day - 7:30 pm
- Kirkin’ O’ the Tartan ceremony scheduled - 7:00 pm
- Martin advances to national competition - 6:30 pm
- Reception scheduled to honor Paul Hoverman - 6:00 pm
- STEAM Night showcases student’s talents - 5:54 pm
- Vantage inducts three into Alumni Hall of Fame - 5:30 pm
- Ohio Treasurer aims to innovate private solutions - 5:02 pm
- Waynesfield library hosts weekly Story Time - 5:00 pm
- Few high ozone days in Lima region - 4:59 pm
- Chris Erskine: A sloppy kiss, wake-up call and reminder - 4:47 pm
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- Blake Lamb nabs scholarship at OSU - 3:30 pm
NEWS
County-owned vehicle stolen from fairgrounds; public’s help sought
LIMA — Investigators with the Allen County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s help in obtaining information surrounding the d...
April 25th, 2019 updated: April 25th, 2019. |
Putnam County optometrist retires after 50 years
GLANDORF — Brice Musser’s interest in optometry begin when he was in seventh grade. He retired April 9 after serving in the profession for...
April 25th, 2019 updated: April 25th, 2019. |
ALL Youth class graduates
LIMA — More than 20 students from area high schools have been learning about the Lima community since last fall.Wednesday night was graduation n...
April 25th, 2019 updated: April 25th, 2019. |
Get This: 13 poets laureate to receive more than $1 million in grants
NEW YORK — Thirteen state and local poets laureate will be receiving grants totaling more than $1 million. The gifts from the Academy of America...
April 25th, 2019 |
Van Wert F.O.P. to host annual D.A.R.E. golf outing May 11
VAN WERT — The Van Wert City/County D.A.R.E. organization will host its 24th annual golf outing at the Hickory Sticks Golf Course in Van Wert on...
April 24th, 2019 |
Auglaize Township Zoning Board hosting public hearing
HARROD — The Auglaize Township Zoning Board will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. Monday, May 6, at the Auglaize Township House, 7726 Bellefontai...
April 24th, 2019 |
SPORTS
Ramirez, Bauers get key hits as Indians beat Marlins 6-2
CLEVELAND (AP) — Indians manager Terry Francona showed off his skills as a prognosticator before Wednesday’s game against Miami.Asked abou...
April 24th, 2019 |
Bruins and Blue Jackets ready for 1st playoff matchup
BOSTON (AP) — The Boston Bruins have home-ice advantage through a potential trip to the Stanley Cup Final, and they have the Columbus Blue Jacke...
April 24th, 2019 |
Spartan netters garner win
HIGH SCHOOLTennisLima Senior 4, Toledo Whitmer 1TOLEDO — Lima Senior picked up its first win of the season and got singles wins from Phillip Kor...
April 24th, 2019 |
Roethlisberger to remain with Steelers through 2021
PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers have reiterated repeatedly during an eventful offseason that quarterback Ben Roethlisberger remains th...
April 24th, 2019 |
Reds edge Braves
CINCINNATI — Yasiel Puig gave his fans reason to cheer with his first home run for the Reds in Cincinnati. Now he wants a dining recommendation ...
April 24th, 2019 updated: April 24th, 2019. |
High school baseball: Perry falls to NWCC foe Lehman Catholic
PERRY TOWNSHIP — Sidney Lehman Catholic did exactly what it needed to with a share of the title on the line.It continually put the ball in play ...
April 23rd, 2019 |
LIFESTYLE
Births
Lima Memorial Health SystemApril 16 — Brittani and Dan Neeley, Harrod, girl.April 18 — Tara and Alexander Robertson, Lima, girl.April 19...
April 23rd, 2019 |
Sheryl Crow records ‘Redemption Day’ with Johnny Cash vocals
HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — Sheryl Crow has released a political and spiritual song about war featuring vocals from the late Johnny Cash that will b...
April 23rd, 2019 |
Luke Perry’s final ‘Riverdale’ episode will air this week
Fans of “Riverdale” will say goodbye to Luke Perry’s character this week.Roberto Aguirre Sacasa, the creator of the hit show, announ...
April 22nd, 2019 |
Errant text message leads to kidney
ST. LOUIS — They wait behind curtains just a couple of hospital beds away from each other, a 59-year-old woman needing a kidney and a 30-year-ol...
