NEWS

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Allen County approves Civic Center stopgap funding

LIMA — To keep the Veterans Memorial Civic Center afloat over the next few months, Allen County Commissioners officially approved Civic Center C...

December 3rd, 2020 |  

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Riley Creek United Methodist plans Virtual Christmas Celebration and Carol Sing

OTTAWA — Riley Creek United Methodist Church will conduct a Virtual Christmas Celebration with its annual Carol Sing presented at 6 p.m. Sunday,...

December 3rd, 2020 |  

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Monroe Township drop-off recycling scheduled

MONROE TOWNSHIP — Drop-off recycling for the residents of Cairo and Monroe Township will be from 2:30 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 10 on South Wall ...

December 3rd, 2020 |  

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Bluffton utilities committee to meet

BLUFFTON — The Village of Bluffton utilities committee will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 9 at Town Hall, 154 N. Main St., Bluffton. .neFileBloc...

December 3rd, 2020 |  

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Bluffton plans Holiday Collage Concert

BLUFFTON — Bluffton University’s Holiday Collage Concert will be streamed online at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 6 via www.bluffton.edu/mus.The ...

December 3rd, 2020 |  

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Developmental Controls Committee to meet

LIMA — The Lima-Allen County Regional Planning Commission Developmental Controls Committee will meet at 3 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8 and Tuesday, Dec....

December 3rd, 2020 |  

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SPORTS

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Steelers overcome rust to move to 11-0

PITTSBURGH (AP) — The Pittsburgh Steelers are still perfect, even amid all their imperfections.Playing in the middle of the afternoon in the mid...

December 2nd, 2020 |  

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Maryland-Michigan canceled by Wolverines’ virus outbreak

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Michigan athletic director Warde Manuel strongly rebuked any notion that the Wolverines would try to avoid facing rival ...

December 2nd, 2020 |  

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Better Baker: Browns’ Mayfield cuts down on interceptions

CLEVELAND (AP) — Baker Mayfield made some head-scratching, jaw-dropping mistakes Sunday in Jacksonville, turning what should have been a fairly ...

December 2nd, 2020 |  

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PUTNAM COUNTY LEAGUE BOYS BASKETBALL PREVIEWS

Columbus Grove information ran with Northwest Conference previews in Tuesday’s edition of The Lima News. Information provided by coaches, athlet...

December 2nd, 2020 |  

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Return of Su’a-Filo will boost Bengals’ beleaguered O-line

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Guard Xavier Su’a-Filo is available this week for the first time since an ankle injury sidelined him in the season o...

December 2nd, 2020 |  

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Lima Senior wins big

High SchoolGirls BasketballLima Senior 85, Oregon Clay 36Lima Senior’s Samya Wright had 21 points, six steals and four assists and Cheyanne Bean...

December 1st, 2020 |  

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MULTIMEDIA - PHOTO STORE

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LIFESTYLE

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Ask a Doctor: ADHD can be managed

Question: — My son is in early teen years. He has a brilliant mind and can do different things if he focuses his mind on it. But he cannot focus...

December 2nd, 2020 |  

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People magazine reveals its ‘2020 People of the Year’

LOS ANGELES — People magazine has named George Clooney, Dr. Anthony Fauci, Selena Gomez and Regina King as the “2020 People of the Year.&#...

December 2nd, 2020 |  

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The Brady Gang

LIMA — Gangster Alfred Brady reportedly once boasted he would “make (John) Dillinger look like a piker.” During a crime spree in the...

December 1st, 2020 |  

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Event organizer drops BookExpo, annual publishing convention

NEW YORK (AP) — The annual publishing convention and trade show known as BookExpo, a decades-old tradition where guest speakers have ranged from...

December 1st, 2020 |  

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Turkey Day game

CUTLINES NOTES FROM ANNA FOR TURKEY DAY GAME1919 Central team: Back: Coach Hauenstein, Wm Laughlin, Harold Bates, Clarence Douglas, Howard Evans, Robe...

