Hardesty’s candidacy stands
Judge blasts man for injuring infant
Repeal of energy law moves forward
Lima couple injured in Wednesday evening traffic crash
Shawnee Township police chief stresses need for levy support
Latest Updates
- Hardesty’s candidacy stands - 8:32 am updated: 8:32 am.
- Judge blasts man for injuring infant - 8:31 am updated: 8:32 am.
- These vanity plates don’t cut it - 8:30 am updated: 8:33 am.
- Repeal of energy law moves forward - 8:29 am updated: 8:33 am.
- Lima couple injured in Wednesday evening traffic crash - 8:27 am updated: 8:33 am.
- Shawnee Township police chief stresses need for levy support - 8:26 am updated: 8:34 am.
- Get This: Doctor appears in court video call while performing surgery - 8:00 am
- Open house and fish fry planned in Harrod - 8:00 pm
- Kiwanis Club of Lima to hear amphitheater project update - 7:00 pm
- Lima school art faculty to be featured at ArtSpace/Lima - 7:00 pm
- Delphos drop-off recycling scheduled - 7:00 pm
- Elida High School to present ‘Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat’ - 7:00 pm
- Commissioners approve CARES Act dollars for security upgrade - 6:58 pm
- Today’s latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic - 6:51 pm
- Police calls - 6:47 pm
- Births - 6:45 pm
- Bargaining begins on relief bill - 6:35 pm
- Community Development Committee to meet - 6:00 pm
- Developmental Controls Committee to meet - 4:00 pm
- Lori Borgman: Redefining ‘Sweatin’ to the Oldies’ - 4:00 pm
- Allen East Board of Education to meet - 3:00 pm
- Spencerville fire department fish fry planned - 2:00 pm
- Lima/Allen County Chamber of Commerce hosting webinar on business growth - 1:00 pm
- Taking Off Pounds Sensibly Club meets Wednesdays - 12:00 pm
- Allen County 911 Board to meet - 11:00 am
NEWS
Get This: Doctor appears in court video call while performing surgery
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The Medical Board of California said it would investigate a plastic surgeon who appeared in a videoconference for his ...
March 5th, 2021 |
Open house and fish fry planned in Harrod
HARROD — An open house and fish fry will be from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday, March 20 at the Harrod Event Center, 9520 Harrod Road, Harrod.Visit...
March 4th, 2021 |
Kiwanis Club of Lima to hear amphitheater project update
LIMA — The Kiwanis Club of Lima will meet at noon Tuesday, March 9 via Zoom.Tracie Sanchez, past president of the Lima Rotary Club, will give an...
March 4th, 2021 |
Lima school art faculty to be featured at ArtSpace/Lima
LIMA — “Better Together” will open March 9 and continue through March 27 at ArtSpace/Lima, 65 Town Square, Lima.The show features wo...
March 4th, 2021 |
Delphos drop-off recycling scheduled
DELPHOS — Drop-off recycling for the residents of Delphos will be held 9 to 11 a.m. Saturday, March 27 at the Delphos Fuel and Truck Wash, 1770 ...
March 4th, 2021 |
Elida High School to present ‘Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat’
ELIDA — The Elida High School Theater will present “Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat” at 7:30 p.m. March 18-20, 3 p.m. March 20 ...
March 4th, 2021 |
SPORTS
Girls basketball: Crestview, Columbus Grove to play for spot in D-IV final four
ELIDA — Crestview knew it had a tough challenge Thursday night when it faced Toledo Christian.Toledo Christian not only had a very solid team, b...
March 4th, 2021 updated: March 5th, 2021. |
Elida’s Dancs picks Lourdes
Elida distance runner Sean Dancs will continue his cross country and track career next school year when he attends Lourdes University. The four-year l...
March 4th, 2021 |
Boys basketball: Big shot lifts Ottawa-Glandorf over Coldwater in OT; Bath falls to Wayne Trace
LIMA — Every kid dreams of hitting the key 3-pointer at the end of a game, even if you’re the tallest guy on the court.Owen Nichols, a 6-f...
March 4th, 2021 |
Roundup: Anderson defeats Bluffton in HCAC women’s basketball tourney
BLUFFTON — The Beavers fell 62-60 to Anderson in the quarterfinals of the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference women’s basketball tour...
March 3rd, 2021 updated: March 4th, 2021. |
Ohio boys, girls high school basketball scores for Wednesday, March 3
BoysOHSAA PlayoffsDivision IRegion 1Bedford 61, Brunswick 47Cle. St. Ignatius def. Amherst Steele, forfeitLakewood St. Edward 72, Brecksville-Broadvie...
March 3rd, 2021 |
Shawnee stops Defiance
SPENCERVILLE – in the past several years, Defiance has had a knack of coming up with big wins in the postseason.So when the Bulldogs, sliced Sha...
March 3rd, 2021 updated: March 4th, 2021. |
LIFESTYLE
Historian Anne Beehler
LIMA — For a woman who spent much of her life chronicling Lima’s history, Anne Beehler’s obituary left few hints of her own.“A...