April 22nd, 2019 |
Births
Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical CenterApril 19 — Heather and Christopher Brim, Kenton, girl.April 21 — Kerrigan Besse and Michael ...
April 22nd, 2019 |
‘The Curse of La Llorona’ reigns over weekend box office
LOS ANGELES — “The Curse of La Llorona” brought good fortune at the box office.The Warner Bros. horror film based on a Mexican legen...
April 21st, 2019 |
OPINION
Chris Erskine: A sloppy kiss, wake-up call and reminder
It’s 5 a.m. and something hairy and heated is atop my chest, gnawing at my mouth. Slurp. Slurp. Nibble. Nibble. Wake up, wake up, wake up …...
April 24th, 2019 |
Cal Thomas: Democrats’ witch hunt has just begun
Objectivity, like Elvis, long ago left the building in Washington and so the report by Special Counsel Robert Mueller is being read and interpreted th...
April 23rd, 2019 |
Editorial: Midwest farmers need Congress to act on trade
If you’ve been on a rural highway in the Midwest lately, you possibly have seen a 25-foot RV with the logo “Farmers for Free Trade,”...
April 23rd, 2019 |
John Grindrod: Hey, what are those kids doing?
As I was driving on state Route 141, which connects Ironton and Gallipolis, while working on an unseasonably balmy late January day during our winter ...
April 23rd, 2019 |
Editorial: No collusion found, but no closure for U.S.
Special Counsel Robert Mueller’s report on the Russia investigation, released Thursday, lays out in anecdotes and legal analysis what U.S. Attor...
April 22nd, 2019 |
Column: Mueller report: How not to obstruct justice
There are many ways to understand special counsel Robert Mueller’s long-anticipated report.It confirms, for anyone left doubting, that Russia di...
April 22nd, 2019 |
BUSINESS
Employers recognized for workplace safety
COLUMBUS — Forty-nine area employers were recognized by Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation for going one year without ...
April 20th, 2019 |
Liz Weston: 5 travel rewards myths that could cost you
Twenty-four years ago, I knew so little about travel rewards that I took an around-the-world trip without signing up for a single frequent traveler pr...
April 20th, 2019 |
Sears sues ex-CEO
CHICAGO — Sears Holdings Corp. has filed a lawsuit against its former chairman and CEO, Edward Lampert, and his hedge fund, claiming they wrongl...
April 20th, 2019 |
MHCO employees nominated for STAR awards
ST. MARYS — Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio employees were nominated for LeadingAge Ohio STAR Awards.Those employees include Sandi Schaublin,...
April 20th, 2019 |
Real Living CCR agents win agency awards
LIMA — Real Living CCR agents were recognized for their work in 2018.Greg Stolly and Lisa Wenger were each awarded the real estate agency’...
April 20th, 2019 |
Ask your folks about their financial plans
Parents are often more than happy to offer financial advice to their kids. They like to feel needed and want to make sure you’re on solid financ...
April 20th, 2019 |
STATE NEWS
Inmates sue over what they call inhumane conditions at jail
Twenty current and former inmates at a troubled county jail in Cleveland say in a lawsuit that they repeatedly have been denied medication or mental h...
April 24th, 2019 updated: April 24th, 2019. |
AP joins global initiative to expand reporting on religion
The Associated Press is joining with the Religion News Service and the nonprofit publisher The Conversation to form a global initiative to expand news...
April 24th, 2019 |
US expands probe into air bag failures to 12.3M vehicles
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehicles ...
April 23rd, 2019 |
Hospital settles 3 lawsuits in excessive dose claims
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio hospital system where an intensive care doctor is accused of ordering excessive doses of painkillers for dozens o...
April 23rd, 2019 |
Carts help disabled Ohio dogs stay mobile
GALION — John Lizotte approached the makeshift pen with caution because the German shepherd was in full-on guard-dog mode, his deep-throated bar...
April 21st, 2019 |
Proposed law requires Ohioans be at least 16½ for driver’s license
DAYTON — A bill before the Ohio Legislature requiring teenage drivers under 18 years old to use their learner’s permits for a full year wo...
April 21st, 2019 |
