NEWS

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Births

Lima Memorial Health SystemMarch 22 — Nina and Chad Mayes, Lima, girl; Shaelynn Packer and Marcus Simpson, Lima, boy; Jolene and Ryan Siebeneck,...

March 25th, 2019 |  

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Pandora United Methodist Church hosting BBQ chicken dinner

PANDORA — There will be a chicken barbecue meal from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sunday, March 31, at Pandora United Methodist Church, 108 E. Washington S...

March 25th, 2019 |  

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West Central Learning Academy meeting scheduled

LIMA — There will be a West Central Learning Academy school board meeting at 10 a.m. Thursday, April 4, at 522 W. North St., Lima. .neFileBlock...

March 25th, 2019 |  

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Raul Ascunce: There is light — and pancakes — at the end of the tunnel

Author’s note: No internal lower digestive organs were harmed in the writing of this article.I recently had a colonoscopy. I’ll just let t...

March 25th, 2019 |  

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Pickerington man charged in Lima shooting death

LIMA — A Pickerington man pleaded not guilty Friday to charges of murder in the shooting death of of Anthony Bankston, whose lifeless body was f...

March 25th, 2019 updated: March 25th, 2019. |  

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Allen County arraignments

LIMA — The following defendants each entered pleas of not guilty Friday in Allen County Common Pleas Court to charges returned against them by t...

March 25th, 2019 updated: March 25th, 2019. |  

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SPORTS

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Boys basketball: Knights rule Division IV

COLUMBUS — They arrived with big expectations and left with the biggest prize.Crestview’s 58-38 win over Berlin Hiland in the Division IV ...

March 23rd, 2019 updated: March 24th, 2019. |  

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Track & field: Kalida boys looking to get back to state

WAYNESFIELD — A good track-and-field team will build around its top performers.In the case of the Kalida boys track team, there is one athlete i...

March 23rd, 2019 |  

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Roundup: Bath splits softball doubleheader to open season

BATH TOWNSHIP — The host Wildkittens began their softball season Saturday by splitting a doubleheader with Shelby.Bath dropped the opener 17-7. ...

March 23rd, 2019 |  

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College basketball: Michigan returning to Sweet 16

DES MOINES, Iowa — Michigan’s biggest concern against Florida was facing the Gators’ lockdown defense.The solution? Beat Florida at ...

March 23rd, 2019 |  

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Indians season preview: Cleveland to lean on strong rotation

The good news for the Indians’ faithful is the starting rotation wasn’t touched in the offseason.On the other hand, a few key everyday cog...

March 23rd, 2019 |  

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Reds season preview: Cincinnati improves rotation, tries to avoid basement

The Cincinnati Reds will be the first team to mark its 150th anniversary this season.So to make sure there will more to cheer about than bobbleheads a...

March 23rd, 2019 updated: March 23rd, 2019. |  

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MULTIMEDIA - PHOTO STORE

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LIFESTYLE

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Patty and Ron Leichty

LIMA — Mr. and Mrs. Ron Leichty are celebrating 60 years of marriage with a family dinner.Leichty and the former Patty Page were married March 1...

March 23rd, 2019 |  

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Barbara and Robert Rupert

LIMA — Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rupert are celebrating 50 years of marriage.Rupert and the former Barbara Rimer were married in 1969 at Grace United ...

March 23rd, 2019 |  

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Real Life Mama: A good cry is in order

Dear Mama,Sometimes, it is OK to cry.And I am not talking about the 20 second “get yourself together” in the bathroom mirror while the bab...

March 23rd, 2019 |  

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“Wonder Park” – PG

The Story“Can we talk about what’s going on with you?” concerned Dad (voice of Matthew Broderick) asks daughter June. “No, we ...

March 23rd, 2019 |  

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David Trinko: When a national story is a local non-story

“Never use generalizations” is one of my favorite sayings. I laugh because it violates itself, using a generalization while telling you to...