March 2nd, 2021 |
Lima Public Library Book Reviews
FictionIn the Company of Men by Véronique TadjoTwo boys venture from their village to hunt in a nearby forest, where they shoot down bats with gl...
February 28th, 2021 |
Real Life Mama: Building relationships
March. Even typing that out almost makes me cringe. Before last year, March used to represent hope, spring, new life. However, now I am not sure that ...
February 27th, 2021 |
103rd birthday: Charolette Hatfield
RUSHSYLVANIA — Charolette Hatfield is celebrating her 103rd birthday. A card shower would be appreciated at 671 Township Road 51E, Rushsylvania,...
February 27th, 2021 |
David Trinko: The pandemic and the paper
A few months before the coronavirus pandemic hit, we moved our newsroom into a different part of our building on Elida Road in Lima that was a little ...
February 27th, 2021 |
Ta-Nehisi Coates to write new ‘Superman’ film
NEW YORK (AP) — Ta-Nehisi Coates, the acclaimed essayist and novelist who expanded the world of Wakanda for Marvel comics, will write the script...
February 26th, 2021 |
OPINION
Leonard Pitts Jr.: For a nation that supposedly believes in democracy, America spends a lot of time trying to kill it.
In the postbellum era, white Democrats — the conservatives of that day — murdered hundreds of African Americans and forcibly seized state ...
March 3rd, 2021 |
Christine Flowers: Speech standards must be same to all
I was once fired by an employer because they did not like the way that I tweeted.They had no problem with the way that other people at this same enter...
March 3rd, 2021 |
Letter: Paper boy loves his job
I am the independent distributor (paper boy) of The Lima News in Ottawa, Glandorf, the north side of Kalida, Cloverdale and Dupont. I am overwhelmed a...
March 3rd, 2021 |
Cal Thomas: Contrast between Trump’s high energy and Biden’s near-empty tank is stark
Former president Donald Trump emerged from 38 days of self-enforced silence for a lengthy speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC...
March 2nd, 2021 |
Letter: Spectrum wants more, gives less
I am wondering why Spectrum cable does not carry ME tv? I requested they add the channel and get no response. They have the channel in Dayton and Fort...
March 2nd, 2021 |
BUSINESS
Pandora Police Department certified for adopting standards
PANDORA — The Pandora Police Department has received certification for adopting and implementing state standards established by the Ohio Collabo...
March 1st, 2021 |
Celebrating Our Spirit: Fitness centers emerge from pandemic as community centers
LIMA — Mobile fitness and nutrition apps. Zoom sessions with personal trainers. When fitness centers were forced to shut down last spring, frequ...
February 27th, 2021 |
Celebrating Our Spirit: Educators adjust to pandemic
LIMA — Area educators on every level had to swiftly change plans when COVID-19 hit the region last March.For Lima schools, the changes were prof...
February 27th, 2021 |
Celebrating Our Spirit: Healthcare providers work to conquer COVID
LIMA — Where would we be without the skilled healthcare professions in the community? Probably in a lot worse shape in light of the ongoing pand...
February 27th, 2021 |
Celebrating Our Spirit: Smaller gatherings challenge grieving process for funeral homes
CRIDERSVILLE — Even the grieving process had to change once coronavirus reached the region.“We see definitely lower numbers as far as peop...
February 27th, 2021 |
Celebrating Our Spirit: Pandemic left libraries scrambling for options
LIMA — If you thought the Dewey Decimal System was hard, try running a public library during a nationwide health crisis.The current coronavirus ...
February 27th, 2021 |
STATE NEWS
LGBTQ nondiscrimination bill is back in the Ohio General Assembly for the 10th time
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Bipartisan bills will be introduced in the Ohio Senate and House seeking to extend nondiscrimination protections to LGBTQ Ohioa...
March 4th, 2021 |
Goodyear names executive to oversee Cooper Tire integration ahead of $2.8 billion planned acquisition
AKRON, Ohio — The Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. on Thursday named Ryan Patterson as a senior vice president of business integration to integrate ...
March 4th, 2021 |
As soybean prices and demand soars, Cargill expands soy processing sites
Cargill Inc. said it will spend $475 million to expand and update soybean processing plants in seven states, raising capacity at a moment when demand ...
March 4th, 2021 |
Different police approach favored for nonviolent 911 calls
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Social service and mental health professionals could respond to many non-violent 911 calls in Ohio’s capital and lar...
March 4th, 2021 |
Indicted lawmaker introduces bills for govt accountability
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A disgraced Republican lawmaker on Thursday introduced a pair of pandemic-related bills aimed at bringing checks and balan...
March 4th, 2021 |
Forensic evidence helps investigators solve 1974 murder of 15-year-old girl in Reynoldsburg
Investigators say they have solved a 47-year-old cold case after new forensic evidence led to identification of two men they believe murdered a 15-yea...
March 4th, 2021 updated: March 4th, 2021. |
