Legal-Ease: Is it worth fighting over?
Get This: Trio of thieves thwarted by misleading gas jug, sheriff says
New memories made as Allen County Fair begins
Llewellyn King: A Plea to Solve One Part of the Immigration Puzzle
New law expected to curb pot possession citations
Latest Updates
- Cheryl Parson: Why you should not share a code sent to a phone - 11:13 am
- Legal-Ease: Is it worth fighting over? - 11:08 am
- Home loan rates - 11:03 am
- Land transfers, Aug. 1-14 - 11:00 am updated: 11:02 am.
- Red Cross blood donation scheduled in Continental - 9:00 am
- Delphos City Council to meet - 9:00 am
- Get This: Trio of thieves thwarted by misleading gas jug, sheriff says - 8:00 am
- Village of Elida Street Committee to meet - 5:30 am
- Records may answer questions - 9:45 pm
- Allen County Children Services hosting Win with Kin - 8:15 pm
- Ohio Farm Bureau planning financial workshops - 8:00 pm
- New memories made as Allen County Fair begins - 7:58 pm
- Hancock County Children’s Choir hosting auditions - 7:00 pm
- New law expected to curb pot possession citations - 6:44 pm
- Public will have opportunity to meet finalists for Rhodes State president slot - 6:32 pm
- Columbus Grove Board of Education to meet - 6:05 pm
- Ribbon cutting set for new transportation service - 6:04 pm
- Lima Economic and Community Development Committee to meet - 6:04 pm
- Lima City Council to meet - 6:02 pm
- Red Cross blood donation scheduled in Bluffton - 6:01 pm
- Max’s Trader Days returning - 6:01 pm
- Hardin County Fair set - 6:00 pm
- WAR Wrestling presenting Freedom Fight 2 - 5:59 pm
- Caravan of vintage military vehicles will pass through Lima region - 5:31 pm
- Fort Fest in Fort Jennings honors military service - 5:26 pm
NEWS
Get This: Trio of thieves thwarted by misleading gas jug, sheriff says
KEAVY, Ky. (AP) — Authorities in Kentucky say three thieves thought they were stealing gasoline from a property for their broken down car until ...
August 17th, 2019 |
Village of Elida Street Committee to meet
ELIDA — The Village of Elida Council Street Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 19, at Town Hall, 406 E. Main St., Elida. .neFileBlock { ...
August 17th, 2019 |
Records may answer questions
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Disturbing behavior that the Dayton gunman reportedly exhibited in his youth may be detailed in law enforcement and school...
August 16th, 2019 |
Allen County Children Services hosting Win with Kin
LIMA — Allen County Children Services will host the program Win with Kin from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. Sept. 6 and 9:30 a.m. to noon Sept. 7 at the Lim...
August 16th, 2019 |
Ohio Farm Bureau planning financial workshops
WAPAKONETA — The Ohio Farm Bureau will hold a financial workshop, Essentials for Retirement, from 6 to 9 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 29, at St. Joseph&#...
August 16th, 2019 |
New memories made as Allen County Fair begins
LIMA — There are so many things you could go to see and do at the Allen County Fair, which began Friday afternoon.With all the rides, food and e...
August 16th, 2019 |
SPORTS
Osaka’s knee injury brings uncertainty to US Open
MASON, Ohio (AP) — Naomi Osaka felt a strange sensation in her left knee, different than anything she’d experienced. The U.S. Open champio...
August 16th, 2019 |
Matsuyama blisters Medinah with 63 for BMW Championship lead
MEDINAH, Ill. (AP) — Hideki Matsuyama has never missed the Tour Championship since his first full year on the PGA Tour. He played Friday like he...
August 16th, 2019 |
Soccer kicks off
KALIDA – Kalida and Ottawa-Glandorf both had several offensive surges.But the one time Ottawa-Glandorf’s Derek Crumrine got loose, he didn...
August 16th, 2019 |
Haskins up and down, Finley strong as Bengals beat Redskins
LANDOVER, Md. — Dwayne Haskins told himself before his second NFL preseason game that he wouldn’t throw two interceptions like a week earl...
August 16th, 2019 |
Ramirez, Santana hit 2 of Indians’ 7 HRs in 19-5 rout
NEW YORK — Jose Ramirez hit two early homers, including his first career grand slam in a seven-run opening inning, and the Cleveland Indians pum...
August 16th, 2019 |
Reds stop Cardinals’ win streak
CINCINNATI — Sonny Gray was terrific for Cincinnati once again.Especially at a key moment in the third inning.Gray struck out 10 while pitching ...
August 15th, 2019 |
LIFESTYLE
Jay-Z defends NFL deal with Roc Nation, talks Kaepernick
NEW YORK — A day after Jay-Z announced that his Roc Nation company was partnering with the NFL, the rap icon explained that he still supports pr...
