NEWS

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Easter Sunday bomb blasts kill more than 200 in Sri Lanka

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — More than 200 people were killed and hundreds more wounded in eight bomb blasts that rocked churches and luxury hotels in S...

April 21st, 2019 |  

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Carts help disabled Ohio dogs stay mobile

GALION — John Lizotte approached the makeshift pen with caution because the German shepherd was in full-on guard-dog mode, his deep-throated bar...

April 21st, 2019 |  

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Proposed law requires Ohioans be at least 16½ for driver’s license

DAYTON — A bill before the Ohio Legislature requiring teenage drivers under 18 years old to use their learner’s permits for a full year wo...

April 21st, 2019 |  

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Bluffton’s Garmatter ready for senior year

BLUFFTON — Baylor Garmatter, 17, a junior at Bluffton High School, is looking forward to his senior year.He is a standout on the football, baske...

April 21st, 2019 |  

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Fire damages home in Columbus Grove

COLUMBUS GROVE — The Columbus Grove Fire Department is investigating a fire that broke out around 10 p.m. Saturday night.Crews were dispatched t...

April 21st, 2019 |  

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Get This: Man returns home, finds naked stranger on couch

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Police say a Tennessee man returned home to find a naked stranger sitting on his couch drinking juice. WKRN-TV cites a N...

April 21st, 2019 |  

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SPORTS

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Pan rallies to win RBC Heritage for 1st PGA Tour title

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — C.T. Pan took advantage of Dustin Johnson’s back-nine meltdown to win the RBC Heritage for his first PGA T...

April 21st, 2019 |  

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Marchand helps Bruins beat Maple Leafs 4-2 to force Game 7

TORONTO (AP) — Brad Marchand had two goals and an assist as the Boston Bruins beat the Toronto Maple Leafs 4-2 on Sunday, forcing a Game 7 in th...

April 21st, 2019 |  

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Celtics complete rare sweep by beating Pacers 110-106

INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Gordon Hayward and Marcus Morris took care of some housecleaning Sunday.They dusted off their 3-point shooting touch in time...

April 21st, 2019 |  

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Crew unable to extend Timbers’ losing streak

COLUMBUS — Larrys Mabiala and Jeremy Ebobisse scored in the first half and the Portland Timbers snapped a five-game losing streak with a 3-1 vic...

April 20th, 2019 |  

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NFL draft: Bengals need linebacker

CINCINNATI — Cornerback Dre Kirkpatrick looked around the locker room on the first day of the Bengals’ voluntary workouts and noted that n...

April 20th, 2019 |  

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NFL draft: Browns on outside without first-round pick

CLEVELAND — John Dorsey’s patience is about to be tested like never before.After having the No. 1 overall pick in each of the past two NFL...

April 20th, 2019 |  

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MULTIMEDIA - PHOTO STORE

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LIFESTYLE

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“Little” – PG-13

The Story“Were you always this way?” asks Stevie (Marley Taylor), a cute little girl with a magic wand. “What way?!” demands a...

April 20th, 2019 |  

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David Trinko: Finding our proper roles this Easter

I was Peter. I was Pilate. I was both the bad thief and the good thief.Last weekend, at our church’s Palm Sunday services, I had the role of ...

April 20th, 2019 |  

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‘All in the Family,’ ‘Jeffersons’ rebooted for live special

LOS ANGELES — “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” are coming back to TV, live and for one night only. Woody Harrels...

April 19th, 2019 |  

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Births

Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical CenterApril 17 — Britny and Mark Zwiebel, Bluffton, girl.April 18 — Cayce and Shannon Archer, Ada, g...

April 19th, 2019 |  

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Easter egg hunts sprinkled across area

LIMA — April showers will bring down plenty of eggs for the community to hunt this weekend, and the Easter Bunny may even make a special appeara...

April 18th, 2019 |  

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Johnny Appleseed Parks hosting back-to-back spring activities

LIMA — The Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District will provide two opportunities to enjoy spring this weekend with a Good Friday Hike and a...

April 18th, 2019 |  

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OPINION

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Letter: Jim Jordan hard to understand

I am still wondering about the recent Jim Jordan article in The Lima News. Why would our congressman be so upset about someone trying to make voting b...

April 21st, 2019 |  

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Jim Krumel: 12 things you never may have cared to know

From the Department of Useless information:Poor McAllen, Texas. What a measurement to have wrapped around its belly. It’s being called the the f...

April 21st, 2019 updated: April 21st, 2019. |  

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Letter: Words to song hold true today

A letter appeared in The Lima News titled, “Hello! Time for us to wake up.” It made me think of a song written by Victor Carstarphen, John...

April 21st, 2019 |  

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Did you know: The painful truth

“In 2017, a Brookings Institution report found that about half of the nearly 8 million men ages 25 to 54 not in the labor force acknowledge taki...

April 20th, 2019 |  

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Glenn Mollette: Easter: Think about life, death

Easter is an exciting day for Christians around the world. Churches around the globe look forward to celebrating the resurrection of Christ.Clergy per...

April 20th, 2019 |  

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An article in The Lima News quotes an ODOT official as saying the RTA will be getting money from the state of Ohio. In that same article, Sheila Haney...

April 20th, 2019 |  

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BUSINESS

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Real Living CCR agents win agency awards

LIMA — Real Living CCR agents were recognized for their work in 2018.Greg Stolly and Lisa Wenger were each awarded the real estate agency’...

April 20th, 2019 |  

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Ask your folks about their financial plans

Parents are often more than happy to offer financial advice to their kids. They like to feel needed and want to make sure you’re on solid financ...

April 20th, 2019 |  

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Garmann/Miller adds to Minster staff

MINSTER — Architectural and engineering firm Garmann/Miller recently hired three new employees for its Minster office.Karrie Buehler was hired a...

April 20th, 2019 |  

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Conley awarded real estate specialist designation

LIMA — Kaye Acheson Conley, a broker and owner of Acheson Realty Company, was awarded a seniors real estate specialist designation by the SRES C...

April 20th, 2019 |  

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Otterbein SeniorLife employees awarded

CRIDERSVILLE — Employees with Otterbein Senior Life in Cridersville were among the winners at the LeadingAge Ohio Northwest District STARS award...

April 20th, 2019 |  

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STATE NEWS

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Carts help disabled Ohio dogs stay mobile

GALION — John Lizotte approached the makeshift pen with caution because the German shepherd was in full-on guard-dog mode, his deep-throated bar...

April 21st, 2019 |  

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Proposed law requires Ohioans be at least 16½ for driver’s license

DAYTON — A bill before the Ohio Legislature requiring teenage drivers under 18 years old to use their learner’s permits for a full year wo...

April 21st, 2019 |  

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Nuclear operator: Closing plants would be felt around Ohio

TOLEDO — Shutting down Ohio’s two nuclear power plants would be more costly to the state than approving a financial lifeline to keep them ...

April 20th, 2019 |  

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Man pleads not guilty in missing child hoax

CINCINNATI (AP) — A 23-year-old man authorities say impersonated a long-missing child pleaded not guilty Friday to lying to federal agents.Brian...

April 19th, 2019 |  

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US judge blocks part of Ohio ban on abortion procedure

COLUMBUS — A federal judge blocked part of an Ohio law late Thursday that bans the abortion method of dilation and evacuation in most cases, add...

April 19th, 2019 |  

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More charges for man accused of claiming to be missing child

CINCINNATI — A federal grand jury indictment that was filed Thursday accuses an Ohio man who claimed to be a missing child from Illinois of lyin...

April 18th, 2019 |  

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E-EDITION AND SPECIAL SECTIONS

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