Rediscovering America: A Presidents Day Quiz on U.S. Presidents
Jim Krumel: A $20 table with a story behind it
Allen East’s Gillespie hopes to take over family farm
Small crowd for ‘Peg + Cat’ at Civic Center
Highway money top of DeWine’s budget concerns
Latest Updates
- Jim Krumel: A $20 table with a story behind it - 9:28 pm
- Allen East Board of Education to meet - 7:28 pm
- Delphos library hosting Dyslexia session - 7:27 pm
- Elida Board of Education to meet - 7:19 pm
- Allen East’s Gillespie hopes to take over family farm - 7:16 pm
- Small crowd for ‘Peg + Cat’ at Civic Center - 7:08 pm
- Roadway Advisory issued for Allen County - 7:04 pm
- Highway money top of DeWine’s budget concerns - 6:51 pm
- White House indicates Trump to veto disapproval of emergency - 6:41 pm
- New school plans introduced in New Bremen - 6:06 pm
- Beer from 1886 shipwreck may yield new brew - 5:11 pm
- ‘Alita’ leads a slow Presidents Day box office weekend - 4:40 pm
- Workforce shortage creating gaps in public staffs - 8:26 am
- Lima native chronicles Ohio’s lasting impact on U.S. - 8:29 pm
- Activate Allen County honoring six schools with grant - 8:22 pm
- Native American culture on display in Lima - 7:44 pm
- OSU-Lima hosting open house - 7:20 pm
- OSU-Lima hosting Special Education information session - 7:17 pm
- Bath Local Schools Board to meet - 7:15 pm
- Firefighters rescue man from top of train car - 7:12 pm
- Lima News staying on Elida Road, looking for tenants - 6:53 pm
- Potential privacy lapse found in Americans’ 2010 census data - 6:03 pm
- Woman rescued after getting stuck in Houston home’s air vent - 5:53 pm
- David Trinko: The value in seeing positive traits - 4:57 pm
- NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week - 4:45 pm
NEWS
Roadway Advisory issued for Allen County
LIMA — A Level 1 Roadway Advisory has been issued for Allen County, according to the sheriff’s office.The advisory came into effect as of ...
February 17th, 2019 |
Highway money top of DeWine’s budget concerns
COLUMBUS — Mike DeWine has been governor of Ohio for about a month and so far has encountered just one surprise.But it’s a big one.A $1.5 ...
February 17th, 2019 |
White House indicates Trump to veto disapproval of emergency
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump is prepared to issue the first veto of his term if Congress votes to disapprove his declarat...
February 17th, 2019 |
New school plans introduced in New Bremen
NEW BREMEN — New Bremen residents recently attended a public meeting to hear final plans for the new K-8 building project, which is estimated to...
February 17th, 2019 |
Beer from 1886 shipwreck may yield new brew
COBLESKILL, N.Y. (AP) — Ahoy, beer lovers: A bottle from a 133-year-old shipwreck may yield yeast for a new brew in upstate New York.Biotechnolo...
February 17th, 2019 |
‘Alita’ leads a slow Presidents Day box office weekend
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The sci-fi fantasy “Alita: Battle Angel” topped the charts and beat out a number of newcomers including the meta ...
February 17th, 2019 |
SPORTS
Updated: 9:31 pm. |
Michigan State loses big man but still rolls over OSU 62-44
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan State shut down Ohio State in the second half despite an injury to Nick Ward.Now the Spartans may be without...
February 17th, 2019 |
Puig wants to be in Reds everyday lineup.
GOODYEAR, Ariz. — The prospects gathered in the outfield grass around the veteran. For more than an hour Wednesday, as the rest of the Cincinnat...
February 17th, 2019 |
Boys basketball roundup: Perry notches 16th victory
PERRY — The Commodores improved to 16-3 on the season with a 62-45 boys basketball victory Saturday night against Botkins.Chazz Jackson had 22 p...
February 17th, 2019 updated: February 17th, 2019. |
Wrestling: Wapakoneta wins WBL again
WAPAKONETA — Winning a league title is a goal for every high school wrestling program.However, winning a league title is not an easy task. There...
February 17th, 2019 updated: February 17th, 2019. |
Wrestling: Bluffton’s Nassar a four-time NWC champ
HARROD – Bluffton senior Deandre Nassar finished fourth at the 2017-18 Ohio High School Athletic Association State wrestling tournament in the 1...
February 17th, 2019 updated: February 17th, 2019. |
Boys basketball: LCC uses pressure to extract victory against Celina
LIMA — Celina was making it tough on Lima Central Catholic to get on a roll.Then, the T-Birds’ leading scorer on the night, Tre Garner, we...
February 17th, 2019 updated: February 17th, 2019. |
LIFESTYLE
David Trinko: The value in seeing positive traits
The fifth-grade basketball team I coached headed into its first tournament game, and the girls were nervous.Their self-doubt was clearly the biggest i...