August 15th, 2019 |
Births
Lima Memorial Health SystemAug. 14 — Barbara and Noah Schroeder, Ottawa, boy.Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical CenterAug. 13 — Amelia...
August 15th, 2019 |
Water Circus coming to Lima
LIMA — Cirque Italia puts a new spin on a classic circus.Its Water Circus combines the standard lineup full of aerials, juggling and contortion ...
August 15th, 2019 |
Fort Fest returning to Fort Jennings
FORT JENNINGS — Fort Jennings will transform into a Washington D.C. replica this weekend as Fort Fest returns.The Moving Wall traveling Vietnam ...
August 15th, 2019 |
Harness racing moves to Thursday, Friday
LIMA — Unlike other grandstand entertainment at the Allen County Fair, harness racing can be an interactive one.“When you put two dollars ...
August 14th, 2019 |
Junior Fair teaches life skills
LIMA — The Junior Fair is one of the most important parts of the Allen County Fair, involving youth and their various projects.“The Junior...
August 14th, 2019 |
OPINION
Letter: Person has right to protect family
There’s a big difference between an AK-47 and an AR-15.Neither weapons were designed for the military and the military has never used them as th...
August 16th, 2019 |
Llewellyn King: A Plea to Solve One Part of the Immigration Puzzle
The serenity prayer, often called the alcoholics’ prayer, states, “God grant us the serenity to accept the things we cannot change, the co...
August 16th, 2019 |
Debra-Lynn B. Hook: Brace yourself, Mom, I’m leaving again
As the mother of millennials on the move, you’d think I’d be used to saying goodbye. During this summer alone, my daughter left for Sweden...
August 16th, 2019 |
Column: How a trade war’s fallout spreads
The trade spat between the U.S. and China now seems headed toward a new phase, which could prove to be far more dangerous for the global economy.The r...
August 16th, 2019 |
Letter: Focus study on unborn
This letter is in reference to the article in The Lima News, “Gun Deaths Haunt Ohio,” by Catherine Candisky and The Columbus Dispatch.The ...
August 15th, 2019 |
Letter: A morning made better
After fasting for several hours for medical tests, I was very hungry so I went to Bob Evans on Harding Highway. As I was eating I noticed this couple ...
August 15th, 2019 |
BUSINESS
Land transfers, Aug. 1-14
The trend of the real estate market in Allen County is shown by the following report, for the two weeks running Aug. 1 through 14. Figures reflect the...
August 17th, 2019 updated: August 17th, 2019. |
Glo Golf opens in Lima Mall
LIMA — The Lima Mall has a new option for families looking for indoor entertainment: Glo Golf.The glow-in-the-dark indoor miniature golf course,...
August 16th, 2019 |
Wapakoneta Area Economic Development Council’s Myers to retire in 2020
WAPAKONETA — The Wapakoneta Area Economic Development Council is seeking a new executive director as the agency’s current director, Greg M...
August 16th, 2019 |
Lima Memorial plans $30M expansion
LIMA — Lima Memorial Health System on Thursday unveiled plans for a $30 million expansion as demand for outpatient services grows.Plans call for...
August 16th, 2019 updated: August 16th, 2019. |
GLR president seeks cooperation with county
LIMA — The Greater Lima Region Inc.’s new president and CEO is meeting with governmental representatives and community boards in search of...
August 16th, 2019 updated: August 16th, 2019. |
New Ottawa Area Chamber director selected
OTTAWA — Ottawa resident Becky Fruchey said she has plans to attract new businesses to town and help existing businesses thrive as the new execu...
August 14th, 2019 |
STATE NEWS
Facebook suspending medical marijuana forums for promoting drug use
Ohioans’ right to use medical marijuana with a doctor’s recommendation came face-to-face with Facebook’s community standards this we...
August 16th, 2019 |
Gov. Mike DeWine: Use of fentanyl in executions ‘not an option’
A lawmaker’s proposal aside, Gov. Mike DeWine says the deadly synthetic opioid fentanyl is “not an option” as state officials search...
August 16th, 2019 |
Records: Hazing at football camp included sexual assault
CLEVELAND (AP) — Eleven Cleveland-area high school football players were victims of hazing at a camp in June, including four who were sexually a...
August 16th, 2019 |
Activists say thousands at risk of illegal voter roll purge
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Voting rights activists say about 4,000 Ohio residents are at risk of being illegally removed from state voting rolls, a f...
August 16th, 2019 |
Thousands of Ohio voters could be on brink of being improperly purged from the rolls, activists say
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Around 4,000 Ohioans may be on the brink of being illegally purged from state voting rolls, voting-rights advocates said Thursd...
August 15th, 2019 |
Federal agency to consider protections for lake sturgeon
TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. (AP) — Federal regulators said Wednesday they will consider extending legal protections to lake sturgeon — prehistori...
August 14th, 2019 |
