Latest Updates
- Lima building department deal in the works - 8:16 pm
- DeWine seeks to raise gas tax 18 cents per gallon - 8:04 pm
- Indiana officer visits Heritage to show appreciation - 7:58 pm
- Students learn about agriculture industry - 7:48 pm
- Allen Co. sheriff deputy charged with OVI - 7:36 pm
- Putnam County health board member’s status to be reviewed - 7:28 pm updated: 9:00 pm.
- Sen. Lindsey Graham to speak in Lima - 6:46 pm
- Larger Elida library space opens - 6:34 pm
- Grocery pickup service coming to Lima Walmart stores in March - 6:29 pm
- Ford probing gas mileage issues - 6:05 pm
- Police calls - 4:54 pm
- Births - 4:53 pm
- Van Wert Civic Theatre holding auditions - 4:00 pm
- Lori Borgman: We said, ‘I do,’ they said we didn’t - 4:00 pm
- Get This: Official dresses as Mickey to criticize government spending - 2:51 pm
- Lima Municipal Court records - 2:34 pm
- Bradfield Center hosting senior citizen prom - 2:00 pm
- Lima Mall celebrating Dr. Seuss’ birthday - 12:00 pm
- St. Paul AME Church hosting shoebox lunch - 10:00 am
- Get This: Burglar crashes car into Oklahoma adult novelty store - 8:00 am
- Jordan: Trump got “raw deal” from Justice Dept. - 10:19 pm
- 3rd meeting on landlord program gains no ground - 9:01 pm
- ArtSpace and Kewpee honoring young artists - 8:59 pm
- Jennings Board of Education to meet - 8:24 pm
- Lima “Shark Tank” winners to be announced - 8:22 pm
NEWS

Sen. Lindsey Graham to speak in Lima
LIMA — Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-SC, has been announced as the keynote speaker for the Allen County Republican Party’s annual Lincoln-Reagan ...
February 21st, 2019 |

Larger Elida library space opens
ELIDA — The Lima Public Library debuted its new and larger Elida branch location Thursday morning.The new space, located at 500 E. Kiracofe Ave....
February 21st, 2019 |

Grocery pickup service coming to Lima Walmart stores in March
LIMA — Grocery pickup service is coming to Walmart’s two Lima locations.The new service is expected to launch at Allentown Road and Hardin...
February 21st, 2019 |

Ford probing gas mileage issues
DETROIT (AP) — Ford Motor Co. has launched an investigation into whether it overstated gas mileage and understated emissions from a wide range o...
February 21st, 2019 |

Police calls
LIMA POLICE700 block of Atlantic Avenue, Lima — Police received a theft report Wednesday.500 block of South Scott Street, Lima — A theft r...
February 21st, 2019 |

Births
Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical CenterFeb. 20 — Courtnie and Jordon Gudakunst, Grover Hill, girl; Ashley and Paul Mackenbach, St. Marys, g...
February 21st, 2019 |
SPORTS

Van Gundy would end NBA All-Star game
MIAMI (AP) — Jeff Van Gundy has an idea on how to fix the NBA All-Star Game.His plan: Eliminate it.Van Gundy, the former NBA coach and now longt...
February 21st, 2019 |

Roundup: Shawnee, Celina triumph in Division II girls basketball
SPENCERVILLE — Shawnee and Celina advanced to play for a girls basketball Division II sectional crowns Wednesday with a 37-25 victory against De...
February 20th, 2019 updated: February 21st, 2019. |

Ohio high school boys, girls basketball scores for Wednesday, Feb. 20
GirlsCan. McKinley 42, Copley 26Zanesville Maysville 84, Lisbon Beaver 39Division IRegion 2Can. McKinley 42, Copley 26Findlay 62, Fremont Ross 44Notre...
February 20th, 2019 |

Wesson, Ohio State shake off slow start to beat Northwestern
COLUMBUS — Kaleb Wesson had 22 points and eight rebounds and Ohio State overcame a sluggish start to beat Northwestern 63-49 on Wednesday night....
February 20th, 2019 |

Girls basketball: Van Wert slips past Elida
MILLER CITY — It was familiar territory for Van Wert.When Van Wert got down 9-0 early into Wednesday’s Division II sectional semifinal gir...
February 20th, 2019 updated: February 21st, 2019. |

