NEWS

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Cops: Dispute between teen girls leaves 1 fatally stabbed

9:00 am |

Arrowhead Park clean-up day set in Ottawa

8:15 am
Updated: 8:15 am. |

Lima police chief seeks outside investigators in Taco Bell incident

8:14 am
Updated: 8:15 am. |

36-year sentence for convicted Lima rapist, drug dealer

8:13 am
Updated: 8:16 am. |

Lima council approves designated outdoor refreshment area

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Updated: 8:16 am. |

Jordan wants meeting with VP Harris about immigration

Jefferson Awards: Passion for children motivates Mullen

LIMA — Mike Mullen’s life has often been about the kids.He recalled growing up in a large family, with nine younger brothers and sisters. ...

April 20th, 2021 updated: April 20th, 2021. |

Ex-guard indicted on murder charge in inmate’s 2020 death

PORTSMOUTH — A former corrections officer has been indicted on felony charges in the death of a county jail inmate last year, state authorities ...

April 20th, 2021 updated: April 20th, 2021. |

Murder case against ex-cop in Floyd’s death goes to the jury

MINNEAPOLIS — The murder case against former Officer Derek Chauvin in the death of George Floyd went to the jury Monday in a city on edge agains...

April 20th, 2021 updated: April 20th, 2021. |

Ohio board OKs large increase in medical pot dispensaries

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Board of Pharmacy voted on Monday to more than double the number of medical marijuana dispensaries in the state to deal with...

April 19th, 2021 |

Photo: Allen East students rake in the experience

Allen East seniors, from left, Amber Hardeman, Rosemary Carman and Haley Prine participate in a community service day at the Allen County Fairgrounds ...

April 19th, 2021 |

Bluffton Bread Company back for Mother’s Day

BLUFFTON — The Bluffton Bread Company is selling lemon blueberry and herbed parmesan bread from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, May 8, at Roots by S...

April 19th, 2021 |

SPORTS

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Crestview’s pitching lifts Knights past Allen East

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Bieber continues his record strikeout pace

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NFL offseason programs begin with mixed player involvement

Reds swing and miss at sweep of Indians

CINCINNATI (AP) — If Shane Bieber felt a bit off at the start, it sure didn’t show.Bieber kept up his record strikeout run, fanning 13 and...

April 18th, 2021 |

Former OSU standout says WNBA biggest reason for transfer to UConn

HARTFORD, Conn. — When Dorka Juhász plays basketball, she’s playing for more than just her school, which will be UConn upon graduatin...

April 18th, 2021 |

Bruce announces retirement from baseball at age 34

NEW YORK (AP) — Jay Bruce had seen enough. Having made the New York Yankees’ opening-day roster, he couldn’t stomach his poor start ...

April 18th, 2021 |

Roundup: Shawnee wins boys tennis invitational

VAN WERT — Shawnee won the team title with 19 points followed by Ottawa-Glandorf (18), St. Marys (9), Van Wert (8) and Wauseon (1) at Saturday&#...

April 17th, 2021 updated: April 17th, 2021. |

Ohio State football: Day stays coy about quarterbacks

COLUMBUS — The competition to become Ohio State’s starting quarterback was deservedly the center of attention at the Buckeyes’ sprin...

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

Baseball: Van Wert slips past Kalida

VAN WERT — It probably wasn’t the way Van Wert baseball head coach Charlie Witten drew it up, but the longtime skipper gladly accepted the...

April 17th, 2021 |

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LIFESTYLE

7:00 am |

Lima Public Library Book Reviews

9:40 pm |

This wood sat in storage for 100 years

7:00 pm |

Real Life Mama: Mama’s open-door policy

David Trinko: A statement about not answering questions

There’s a disturbing trend popping up locally.Whenever people have to answer difficult questions of reporters, they don’t. They’ll s...

April 17th, 2021 |

Study: 2.5 billion T. rex roamed Earth

One Tyrannosaurus rex seems scary enough. Now picture 2.5 billion of them. That’s how many of the fierce dinosaur kings probably roamed Earth ov...

April 17th, 2021 |

The disabled hope to impact Oscars

LOS ANGELES — Right down to its production design, the Oscars have not always felt like the most welcoming place for the disabled.“I’...

April 17th, 2021 |

Fighting back with hugs

LOS ANGELES – Ruth Alcantara stepped closer to her grandmother. Then closer, and closer still.She crossed into the six-foot buffer zone that had...

April 17th, 2021 |

Ralph Lauren unveils Team USA Olympic uniforms

NEW YORK — With a crisp white graphic look and roomy pockets, the uniforms to be worn by Team USA at the closing ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics ...

April 17th, 2021 |

A book celebrating Black American farming history

“We Are Each Other’s Harvest: Celebrating African American Farmers Land and Legacy,” by Natalie Baszile (Amistad)Farming would seem ...

April 17th, 2021 |

OPINION

4:00 pm |

Jerry Zezima: Put on a happy face

8:47 am
Updated: 8:51 am. |

Jim Krumel: Winner of Lima’s mayoral primary could get big boost

7:00 pm |

Letter: Up to here with Jim Jordan

Letter: Abortion is murder; it’s that simple

Dear Mr. President and Madam Speaker:I am writing this open letter because confidence of your receiving my personal letters is the same as the Cavalie...

April 18th, 2021 |

Letter: Cooperation? Vote Swanson

Soon Lima will swear in a new mayor, the first time in 32 years.We have four candidates. Each has strengths and weaknesses, not perfect, just like us....

April 18th, 2021 |

Mark Figley: Biden appearing dazed and confused

On October 2, 1919, President Woodrow Wilson suffered a stroke, leaving him paralyzed on his left side, and with only partial vision in his right eye....

April 18th, 2021 |

Michael Reagan: Las Vegas offers a mirror on America

My wife, daughter and I usually drive over to Las Vegas two or three times a year.We don’t go to gamble. We go for three things — the conc...

April 18th, 2021 |

Commentary: What a container ship stranded in the Suez Canal showed us about globalization

The Ever Given had been stuck in Suez sand for nearly a week when my neighbor asked if we were sure the giant container ship hadn’t been sabotag...

April 18th, 2021 |

Letter: Wear masks properly

Upon seeing the picture in The Lima News of the two young ladies helping at the Daily Bread Soup Kitchen, I could not overlook the way they were weari...

April 17th, 2021 |

BUSINESS

6:00 pm |

Grand Lake Wound Care earns national honors

4:23 pm |

US average mortgage rates fall again

1:53 pm |

Ex-offender donates estate

Climate risk and the role of investors

Earth Day will bring together leaders of more than three dozen countries to talk climate. And while the state of the environment will be the focus of ...

April 17th, 2021 |

Land transfers, April 8-14

The trend of the real estate market in Allen County is shown by the following report, for the week running April 8-14. Figures reflect the selling pri...

April 17th, 2021 |

Legal-Ease: Drugs and timeshares

It is said that illegal drug users can never quit. The same thing can be said about many timeshares. Timeshares encompass a large array of types of jo...

April 17th, 2021 |