NEWS

12:30 pm |

Wapakoneta school board sets May 25 meeting

9:30 am |

Wapakoneta school board’s May meeting set

7:46 pm |

Delphos City Council to meet

6:33 pm |

Fire damages Shawnee Township home

5:41 pm |

Small crowd of protesters mingle, argue at Ohio Statehouse

5:17 pm |

Threats prompt Shawnee United Methodist Church to go virtual Sunday

Small numbers of protesters gather at fortified US capitols

Small groups of right-wing protesters — some of them carrying rifles — gathered outside heavily fortified statehouses around the country S...

January 17th, 2021 |

Jim Krumel column: Non-violence remains a potent weapon

What is it that America has failed to hear?That was one of the questions Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. posed to an overflow crowd of more than 2,000 peop...

January 17th, 2021 |

Lima Senior’s Sigman to pursue sports psychology career

LIMA — Nakiya Sigman, a 17-year-old senior at Lima Senior High School, is hoping her experience in sports translates into a career after college...

January 17th, 2021 |

Jumpstarting Lima’s growth with King’s words of hope

LIMA — Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. never said progress was easy.And if Lima wants to get on board, it’s going to require some “tirele...

January 17th, 2021 updated: January 18th, 2021. |

Today’s latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic

One new death due to COVID-19There was one additional death in the region that occurred in Hardin County.Allen CountyCases ` 9,511 ` +30Deaths ` 126 `...

January 17th, 2021 |

Wapakoneta school board’s April meeting set

WAPAKONETA — Wapakoneta schools will hold a board of education meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 27, at the middle school, 400 W. Harrison St., W...

January 17th, 2021 |

SPORTS

10:36 pm |

Brady and Buccs move on; is Brees calling it a career?

9:23 pm |

Browns are different now, but playoffs didn’t get the message

9:02 pm |

Versatile Buckeyes winning without a big man

Bluffton’s Schriner named soccer All-American

Bluffton High School’s Jonathan Schriner was among 59 players named an All-American during Saturday’s United Soccer Coaches National Conve...

January 17th, 2021 |

Ohio high school boys, girls basketball scores for Saturday, Jan. 16

BoysAmherst Steele 53, Avon Lake 51Andrews Osborne Academy 63, Cle. Cent. Cath. 26Antwerp 52, Van Wert Lincolnview 47Attica Seneca E. 50, Arcadia 28Ba...

January 16th, 2021 |

Roundup: Bluffton converts school record 25 3-pointers

BLUFFTON – Bluffton set a boys basketball school record with 25 3-pointers in a 101-46 boys basketball steamrolling of Cory-Rawson Saturday nigh...

January 16th, 2021 updated: January 17th, 2021. |

Boys basketball: Columbus Grove shuts down Kalida

COLUMBUS GROVE – With the return of senior Gabe Clement this past weekend, Columbus Grove is looking like the team most expected to see as the B...

January 16th, 2021 updated: January 18th, 2021. |

Girls basketball: Fort Loramie defeats Ottawa-Glandorf

FORT LORAMIE — Top-ranked Division IV Fort Loramie held a 15-5 first-quarter advantage Saturday on its way to a 57-38 victory against D-III No. ...

January 16th, 2021 |

Grove defeats Miller City in double OT

COLUMBUS GROVE — For three quarters, Miller City’s game plan worked to perfection.However, late in the game, Columbus Grove did exactly wh...

January 16th, 2021 updated: January 18th, 2021. |

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LIFESTYLE

3:22 pm |

Phil Spector, famed music producer and murderer, dies at 81

12:36 pm |

Real Life Mama: Please go to sleep

7:00 am |

Lima Public Library Book Reviews

Gloria and John Boop

UNIOPOLIS — Mr. and Mrs. John Boop are celebrating 50 years of marriage. A quiet dinner for the couple is planned.Boop and the former Gloria Mih...