November 30th, 2020 |  

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Fact or fiction? UK govt says ‘The Crown’ should be clear

LONDON — Britain’s culture minister thinks the Netflix TV series “The Crown” should come with a disclaimer: It’s a work ...

November 29th, 2020 |  

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OPINION

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Leonard Pitts Jr.: It is time for us to break our addiction to Trump

Dear Colleagues:Well, that was … normal.President-elect Biden slips while playing with his dog on Saturday and has to go to the hospital, where ...

December 2nd, 2020 |  

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Letter: Figley’s facts? Go figure

In his recent column Mark Figley claims the COVID virus isn’t as bad as we’re being told. He says the media’s constant attention to ...

December 2nd, 2020 |  

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Ask a Doctor: ADHD can be managed

Question: — My son is in early teen years. He has a brilliant mind and can do different things if he focuses his mind on it. But he cannot focus...

December 2nd, 2020 |  

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Letter: The boy and the candy bar

We have all, at some point, been in the uncomfortable position of watching a child lying on the floor in aisle No. 3 kicking and screaming because he ...

December 2nd, 2020 |  

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Jerry Zezima: Hot stuff in the kitchen

I’m the very model of the modern modest man. That is why I am somewhat reluctant but still kind of excited to announce that there is a sex scand...

December 2nd, 2020 |  

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Huffman congratulates Democrats

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Senate President-Elect Matt Huffman reached out to the newly elected Senate Democrat Leadership Team on Wednesday, saying he lo...

December 2nd, 2020 |  

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BUSINESS

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Biden expected to usher in an era of worker-friendly labor policies

CHICAGO — Labor activists eager to capitalize on the pro-worker sentiment fueled by the pandemic will soon have a friend in the White House.Pres...

November 28th, 2020 |  

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After holiday shopping comes ‘Credit Check Wednesday’

LIMA — Elder Victim Ministries is encouraging residents to check their credit reports on Wednesday, as millions of Americans will be shopping on...

November 28th, 2020 |  

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Housing prices continue historic rise

Housing prices have continued to surge during the pandemic at a rapid pace, with one index showing a record jump in recent months.The Federal Housing ...

November 28th, 2020 |  

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Melding indoor, outdoor living

The Heartview’s window-bright interior segues nearly seamlessly into its wrap-around outside living area at the rear. And the exterior materials...

November 28th, 2020 |  

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Liz Weston: How small businesses can help workers save

Donna Skemp of Bend, Oregon, struggled to save before she signed up for an automatic savings plan offered by her employer’s payroll services com...

November 28th, 2020 |  

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STATE NEWS

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Ohio to get nearly 100K doses of virus vaccine as cases rise

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio will receive close to 100,000 doses of the coronavirus vaccine by mid-December, Gov. Mike DeWine announced during a b...

December 3rd, 2020 |  

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Ohio General Assembly passes resolution to keep Daylight Saving Time year-round

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio becomes the 14th U.S. state where legislators have urged Congress to end the practice of setting the clocks back each fall...

December 3rd, 2020 |  

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With testing positivity rate above 15%, Ohio now on own travel advisory map

COLUMBUS, Ohio — For the first time since April — when officials were heavily testing in prisons — Ohio has a seven-day coronavirus ...

December 3rd, 2020 |  

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Senate approves bill making Juneteenth paid Ohio holiday

COLUMBUS — Juneteenth, the day marking the official end of slavery in the United States, would become an official paid state holiday in Ohio und...

December 3rd, 2020 |  

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Senate leader promises override of anti-health orders veto

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof said Wednesday he has the votes to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s threatened override...

December 2nd, 2020 |  

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Two Ohio corrections officers die after testing positive for coronavirus

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Two Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction officers died after testing positive for the coronavirus as cases in the ...

November 30th, 2020 |  

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E-EDITION AND SPECIAL SECTIONS

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