March 23rd, 2019 |  

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Births

Lima Memorial Health SystemMarch 19 — Chrstina and John Dean, Ada, girl; Danielle and Kevin Niese, Miller City, girl.March 21 — Jodi King,...

March 22nd, 2019 |  

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OPINION

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Marc A. Thiessen: Constitution’s biggest threat? Dems, not Trump

WASHINGTON — Who is the biggest threat to our constitutional order? It is not President Trump.Ever since Trump took office, Democrats have been ...

March 24th, 2019 |  

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Letter: No reason to subsidize companies with RTA levy

I saw in a recent letter that the writer was bemoaning the fact that a local company had to contract with the RTA to transport its workers.Well, is th...

March 24th, 2019 |  

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Chris Erskine: I’ve had enough death for a while; I need a little life … adrenaline … a yodel or two

They follow me, a man with a snowy mustache and credit problems, deep into the Sierra. It sounds like a Brothers Grimm fairy tale, except the Uber arr...

March 24th, 2019 |  

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Krumel column: 10 take-aways from Trump’s visit to Lima

Workers at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima were treated to vintage Donald Trump during his stop on Wednesday.Sugar-coating? It didnR...

March 23rd, 2019 |  

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Letter: Get the facts on trucking

In response to “Trucks should pay more tax” in The Lima News on Sunday, March 17:Leslie, I’m not trying to sound like a wise guy, I ...

March 23rd, 2019 |  

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BUSINESS

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8 warning signs you won’t finish college

Forty percent of students who enroll in a four-year college don’t graduate within six years, according to the National Center for Education Stat...

March 23rd, 2019 |  

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Liz Weston: How to give money advice that sticks

Unsolicited money advice is like stale fruitcake: Most people wish the givers would just keep it to themselves.Still, those who are “good with m...

March 23rd, 2019 |  

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Adam, Jason Stolly become agency partners

LIMA — Stolly Insurance has promoted Adam Stolly and Jason Stolly to agency partners.Adam Stolly joined the insurance agency in 2008 and is the ...

March 23rd, 2019 |  

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How to stem ‘subscription creep’

From Netflix, Spotify and Amazon Prime to Blue Apron, Birchbox and beer of the month, your debit or credit card statements are likely littered with su...

March 23rd, 2019 |  

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Red Cross honors volunteers

LIMA — The American Red Cross recently recognized volunteers from the west central Ohio region.This year’s volunteer award winners were Ch...

March 23rd, 2019 |  

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Mercy Health to develop youth addiction prevention

COLUMBUS — Mercy Health announced that it will be partnering with Gov. Mike DeWine’s office and the Ohio High School Athletic Association ...

March 23rd, 2019 |  

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STATE NEWS

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ODNR hiring for hundreds of positions

DAYTON — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks and Watercraft is looking to hire.Across Ohio, it employs more than 700 perm...

March 23rd, 2019 |  

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Church checks-ins for children give parents peace of mind

TOLEDO — After a tragedy at a house of worship, like the ones in Charleston, S.C., Sutherland Springs, Texas, Pittsburgh or, most recently, Chri...

March 23rd, 2019 |  

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DeWine stresses need for road safety in bid to resuscitate full gas tax hike

COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine stressed public safety Friday in a bid to resuscitate the entirety of his requested gas-tax increase after Ohio lawm...

March 23rd, 2019 updated: March 23rd, 2019. |  

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Challenges for new Ohio National Guard head include fitness

COLUMBUS (AP) — The two-star general now in charge of the Ohio National Guard poked himself in the chest as he spoke about the tough new physica...

March 23rd, 2019 |  

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Ohio governor proposes raising age to buy tobacco

DAYTON (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is proposing raising the minimum age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21 as part of his two-year state budget.The p...

March 23rd, 2019 |  

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DeWine: Ohio ‘kicked around’ on trade

COLUMBUS — When asked about Ohio farmers losing three-fourths of their soybean sales to China amid a trade war, Gov. Mike DeWine said Ohioans ha...

March 21st, 2019 |  

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E-EDITION AND SPECIAL SECTIONS

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