NEWS

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Bishop honors Lima’s Black leaders with Drum Major Awards

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Photos: Singalong Party in Ottawa

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Today’s latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic

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Virus, disunity rage on after Biden’s first year

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Bluffton finance group to meet Jan. 20

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UAW 1765 Retiree Chapter to meet Jan. 20

For Oath Keepers and founder, Jan. 6 was weeks in the making

WILMINGTON, Del. — Two days after the election on Nov. 3, 2020, the Oath Keepers were already convinced that victory had been stolen from Presid...

January 16th, 2022 |

Bluffton ordinance group to meet Jan. 19 via Zoom

BLUFFTON — The Village of Bluffton’s Ordinance Committee will meet at noon Wednesday, Jan. 19, via Zoom.For a link, contact Jesse Blackbur...

January 16th, 2022 |

Texas rabbi: Captor grew ‘belligerent’ late in standoff

COLLEYVILLE, Texas — A rabbi who was among four people held hostage at a Texas synagogue said Sunday that their armed captor grew “increas...

January 16th, 2022 |

TechCred session planned in Ottawa on Jan. 19

OTTAWA — The Putnam County Community Improvement Corp. will conduct a hands-on session from 8:30 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 19, in the Putnam Co...

January 16th, 2022 |

Ethiopian diaspora torn by ethnic tensions in Tigray war

Thousands of miles away from the war in Ethiopia, the ethnic cracks have started to show in an Ethiopian church in Ohio, in a lawsuit between trustees...

January 16th, 2022 |

SPORTS

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Cowboys slide out of playoffs

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Browns have five moves they really need to make before next season

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Ohio State holds on for win over Penn State

Ohio high school boys, girls basketball scores for Saturday, Jan. 15

BoysAkr. Manchester 49, Norton 43Albany Alexander 45, Coal Grove Dawson-Bryant 32Alliance Marlington 67, Salem 51Antwerp 69, Van Wert Lincolnview 37As...

January 15th, 2022 |

Roundup: Upper Scioto Valley edges Delphos St. John’s to stay unbeaten in boys hoops

DELPHOS ST. JOHN’S — Upper Scioto Valley outscored Delphos St. John’s 12-5 in the fourth quarter for a 46-45 boys high school basket...

January 15th, 2022 |

Boys basketball: Lima Senior fends off Ottawa-Glandorf

OTTAWA — Lima Senior led by 10 points after one quarter in its boys basketball match-up against Ottawa-Glandorf on Saturday night. It led by 19 ...

January 15th, 2022 |

Boys basketball: Late surge lifts LCC past Elida

ELIDA — For three quarters, Lima Central Catholic’s Carson Parker struggled to score and had two points but the Thunderbird sophomore scor...

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Girls basketball: Miller City pulls away from Columbus Grove

MILLER CITY – When Miller City needed a spark, senior Abi Lammers stepped up.After the score was knotted at 27 apiece after three quarters of ac...

January 15th, 2022 |

Friday’s Ohio high school boys, girls basketball game summaries for Friday, Jan. 14

BoysAkr. Buchtel 81, Akr. Ellet 44Akr. Coventry 69, Akr. Springfield 55Akr. East 85, Akr. Firestone 54Alliance 57, Beloit W. Branch 46Alliance Marling...

January 15th, 2022 |

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LIFESTYLE

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Lima Public Library Book Reviews

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Afoot in the House of Snow

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At 100, why Betty Crocker is still a household name

Author James Rollins is back with a new fantasy series

James Rollins’ new fantasy novel, “The Starless Crown,” is set in a mythical world menaced by marauding beasts and threatened by an ...

January 15th, 2022 |

Real Life Mama: Love others, but love yourself, too

Out of nowhere, as we were snuggling before bed one night, Reagan started randomly singing a song she had made up. It went like this, “I love Mo...

January 15th, 2022 |

Living with Children: How to toilet train your toddler

Q: I recently tried toilet training my 32-month-old, but after a few days of no success, I decided to stop. A friend tells me to hang in there, but my...

January 15th, 2022 |

David Trinko: The downfall of too much silence

I’ve always felt I do my best work with a crowd behind me.For the first decade in my career, I covered sports. It seemed like my finest stories ...

January 15th, 2022 |

Dog tracker helps families reunite with runaway pets

JAMUL, Calif. — Seven years ago, Babs Fry was devastated when a pregnant terrier mix dog she was fostering at her Jamul ranch disappeared withou...

January 15th, 2022 |

Ex-Etiquette: Laying the groundwork for success

Q. My daughter is 13. Her father has remarried a woman who has two boys, ages 14 and 16. Both adults work and once the kids get off school, all three ...

January 15th, 2022 |

OPINION

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Letter: Property tax hike hurts senior citizens

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Letter: Children deserve better protection

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Richard Holt: Dr. King’s false heirs

Barbara R. Arnwine and Daryl D. Jones: The discontent of one’s character

This weekend we pause to honor the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and to interpret his words calling upon America to see the content of t...

January 15th, 2022 |

David Trinko: The downfall of too much silence

I’ve always felt I do my best work with a crowd behind me.For the first decade in my career, I covered sports. It seemed like my finest stories ...

January 15th, 2022 |

Leonard Pitts Jr.: Dear white conservatives

When you’re right, you’re right. And you are definitely right about that quote from Martin Luther King.When he stood at the temple of Linc...

January 15th, 2022 |

Michael Reagan: Deregulating the cruise ships

It almost seems like the CDC wants to sink cruise ships.Since the start of its war against COVID-19 the CDC — everyone’s favorite public h...

January 15th, 2022 |

John Grindrod: Glimpses of America, 1957

A couple of years ago, one of my sweet and gentle readers, Mary Crider, gave me a large stack of my favorite childhood magazine, Sports Illustrated, m...

January 15th, 2022 |

Reghan Winkler: Checklist will help you prepare to file your tax return

This coming January 24 is the first day of the 2022 tax filing season, when the IRS will start accepting federal income tax returns for 2021. The date...

January 15th, 2022 |

BUSINESS

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Single and looking to rent?

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California has a new COVID-19 mortgage relief program

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FHFA nominee pledges to address racial homeownership gap

Omicron, inflation and corporate earnings

What’s growing faster than inflation? Profits are growing faster than consumer prices.Last year ended with a stew of seemingly contradictory eco...

January 15th, 2022 |

Out of prison for a month: How he’s rebuilding his life

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Three weeks after he was freed from prison, Kevin Strickland was driven around a changed Kansas City, his daughter showing hi...

January 15th, 2022 |

How the Doomsday Clock began ticking 75 years ago

CHICAGO — Martyl Langsdorf designed just one magazine cover, but it has had considerable staying power. A prolific painter of abstract and figur...

January 15th, 2022 |

Insurers, employers start helping more with chronic disease

Vanessa Akinniyi was stuck in denial about diabetes until a care manager from her health insurer coaxed her out.The Jacksonville, Florida, resident di...

January 15th, 2022 |

Biden administration launches program to fix 15,000 bridges

The Transportation Department is launching a $27 billion program to repair and upgrade roughly 15,000 highway bridges as part of the infrastructure la...

January 15th, 2022 |

Reghan Winkler: Checklist will help you prepare to file your tax return

This coming January 24 is the first day of the 2022 tax filing season, when the IRS will start accepting federal income tax returns for 2021. The date...

January 15th, 2022 |