January 16th, 2021 |

Mary Margaret and Robert Stolly

LIMA — Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Stolly are celebrating 65 years of marriage.Stolly and the former Mary Margaret Winkler were married Jan. 21, 1956...

January 16th, 2021 |

A changing church: Pandemic spurs faith groups to learn technology

LIMA — Kris Browning, lead pastor of Shawnee Alliance Church, laughs when he thinks about retiring in 35 years or so and helping a new pastor tr...

January 16th, 2021 |

David Trinko: Lessons learned from labels on salad dressing

Two of my daughters were sitting at the dinner table, looking at the nutrition facts on the back of a bottle of ranch salad dressing.They started talk...

January 16th, 2021 |

J.Lo, Gaga to perform at inauguration

The A-list is back. How A-list? Try Lady Gaga and J. Lo. Inauguration officials announced Thursday that the glittery duo would appear in person on Jan...

January 15th, 2021 |

MLK honored with events this weekend

REGION — There are a few events to choose from this weekend:• An event to honor Martin Luther King Jr. will begin at 1 p.m. Monday at the ...

January 14th, 2021 updated: January 15th, 2021. |

OPINION

8:07 pm |

Dr. Jessica Johnson: The fierce urgency of now.

7:00 pm |

Letter: Enough is enough

6:30 pm |

Letter: Answer to double-standard

Jim Krumel column: Non-violence remains a potent weapon

What is it that America has failed to hear?That was one of the questions Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. posed to an overflow crowd of more than 2,000 peop...

January 17th, 2021 |

Michael Reagan: It’s time for Trump, Biden to suck it up

Everyone should be outraged at Democrats and Republicans for the damage they’ve done to the country during the last year.But right now, as the c...

January 16th, 2021 |

Letter: How big is the solar farm?

After reading all of the pros and cons of the solar panel fields, no one that I recall brought this up:The amount of acres it would take up is over 2,...

January 16th, 2021 |

Letter: Nation is based upon ideals

Several pundits have made comparisons between the Black Lives Matter protests that occurred during the summer of 2020 and the attack on the U.S. Capit...

January 16th, 2021 |

Letter: Root cause of Trump’s loss

Mr. Figley decries the Black Lives Matter marches held during the summer as unjustifiably violent. Regarding the siege at the Capitol, he asserts heig...

January 16th, 2021 |

Letter: The need for free speech

The freedoms of assembly and speech have historically been synonymous in this country. Democrats in Congress are drafting legislation that would class...

January 16th, 2021 |

BUSINESS

2:00 pm |

Stately Richfield has comfortable living

10:30 am |

Cheryl Parson: 2020’s top 5 scams

10:30 am |

Land transfers, Jan. 7-13

Legal-Ease: Waking the sleeping dogs of rural septic systems

Sewage is generally classified into two categories. The first category is storm sewage, sometimes called stormwater sewage. This is sewage that result...

January 16th, 2021 |

Hyundai, Ford F-150, Mustang Mach-E take North American Car, Truck, Utility of Year Awards

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co. took two of three of the 2021 North American Car, Truck and Utility Vehicle of the Year Awards announced Monday.The Hyu...

January 15th, 2021 |

Allen County companies land $250K in JobsOhio inclusion grants

LIMA — Seven Allen County companies are set to receive $25,000 and $50,000 grants for manufacturing development projects through a new JobsOhio ...

January 12th, 2021 updated: January 12th, 2021. |

Lima Stock + Field store among closures

LIMA — Stock + Field on Cable Road will close later this year, becoming the latest major retailer to vacate a storefront in Lima.Stock + Field C...

January 12th, 2021 updated: January 12th, 2021. |

Guardian Lima talks ethanol production

LIMA — Each day, Guardian Lima grinds roughly 420 acres of corn. The ethanol plant is known for its production of fuel-grade ethanol, an alterna...

January 11th, 2021 |

Another big year for fake meat

Jimmy Dean, the quintessential breakfast sausage brand, is adding plant-based patties in a product debut that is as sure a sign as any that America is...

January 9th, 2021 |