NEWS

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ODOT plans seasonal hiring event Oct. 13 in Lima

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Rhodes State new downtown project renamed the Borra Center for Health Sciences

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Virtual robot-building party set Oct. 12

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Police calls

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Defendants sentenced in Allen County courtrooms

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Lima man convicted of arson attempts suicide in jail

Chase Rice plans live concert in Middle Point on Oct. 11

MIDDLE POINT — Musician Chase Rice will perform live at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 11 at the Van Del Drive-In, 19986 Lincoln Highway, Middle Point.R...

September 22nd, 2020 |

Annual photography exhibit on display at Wassenberg from Oct. 8-Nov. 8

VAN WERT — The 43rd annual photography exhibit will be held Oct. 8 through Nov. 8 at the Wassenberg Art Center, 214 S. Washington St., Van Wert....

September 22nd, 2020 |

Births

Lima Memorial Health SystemSept. 21 — Haley Pierson, Lima, boy.Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical CenterSept. 21 — Julie and Corey Buck...

September 22nd, 2020 |

Home prices, sales continue to rise

LIMA — Home prices in Allen County and the west central region rose by an average of 7.3% in the first eight months of 2020, a positive trend fo...

September 22nd, 2020 |

State of the City, County, Schools set in Wapakoneta

WAPAKONETA — The annual “State of the City, County, Schools” event will be 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 8 at the Wapakoneta E...

September 22nd, 2020 |

John Grindrod: The wedding gift, largely forgotten and yet …

Of course, the narrative that matters the most to us, our own lives, is divided into chapters, and there is that chapter that begins somewhere between...

September 22nd, 2020 |

SPORTS

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Shawnee slips past St. Marys in key WBL matchup

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Suárez homers, surging Reds beat Brewers 6-3

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Ramírez homers, Indians close in on playoffs top ChiSox 7-4

LCC, Kenton ranked in latest football poll

HIGH SCHOOLFootballCOLUMBUS — Lima Central Catholic dropped to seventh in Division VII Ohio High School football poll released Monday.The Thunde...

September 21st, 2020 |

Browns get Mack, Williams back

CLEVELAND (AP) — As several big names — Nick Bosa, Saquon Barkley, Christian McCaffrey and others — were added to a long list of inj...

September 21st, 2020 |

DeChambeau defies predictions, dominates U.S. Open with muscular style

MAMARONECK, N.Y. (AP) — What was supposed to be a typical U.S. Open produced a most unconventional champion.Bryson DeChambeau was not the least ...

September 20th, 2020 |

Reds walk away with a win over White Sox

CINCINNATI (AP) — Mike Moustakas hit a two-run single as Cincinnati scored five times in the fourth inning on just one hit, and the Reds took ad...

September 20th, 2020 |

Carrasco continues September dominance for Indians

DETROIT (AP) — With Carlos Carrasco looking sharp down the stretch, the Cleveland Indians could be a dangerous team in the postseason.Carrasco a...

September 20th, 2020 |

Bowling also dealing with a new reality

Olivia Miller, the Shawnee Indian freshman phenom, firmly announced this past weekend that the youth are back and ready to roll. Miller is hardly new ...

September 20th, 2020 |

MULTIMEDIA - PHOTO STORE

LIFESTYLE

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Tuttle Construction

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Births

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Sweet 16: Post Malone leads Billboard Awards nominations

Lima Symphony Orchestra concerts to be screened at drive-in

LIMA — The Lima Symphony Orchestra will present virtual concerts at the Van-Del Drive-In.Each concert will be pre-recorded. Each will begin at 6...

September 22nd, 2020 |

Births

Lima Memorial Health SystemSept. 17 — Brook and Andrew Stepleton, Lima, girl.Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical CenterSept. 18 — Tiffan...

September 21st, 2020 |

A sweep for ‘Schitt’s Creek,’ ‘Succession’ tops Emmy Awards

LOS ANGELES — “Schitt’s Creek,” the little Canadian show about a fish-out-of-water family, made history at Sunday’s Emmy...

September 21st, 2020 updated: September 21st, 2020. |

Carpenters wow public with medieval techniques at Notre Dame

PARIS — With precision and boundless energy, a team of carpenters used medieval techniques to raise up — by hand — a three-ton oak t...

September 20th, 2020 |

David Trinko: Meaningful conversations, one car trip at a time

It’s only five or six minutes in the car at a time, but I didn’t realize how much I’d missed it.To my children, it’s probably ...

September 19th, 2020 updated: September 19th, 2020. |

National artist donates Neil Armstrong mural in Wapakoneta

WAPAKONETA — When friends of artist John Cerney moved to Cincinnati from California and started learning about the Buckeye State, one day they h...

September 19th, 2020 |

OPINION

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John Grindrod: The wedding gift, largely forgotten and yet …

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Letter: The nation’s No. 1 conman

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Glenn Mollette: Could this work for America?Could this work for America?

Letter: The nation’s No. 1 conman

Every Trump yard sign I pass reveals a trove of knowledge regarding the homes inhabitants.The residents profess the belief that veterans are suckers f...

September 21st, 2020 |

Letter: Trump, Jordan 2 grat choices

I have been searching for the truth in many of the letters from Never Trumpers which have been published lately in the Lima News. Unfortunately instan...

September 21st, 2020 |

Editorial: Honor Ginsburg by putting integrity of institution first

The loss of Ruth Bader Ginsburg is a double blow. It will be felt as a personal loss by millions of Americans, and it will stress America’s poli...

September 21st, 2020 |

Jim Krumel: Sneak a peek at our upcoming history section

Mark next Sunday on your calendar. Inside that Sept. 27 edition of The Lima News will be a 64-page glossy commemorative edition celebrating Allen Coun...

September 21st, 2020 updated: September 21st, 2020. |

Michael Reagan: Don’t blame global warming for killer wildfires

Lots of people in politics and the media out here in California are blaming global warming for the 26 major wildfires that have killed at least 24, bu...

September 19th, 2020 |

BUSINESS

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Home prices, sales continue to rise

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Allen County jobless rate falls to 8.4% in August

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250-acre development in works near Cridersville

Construction in overdrive

COLUMBUS — Central Ohio is on track for a record amount of new warehouse space this year, driven in part by a surge of consumers shopping from h...

September 19th, 2020 |

Allen Lima Leadership recognizes 2020 graduates

LIMA — Allen Lima Leadership will introduce its 33rd class Thursday night and celebrate the graduation of its 32nd class during an event Thursda...

September 19th, 2020 |

This Hollywood coworking space is ‘what architecture might look like post-COVID’

LOS ANGELES — Remember coworking? When independent workers and start-up entrepreneurs would pile into communal offices, sharing overhead and nec...

September 19th, 2020 |

Zhou joins ENT & Allergy in Findlay

FINDLAY — ENT & Allergy Specialists of Northwest Ohio has welcomed Dr. Tom Zhou as an otolaryngologist at its Main Cross Street practice in ...

September 19th, 2020 |

Home flippers aren’t taking a holiday for pandemic

Home flippers aren’t taking time off for the pandemic.The number of house flips — and sale profits — is up from a year ago nationwid...

September 19th, 2020 |

Prepaying your mortgage

When you prepay your mortgage, it means that you make extra payments on your principal loan balance. Paying additional principal on your mortgage can ...

September 19th, 2020 |