February 16th, 2019 |
Already a King, but maybe president?
NEW YORK — So, Regina King walked into a 99-cent store. And what’d she get? A prophecy on her life.No joke. King was shopping around ̵...
February 15th, 2019 |
Births
Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical CenterFeb. 14 — Paige and Brandon Hovest, Columbus Grove, girl; Bailey Ripke and Drew DuCheney, Oakwood, b...
February 15th, 2019 |
Niswonger brings technicality central stage
VAN WERT — The King’s Singers will bring a unique and technical sound to the stage of the Niswonger Performing Arts Center this weekend.Th...
February 14th, 2019 |
Pow wow provides chance to share, learn about culture
LIMA — Those interested in learning more about Native American culture will have the chance do to so at the 10th annual Honoring our Native Heri...
February 14th, 2019 |
Pompeii dig uncovers Narcissus fresco
MILAN — Archaeologists have discovered a fresco in an ancient Pompeii residence that portrays the mythological hunter Narcissus, who fell in lov...
February 14th, 2019 |
OPINION
Drug sentencing, more school building money, abortion among Senate GOP priorities
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Reducing state regulations, criminal sentencing overhauls, $100 million for school facilities and making most abortions illegal...
February 17th, 2019 |
Leonard Pitts: Black History Month that explains why we need Black History Month
I keep hearing that I have an obligation to “bring us together.”That’s something white people tell me all the time whenever I write ...
February 16th, 2019 |
Letter: Aces of asphalt retire in Lima
Asphalt? Nobody’s fault.Yes, it was no one’s fault but two great local guys decided this winter to call it a career. Mike Fritchie and Den...
February 16th, 2019 |
Michael Reagan: Damning the Do-Nothings of Congress
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez is the looniest lefty I’ve seen elected to Congress in my lifetime.But Ilhan Omar, her fellow rookie House member from ...
February 16th, 2019 |
Glenn Mollette: Holding my stillborn son
My wife and I got the news on May 30, 1989. Our full term nine-month old son was dead. Karen had not felt the baby move in a couple of days and when s...
February 16th, 2019 |
Jay Ambrose: Is Kamala Harris the answer for Dems? Scares me
She’s progressive, she’s smart, she’s tough and it’s a good thing that Sen. Kamala Harris right now seems to be standing in th...
February 16th, 2019 |
BUSINESS
Investors face taxes for funds that fell in 2018
NEW YORK — As if the worst year for stocks in nearly a decade weren’t bad enough, many investors now have to pay a tax bill on top of it.T...
February 16th, 2019 |
Putnam County hospice receives CHAP accreditation
OTTAWA — Putnam County Homecare & Hospice announced that it has received accreditation renewal under Community Health Accreditation Partner,...
February 16th, 2019 |
Delphos Chamber unveils award nominees
DELPHOS — The Delphos Chamber of Commerce on Friday unveiled nominations for the 2019 Chamber awards. The nominees are:Nonprofit business or clu...
February 16th, 2019 |
Land transfers, Feb. 7-13
The trend of the real estate market in Allen County is shown by the following report, for the week running Feb. 7 through 13, 2019. Figures reflect th...
February 16th, 2019 |
Cheryl Parson: Looking for love online requires some skepticism
In an article about online dating on Psychology Today’s website, the author says, “Maslow’s hierarchy of needs and conventional wisd...
February 16th, 2019 |
Lima native writes inspirational book
LIMA — Christina Ryan Claypool, a regular Lima News contributing columnist, has authored a new book, “Secrets of the Pastor’s Wife: ...
February 16th, 2019 |
STATE NEWS
Owner of pit bull that killed Dayton man convicted
DAYTON — A Dayton man was convicted Friday for failing to control a pit bull that killed a 60-year-old Air Force veteran in 2017.Anthony D. Aust...
February 16th, 2019 |
Ohio lawmaker seeks to reform welfare programs
HAMILTON — Operators of Butler County public assistance programs say a bill introduced by a local lawmaker meant to streamline some welfare prog...
February 16th, 2019 |
Report: Congressman suspects theft from campaign account
CLEVELAND (AP) — The re-election committee for an Ohio Republican congressman told the Federal Election Commission it suspects the campaign̵...
February 16th, 2019 |
Ohio’s income tax revenue slumps in past two months
COLUMBUS — For two consecutive months, Ohio income tax collections have fallen noticeably short of estimates, although overall tax revenue remai...
February 16th, 2019 |
Ohio sends incorrect tax form to about 9,000 people
COLUMBUS — About 9,000 people who collected money last year from Ohio’s unclaimed-funds operation have received a tax form that includes i...
February 16th, 2019 |
Sherrod Brown defends decision not to endorse Green New Deal
WASHINGTON (AP) — Sen. Sherrod Brown, a potential 2020 Democratic presidential contender, shrugged off arguments from liberals on Tuesday that s...
February 12th, 2019 |
