Get This: Burglar crashes car into Oklahoma adult novelty store
Roundup: Shawnee, Celina triumph in Division II girls basketball
Girls basketball: Van Wert slips past Elida
Girls basketball: New Knoxville records victory against Perry
Jordan: Trump got “raw deal” from Justice Dept.
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- 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
- PERI meeting scheduled - 8:21 pm
- Armando Rodriguez, WWII vet who served 4 US presidents, dies - 8:12 pm
- Abuse survivors demand Vatican transparency, accountability - 7:59 pm
- St. Marys man gets 4-year sentence for robbery, assault - 7:52 pm
- Jim Jordan to speak to Allen County Patriots - 7:32 pm
- Two arrested for theft of UTVs - 7:29 pm
- Middle school art exhibit to open Tuesday - 7:23 pm
- Lima man who provided drugs to wife who died is freed from prison - 6:52 pm
- Timeline extended in libel lawsuit against Lima News - 6:49 pm
- Payless plans wind-down of 2,500 U.S. stores - 6:28 pm
- US stocks cap day of listless trading with modest gains - 6:13 pm
- Prosecutors: Lima woman provided heroin in two overdoses - 5:15 pm
- Lima schools cancel early releases - 4:17 pm
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- Saginaw Valley State releases dean’s list - 3:30 pm
NEWS
Lima “Shark Tank” winners to be announced
LIMA — Winners of the Lima “Shark Tank” will be announced at 8:45 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 21, at The Coworking Center at The Meeting Pla...
February 20th, 2019 |
PERI meeting scheduled
LIMA — The Allen County PERI District 2 Chapter 8 will meet at noon, Thursday, Feb. 21, at the Eagles Lodge, 800 W. Robb Ave., Lima.Bring a frie...
February 20th, 2019 |
Armando Rodriguez, WWII vet who served 4 US presidents, dies
SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Armando Rodriguez, a Mexican immigrant and World War II veteran who went on to serve under four American presidents while pr...
February 20th, 2019 |
Abuse survivors demand Vatican transparency, accountability
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Survivors of clergy sex abuse on Wednesday demanded transparency, zero tolerance for abuse and accountability for religious ...
February 20th, 2019 |
St. Marys man gets 4-year sentence for robbery, assault
LIMA — A St. Marys man will spend up to four years in prison for robbing, assaulting and abducting a female acquaintance during what was describ...
February 20th, 2019 |
Jim Jordan to speak to Allen County Patriots
LIMA — U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Urbana, will speak to the Allen County Patriots at 6 p.m. Thursday at 3230 N. Cole St., Lima. .neFileBlock { mar...
February 20th, 2019 |
SPORTS
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 |
Blue Jackets unable to extend Canadiens’ skid
MONTREAL — The Montreal Canadiens put an end to a tough losing streak Tuesday night.Tomas Tatar scored in the third period to lift Montreal over...
February 20th, 2019 |
Ohio high school basketball boys, girls scores for Tuesday, Feb. 19
BoysAkr. Buchtel 66, Akr. Hoban 58Akr. Manchester 76, Akr. Springfield 55Akr. SVSM 63, Cle. VASJ 59Alliance Marlington 67, Akr. Coventry 34Andover Pym...
February 19th, 2019 updated: February 20th, 2019. |
Roundup: Sectional finals spots secured in girls basketball
Several area teams earned sectional final spots Tuesday night in girls high school basketball.Division IVLCC 63, Ridgemont 46COLDWATER — Lima Ce...
February 19th, 2019 updated: February 20th, 2019. |
Girls basketball: Delphos Jefferson, Crestview win in Division IV
PAULDING – Delphos Jefferson girls head basketball coach Chrissy Billiter wanted to see her young squad do all the little things in Tuesday̵...
February 19th, 2019 updated: February 20th, 2019. |
LIFESTYLE
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 |
Questions arise around ‘Empire’ actor’s incident
Police: Tip that Smollett, 2 brothers together in elevatorCHICAGO — Chicago police are investigating a tip that on the night “Empire”...
February 19th, 2019 |
Sailor in iconic V-J Day Times Square kiss photo dies at 95
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — The ecstatic sailor shown kissing a woman in Times Square celebrating the end of World War II died Sunday. George Mendonsa wa...
February 18th, 2019 |
Births
Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical CenterFeb. 15 — Samantha and Nate Swaney, Spencerville, girl; Sarah Wortman and Douglas John, Van Wert, bo...
February 18th, 2019 |
Black History Month quiz
Let’s put down the silly quizzes for a moment, the ones to find out what dog you are most like or who you were in a past life. Here is a #blackhisto...
February 18th, 2019 updated: February 18th, 2019. |
Connie Sue and H. Dean French
BLUFFTON — Mr. and Mrs. H. Dean French are celebrating 60 years of marriage. A trip out west is planned, and a family celebration will be held a...
February 16th, 2019 |
OPINION
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 |
Letter: Carrier looks out for customer
We just wanted to thank our carrier, Mr. Ronald Reed, who noticed that the plow in American Township had done a number on our mail/paper box so he beg...
February 19th, 2019 |
Letter: What’s truth, what’s fiction?
President Trump cannot tell truth from fiction, and yet his Pocahontas line sticks to a senator who did not even fib. She may have exaggerated to prom...
February 19th, 2019 |
Letter: Payday loan to fix roads
It is now official: The sky is falling and Hades is freezing over. Our new governor has had a revelation that “we can’t borrow anymore mon...
February 19th, 2019 |
Letter: Seggerson column was a delight
Bob Seggerson’s recent article in The Lima News about the passing of Frank Robinson was a good one.Robby was a hero of mine also, especially whe...
February 19th, 2019 |
John Grindrod: A cautionary tale involving my ‘G’ girls
Last month’s column on my use of Garmins and Google Maps to connect my Point A’s to my Point B’s prompted some reactions from reader...
February 19th, 2019 |
BUSINESS
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 |
Smaller refunds surprise early tax filers
LIMA — Those who filed their taxes early have likely encountered an unwelcome surprise: A lower-than-expected refund, or even an unexpected tax ...
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 |
