NEWS

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Red Cross blood donation scheduled in Lima

LIMA — There will be a blood donation opportunity from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 24, at Walmart, 2450 Allentown Road, Lima. .neFileBlock { ...

December 11th, 2019 |  

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Train show and swap meet set at fairgrounds

LIMA — The Train Town show and swap meet will be from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 14, at the Allen County Fairgrounds merchants building, 2...

December 11th, 2019 |  

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All Abilities Playground dedicated at Lincoln Park

LIMA — There’s a new feature at Lincoln Park that’s aimed at children of all ages and abilities.The All Abilities Playground was ded...

December 11th, 2019 |  

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Lobbyist had hand in bill sparking ectopic pregnancy flap

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio lawmaker who proposed legislation extending insurance coverage to a procedure considered medically impossible as a...

December 11th, 2019 |  

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RV driver leads OSP on multi-county chase

LIMA — A pursuit that began in Toledo ended near Lima Tuesday night.According to the Bowling Green post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol, at 10:...

December 11th, 2019 |  

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SPORTS

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Browns’ Mayfield not fueled by college rift with Cards coach

BEREA, Ohio (AP) — Baker Mayfield won’t forget what happened between him and Kliff Kingsbury. Some scars remain.However, it appears the Br...

December 11th, 2019 |  

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Woods and Els meet again, now as captains of Presidents Cup

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — They first met 25 years ago in Thailand, neither knowing then how much their paths would cross in golf.Ernie Els was...

December 11th, 2019 |  

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Listen to this week’s LimaScores.com Weekly Podcast

David and Jose talk about some key early games in the 2019-20 boys basketball and girls basketball seasons in the Lima region. ...

December 11th, 2019 |  

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Memorable shots start with 3-pointer in state semifinals

It’s no secret that I am a basketball junkie and love talking hoops with fans from high schools all over west-central and northwest Ohio. I have...

December 11th, 2019 updated: December 11th, 2019. |  

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Boys basketball: LCC holds off Bath

BATH TOWNSHIP – Lima Central Catholic was close to running Bath out of its own gym.But suddenly, the T-Birds eased up and Bath was still scrappi...

December 11th, 2019 updated: December 11th, 2019. |  

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MULTIMEDIA - PHOTO STORE

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LIFESTYLE

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Reminisce: The Bayliff family

LIMA — Not long after declining health forced him to retire in the spring of 1941, Dr. John Bayliff estimated that, in the half century he had b...

December 11th, 2019 updated: December 11th, 2019. |  

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Newspaper criticizes film’s take on Olympic bombing coverage

ATLANTA — After a bomb exploded in a downtown Atlanta park midway through the 1996 Olympics, a security guard initially cast as a hero was recas...

December 10th, 2019 |  

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Births

Lima Memorial Health SystemDec. 3 — Ashley and Matthew Rockhold, Lima, boy.Dec. 5 — Lynda Mayer and Jeremy Savage, Lima, boy. .neFileBloc...

December 10th, 2019 |  

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Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Elton John, J. Lo up for Globes

NEW YORK — The Golden Globes are looking more like the Grammy Awards: Beyoncé, Taylor Swift and Elton John are competing for best original ...

December 9th, 2019 |  

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Births

Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical CenterDec. 7 — Kelby and Nik Louiselle, Continental, girl; Tasha and Adam Rosselit, Minster, boy. .neFileB...

December 9th, 2019 |  

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‘Frozen 2’ leads box office again; ‘Playmobil’ flops

NEW YORK (AP) — “Frozen 2” blanketed multiplexes for the third straight weekend, continuing its reign at No. 1 with $34.7 million in...

December 8th, 2019 |  

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OPINION

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John Grindrod: For Tim Goodwin, it’s been two amazing decades

Some years ago, a popular navy-blue T-shirt asked in white letters one simple question, “Got eleven?” It was one worn by Notre Dame footba...

December 11th, 2019 updated: December 11th, 2019. |  

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Bob Latta; Bipartisan plan better for people needing medicine

As the cost of prescription drugs continues to skyrocket from sea to shining sea, more and more Americans are finding that they can’t afford to ...

December 10th, 2019 |  

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Mark Figley: Bernie’s strange socialist journey

Despite the endorsement of such luminaries as AOC, Senator Bernie Sanders’ presidential campaign has still lagged in comparison with his 2016 ef...

December 10th, 2019 |  

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Toledo Blade: State must give rape victims accountability

Ohio’s process for making full and effective use of the physical evidence provided by rape victims is nearing an important milestone. But the pr...

December 9th, 2019 |  

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Letter: Nothing but garbage, as far as he’s concerned

I was reminded this morning why I had removed The Lima News from being a source of my news information several years ago.You see, I was in a pinch for...

December 9th, 2019 |  

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Letter: This region should care about environment

I believe we have a responsibility for climate conditions. Many changes have occurred, starting with the Industrial Revolution and now with the number...

December 9th, 2019 |  

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BUSINESS

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Allen Co. JFSnearly readyfor its move

LIMA — Allen County Department Job & Family Services will be closed Friday, Dec. 20 as staff relocate from their Dixie Highway offices to 95...

December 10th, 2019 |  

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Jimmy John’s Harding Highway now open

LIMA — Jimmy John’s has opened a second sandwich shop in Lima, this one on Lima’s east end just off Interstate 75.The fast-casual sa...

December 10th, 2019 updated: December 10th, 2019. |  

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Holiday spending strategies can backfire

Holiday marketers have your number, and they know how to entice you to spend. You try to rein it in. But two favorite strategies can lead to spending ...

December 7th, 2019 |  

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Experts: UAW needed big changes in deals

DETROIT — Nearly 12 weeks after the previous contracts expired between the UAW and the Detroit Three, including a 40-day nationwide strike again...

December 7th, 2019 |  

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Land transfers, Nov. 28-Dec. 4

The trend of the real estate market in Allen County is shown by the following report, for the week running Nov. 28 through Dec. 4. Figures reflect the...

December 7th, 2019 |  

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Cheryl Parson: ‘Tis the season to protect yourself from holiday bandits

The Christmas season is great, isn’t it? Hustle and bustle, holiday hoopla and festive moods rule. There are decorations to put up, gifts to buy...

December 7th, 2019 |  

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STATE NEWS

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Adoptee’s birth certificate reveals he knows birth father

CLEVELAND (AP) — Kevin Butler always knew he was adopted.His dad, Dennis, would tell him, “Look at all those other kids. They’re so ...

December 11th, 2019 |  

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18 voters accused of casting ballots in both Ohio and another state

Eighteen voters cast ballots in both Ohio and another state in the November 2018 general election, Secretary of State Frank LaRose said Wednesday.He r...

December 11th, 2019 |  

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Man sentenced to 6 years for plotting foiled terror attack

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — An Ohio man accused of plotting with his girlfriend to obtain guns and explosives for a foiled domestic terror attack at a b...

December 11th, 2019 |  

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Gov. DeWine vows to continue ‘wraparound’ funding for school services

COLUMBUS — In July, Gov. Mike DeWine signed a two-year state budget with $675 million for new “wrap-around” support services for at-...

December 10th, 2019 |  

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District says it’s not liable for boy, 8, who killed himself

CINCINNATI (AP) — The death of an 8-year-old boy whose parents say killed himself after he was bullied by another student is at the center of a ...

December 8th, 2019 |  

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Ohio program builds trust, friendships between police, teens

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — When Akie Benjamin saw police officers gathered in his school’s library, he assumed that he was in trouble or that s...

December 7th, 2019 |  

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E-EDITION AND SPECIAL SECTIONS

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