NEWS

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Essay contest announced for Auglaize County students

WAPAKONETA — To help mark the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11’s trip to the moon, Wapakonenta’s Celebration Committee is holding an es...

May 21st, 2019 |  

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LSH students honored at banquet

LIMA — Lima Senior High School students were recognized recently at the Honors Banquet.This year’s valedictorian, Ti’ara Spivey, als...

May 21st, 2019 |  

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Perry students visit 50 Strong

LIMA — Twenty-two students, mostly seniors from Perry High School, recently heard about 50 Strong, a local business that supplies water bottles ...

May 21st, 2019 |  

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Van Wert theater holding auditions

VAN WERT — Van Wert Civic Theatre will have auditions for the high school and college age production “You’re a Good Man, Charlie Bro...

May 21st, 2019 |  

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Scholarships handed out to Lima Senior and Shawnee seniors

LIMA —The Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Sigma Mu Omega Chapter recently handed out scholarships to 11 Lima-area students.Those awarded included Ali...

May 21st, 2019 |  

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Mercer County Sheriff’s Office hosting Dispatcher In Service Day

CELINA — The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office Central Dispatch and Celina Police Department will host the annual Dispatcher In Service Day f...

May 21st, 2019 |  

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SPORTS

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NBC ready to showcase Indy 500

Like most aspiring broadcasters of his era, Mike Tirico remembers tuning into ABC every Saturday to watch Wide World of Sports, listening in rapt atte...

May 20th, 2019 |  

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Koepka survives to win PGA Championship

FARMINGDALE, N.Y. (AP) — Brooks Koepka took his place in PGA Championship history with a wire-to-wire victory, minus the style points.In a ragin...

May 19th, 2019 |  

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Indians rout O’s 10-0

CLEVELAND (AP) — Shane Bieber was determined to finish what he started, even if it meant playing hide-and-seek with his pitching coach.Bieber st...

May 19th, 2019 |  

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Ryu extends scoreless streak to 31 innings as Dodgers roll

CINCINNATI (AP) — Hyun-Jin Ryu’s shutout streak rolls on.Ryu blanked the Reds over seven innings to extend his major league-leading streak...

May 19th, 2019 |  

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High school baseball: Van Wert collects sectional title

VAN WERT — Getting ahead early was big for Van Wert in its 7-4 win over Wapakoneta in a Division II baseball sectional championship game on Satu...

May 18th, 2019 |  

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MULTIMEDIA - PHOTO STORE

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LIFESTYLE

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‘John Wick 3’ dethrones ‘Avengers: Endgame’ with $57 million

LOS ANGELES — The box office has a new king and his name is John Wick. The third installment of the hyper violent Keanu Reeves franchise has tak...

May 19th, 2019 |  

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Mary and Morris Lehman

CRIDERSVILLE — Mr. and Mrs. Morris Lehman will celebrate 70 years of marriage this year.Lehman and the former Mary Turner were married May 21, 1...

May 18th, 2019 |  

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Norma and Kenny Mullett

CONTINENTAL — Mr. and Mrs. Kenny Mullett celebrated 50 years of marriage on May 17 by going out to eat for dinner.Mullett and the former Norma M...

May 18th, 2019 |  

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Schroeder/Gilliland

LIMA — Kylie Nicole Schroeder and Ryan Arthur Gilliland announce their engagement.Schroeder is the daughter of Keith and Jan Schroeder, of Lima....

May 18th, 2019 |  

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Five generations: Piercefield family

Five generations of the Piercefield family gathered recently. Pictured are, from left, great-grandfather Ken Piercefield, great-great grandmother Mary...

May 18th, 2019 |  

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Real Life Mama: Birthday planning mania

It’s official: Birthday parties, and planning them, are the worst!Luckily, my kids’ birthdays are only about a month apart, so I can combi...