Girls basketball: New Knoxville records victory against Perry
ST. MARYS — New Knoxville’s man-to-man pressure was overwhelming.The Rangers seemed to come at Perry with at least seven players at a time...
February 20th, 2019 |
LIFESTYLE

Births
Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical CenterFeb. 20 — Courtnie and Jordon Gudakunst, Grover Hill, girl; Ashley and Paul Mackenbach, St. Marys, g...
February 21st, 2019 |

Police: ‘Empire’ actor staged attack to ‘promote his career’
CHICAGO — “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself because he was unhappy about his salary and wan...
February 21st, 2019 |

Births
Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical CenterFeb. 19 — Desma Chesbro and Philip D. Raines, Van Wert, boy; Aleva and Chad Niemeyer, Wapakoneta, bo...
February 20th, 2019 |

Chris Stapleton, Dan + Shay lead ACM nominations
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Chris Stapleton and Dan + Shay lead the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards with six nominations each while Grammy album of ...
February 20th, 2019 |

Lima’s ‘Green Book’ connections
LIMA — Green Book. These two words put together now likely bring to mind a film of the same name.“Green Book” was released in late 2...
February 19th, 2019 |

Births
Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical CenterFeb. 18 — Lindsay and Jacob Kaufman, Leipsic, girl; Taylor Morey, Lima, girl.Feb. 19 — Sarah a...
February 19th, 2019 |
OPINION

Lori Borgman: We said, ‘I do,’ they said we didn’t
I have to provide an official copy of our marriage certificate to the Indiana BMV to get the security clearance driver’s license. After waiting ...
February 21st, 2019 |
Letter: Smart meters can cause fires
We’ve all heard about the health hazards of smart meters. Now we’re going to hear about the fire hazards. You see, smart meters can burn y...
February 21st, 2019 |

Chicago Tribune: When #MeToo scandals confront churches, corporations and schools
The #MeToo movement brought sexual abuse and harassment out of the shadows by encouraging survivors to speak up. It has held individuals small and mig...
February 20th, 2019 |

Ron Lora: ‘Post-truth’ politics could become the norm
The matter of truth in politics is as old as civilization. No major American political party has been innocent, as is readily appreciated when recalli...
February 20th, 2019 |

Letter: Why you shouldn’t give handouts to illegals
On a recent trip to Panama, Costa Rica and Cartagena, Columbia, we were amazed to learn from our tour guides that we were not to give children who sur...
February 20th, 2019 |

Heidi Stevens: Begging Hollywood for a new kind of rom-com
However Rebel Wilson’s “Isn’t It Romantic” does at the box office this weekend, I hope it’s not the beginning of a genre...
February 20th, 2019 |
BUSINESS

Governor signs measure to hike Illinois minimum wage to $15
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) — Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed a measure Tuesday gradually hiking the statewide minimum wage to $15 an hour by 2025...
February 19th, 2019 |

US stocks bounce back from wobbly start to extend gains
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks shook off an early wobble on Wall Street Tuesday, finishing modestly higher and extending the market’s gains into a...
February 19th, 2019 |

China accuses US of trying to block its tech development
BEIJING (AP) — China’s government on Monday accused the United States of trying to block the country’s industrial development by all...
February 18th, 2019 |

Tariff uncertainty could hurt auto industry more than plant closures in 2019
DETROIT — An auto industry that many experts think already is overdue for a slowdown just got a major dose of uncertainty that could reduce inve...
February 18th, 2019 |

World stocks mostly rise ahead of more China-US trade talks
SINGAPORE (AP) — World stocks mostly rose on Monday ahead of more trade talks between Chinese and American officials in Washington this week.Aft...
February 18th, 2019 |

Lima News staying on Elida Road, looking for tenants
LIMA — After evaluating all options, The Lima News decided it didn’t need to relocate its business operations after all. One of Allen Coun...
February 16th, 2019 |
STATE NEWS

Ohio governor to announce proposed gas tax increase
COLUMBUS (AP) — Gov. Mike DeWine will announce Thursday his proposed recommendation for increasing the state gas tax to address a chronic shortf...
February 19th, 2019 |

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 |