BREAKING NEWS

Today’s latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic

Here are the latest details about the state and region’s issues with the COVID-19 pandemic:• Ohio’s schools now remain closed to in-...

March 30th, 2020 updated: March 30th, 2020. |

NEWS

8:43 pm |

Council goes on-line: Blink and you missed it

8:30 pm |

Auglaize County Historical Society offering ‘Following the Donner Party’ on Facebook Live

7:30 pm |

Red Cross blood donation scheduled in Wapakoneta

6:50 pm |

How dire projections, grim images dashed Trump’s Easter plan

6:30 pm |

Lima hosting ‘Fill the Lot’ healthcare worker prayer

5:35 pm
Updated: 5:37 pm. |

Ohio school closure extended; FDA OKs mask-sanitizing system

Alzheimer’s Association holding dial-in support group

LIMA — The Alzheimer’s Association of Northwest Ohio Chapter will hold a weekly dial-in support group.Meeting times are set for 10 a.m. Ap...

March 30th, 2020 |

Deciding what’s essential: Police, health department field concerns

LIMA — There seems to be some confusion on what businesses are considered essential and should remain open during the new coronavirus pandemic.H...

March 30th, 2020 |

Ottawa-Glandorf offers virtual ‘Titan Tuck In Time’

OTTAWA — Ottawa-Glandorf students are getting the opportunity to have teachers and leaders in the district read to them in a virtual reading pro...

March 30th, 2020 |

Ohio inmates making masks, gowns

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Ohio prison inmates are stepping up to fill the ongoing shortages of masks, hand sanitizer, and other personal protection equipme...

March 30th, 2020 |

Lima Chamber names finalists for 18th annual gala

LIMA — The Lima/Allen County Chamber of Commerce on Monday announced the finalists for its 18th annual awards banquet, which has been postponed ...

March 30th, 2020 |

GM to Trump: We’re moving as fast as we can

DETROIT — Twelve days ago, General Motors put hundreds of workers on an urgent project to build breathing machines as hospitals and governors pl...

March 30th, 2020 |

SPORTS

8:10 pm |

‘There’s no blueprint’ – Virus upends college recruiting

8:09 pm |

And two for the road

8:09 pm |

As MLB ponders post-virus season, players worry about health

Jim Krumel: Virus can’t shut down golf courses

Going to war with the coronavirus can be a battle of contradictions.We’re told that staying at home is the best way to avoid coming in contact w...

March 30th, 2020 updated: March 30th, 2020. |

Opportunity, tradition drew Watts to OSU

COLUMBUS — The story of how 4-star cornerback Ryan Watts got to Ohio State might be called The Anatomy of a Flip.Watts, from the Dallas suburb o...

March 30th, 2020 updated: March 30th, 2020. |

Who do you think is the Lima area’s best boys basketball state champion?

I’m not alone, but I’ve missed filling out NCAA brackets. And I’ve really missed the boys state basketball tournament.I saw the stat...

March 30th, 2020 updated: March 30th, 2020. |

Tokyo Olympics: Signs suggest summer dates in 2021 for games

TOKYO (AP) — Tokyo Olympic organizers seem to be leaning away from starting the rescheduled games in the spring of 2021. More and more the signs...

March 29th, 2020 |

Tech boom, MLB programs helping women find jobs in baseball

MESA, Ariz. (AP) — Rachel Folden figured something out early on during her first spring training with the Chicago Cubs — long before the c...

March 29th, 2020 |

AP Interview: Roger Penske talks postponing Indianapolis 500

Roger Penske, at 83 and considered high risk for the coronavirus as a 2017 kidney transplant recipient, still makes the daily three-minute commute to ...

March 29th, 2020 |

MULTIMEDIA - PHOTO STORE

LIFESTYLE

3:23 pm |

Sesame Workshop enlists Elmo, Cookie Monster on hand washing

2:58 pm |

Births

3:29 pm |

Longtime soap opera actor John Callahan dies at 66

Get This: Shop sells ‘hundreds’ of doughnuts starring Dr. Fauci’s face

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — An upstate New York doughnut shop is featuring the likeness of the doctor leading the country’s battle with coronav...

March 29th, 2020 |

Delphos Jefferson Wildcat takes mascot title as city bands together

DELPHOS — Blue Jays and Wildcats alike banded together for The Lima News’ high school mascot bracket.The city of Delphos whittled down the...

March 28th, 2020 |

Makers answer the call for masks

LIMA — Hospitals across the country have asked for donations of personal protective equipment as they worked to ration the medical masks they po...

March 28th, 2020 |

Real Life Mama: Trying times

Dear daughters,It is hard right now. Like really, really hard. Harder than I could ever have imagined it to be. But see, I actually never imagined thi...

March 28th, 2020 |

David Trinko: Dinner is served, by a pair of preteens

Of all the classes my children take during their learn-at-home experience, my favorite is home economics.Like all the other kids in the region, they&#...

March 28th, 2020 |

Births

Lima Memorial Health SystemMarch 23 — Chyna Blake and Steven Burton, Forest, girl; Lindsay and Aaron McCormick, Lima, boy.March 24 — Kelli...

March 28th, 2020 |

OPINION

7:22 pm |

Letter: Parkway team had the magic

7:22 pm |

Letter: Richey is not a poor innocent lamb

7:22 pm |

Letter: Err on side of caution.

Letter: Dear World, Get well soon

In February of 1969, the Broadway musical Dear World opened at the Mark Hellinger Theatre starring Angela Lansbury. The musical was not a critical suc...

March 30th, 2020 |

Letter: Available jobs: Where?

I was offered a job working for the census making $16.50 an hour plus mileage. I was suppose to be finger-printed and have a background check. It was ...

March 30th, 2020 |

Letter: Spreading fear causes fear

I am responding to the article, “Got Toilet Paper-You got power.”After reading the letter, “Got toilet paper, You got power,” ...

March 30th, 2020 |

Editorial: Portman’s donation of 2 months salary came from his heart

U.S. Senator Rob Portman isn’t one to seek the spotlight. He’ll have to excuse us though as we shine the light brightly on him and deserve...

March 30th, 2020 |

Phil Hugo: April showers and dates on the calendar

It is late March as I pen these words and find myself thinking about the April showers that will bring May flowers. One can only hope those showers wi...

March 30th, 2020 |

Letter:

“Integrity” is A word which describes Jim Jordan, representative of Ohio’s 4th district.He graduated from The University of Wisconsi...

March 30th, 2020 |

BUSINESS

4:45 pm |

Lima Chamber names finalists for 18th annual gala

4:41 pm |

GM to Trump: We’re moving as fast as we can

2:57 pm |

Region farms seek ODA permit renewal

Online grocery shopping offers convenience

LIMA — People who are stuck at home, avoiding public places or are just curious about grocery delivery and pickup are turning to this online ser...

March 28th, 2020 |

Land transfers, March 19-25

The trend of the real estate market in Allen County is shown by the following report, for the week running March 19 through March 25. Figures reflect ...

March 28th, 2020 |

Cheryl Parson: Flatten the curve of virus scams

On Feb. 16, my column was about how the World Health Organization had just named the new coronavirus COVID-19. At that point, the virus had been known...

March 28th, 2020 |

Legal-Ease: Document signatures and social distancing

The current virus crisis has reminded all of us of the limits of our physical lives. During times like these, we are often motivated to ensure that ou...

March 28th, 2020 |

Home loan rates

Rates for 30-year and 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages with zero points as of noon, Friday, March 20, 2020:30 YR / 15 YR RATE %State Bank3.125/2.75%Super...

March 28th, 2020 |