May 18th, 2019 |  

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OPINION

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Letter: Roses to the concert band

Wow! A whole bouquet of 70 roses, one for each member of the Lima Area Concert Band which gave an outstanding performance recently at the Civic Center...

May 20th, 2019 |  

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Letter: Mom, doctors saved my life

I would like to thank The Lima News for publishing a story (A Stefanie Spielman champion – published May 10) on my mother, Patricia Carter, for ...

May 20th, 2019 |  

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Letter: Print it and we’ll decide

I recently read articles on the Opinion page by Leonard Pitts and Michael Reagan labeled “Their view.” At the end of Michael Reagan’...

May 20th, 2019 |  

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Letter: A cat shouldn’t get the bird

It’s a wonderful time of the year, with baby birds leaving their nests and learning how to fly. But unfortunately, it’s easy for cats to c...

May 20th, 2019 |  

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Dr. Jessica Johnson: Film “Breakthrough” touches on life’s lessons

If you have seen the film “Breakthrough,” I’m sure your heart was touched by the miracle Joyce Smith received during a 2015 January ...

May 20th, 2019 |  

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Jim Krumel: Only 30 people show up for ‘hiring event’

We keep hearing the same thing, over and over, when it comes to Lima’s job market.“There are jobs out there.”“Good paying jobs...

May 20th, 2019 updated: May 20th, 2019. |  

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BUSINESS

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Olsson leaving The Lima News for role with Greater Lima Region Inc.

LIMA — The publisher of The Lima News will leave the newspaper at the end of the month and join Greater Lima Region Inc. as vice president for c...

May 20th, 2019 updated: May 20th, 2019. |  

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Column: ‘Grimmer by the day’ — Farmers’ love for Trump in peril

The love affair between President Donald Trump and rural America has always made sense to me.When I covered the 2016 presidential campaign, Trump ofte...

May 18th, 2019 |  

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Getting ready for Gen Z

BALTIMORE — When AT&T recruiters compete for young talent on college campuses, they want to show how the old telephone company has become a ...

May 18th, 2019 |  

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Liz Weston: The life-changing magic of working a bit longer

Retirement experts frequently recommend working longer if you haven’t saved enough. But you may not realize just how powerful a little extra wor...

May 18th, 2019 |  

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3 ways to curb shopping urge

Shopping can be a form of relaxation, an entertaining way to spend time or even a hobby. But it can turn into an expensive habit.Whether you sometimes...

May 18th, 2019 |  

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Why financial aid may plummet after freshman year

Grants and scholarships are the best ways to pay for college because you don’t have to repay them. But if you chose a college because it offered...

May 18th, 2019 |  

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STATE NEWS

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Ohio House bill would end death penalty for killers with ‘serious mental illness’

COLUMBUS — A bill working its way through the state legislature seeks to prevent a death sentence for killers with a “serious mental illne...

May 19th, 2019 |  

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Hazing cases at Ohio universities rarely result in criminal charges

ATHENS — Fraternity brothers at Ohio University whipped their pledges with belts, pelted them with eggs and forced them to chug a large bottle o...

May 19th, 2019 |  

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Fire puts Ohio museums on alert

MASSILLON — Historical sites do their best to be prepared in case of an emergency.When area museum professionals learned a fire had broken out i...

May 18th, 2019 |  

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Land banks want state funds to raze commercial, industrial properties

COLUMBUS — City and county land banks across the state are pushing Ohio legislators to approve $50 million to demolish empty commercial and indu...

May 16th, 2019 |  

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Panel recommends adding 2 conditions for medical marijuana

CLEVELAND — A panel of physicians recommended that the State Medical Board of Ohio vote next month to include anxiety and autism spectrum disord...

May 9th, 2019 |  

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Lawmakers consider ending recognition of online university

COLUMBUS — Just a year after the online Western Governors University launched its Ohio affiliate, state lawmakers are considering eliminating re...

May 9th, 2019 |  

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E-EDITION AND SPECIAL SECTIONS

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