Latest Updates
- Minster Parkinson’s exercise group meets - 12:00 pm
- Proposed Ohio amendment would limit vaccine mandates - 11:27 am
- Quarry Farm to present ‘Underwater Life in Our Watershed’ - 11:00 am
- Free blood pressure screenings in Celina - 10:00 am
- Lima Municipal Court records - 9:35 am
- Therapy dog will visit Bluffton library - 9:00 am
- Second person charged in Wapak 911 incident - 4:48 am updated: 4:50 am.
- Putnam recorder dies while in office - 4:46 am updated: 4:50 am.
- Subway to offer free sandwiches Tuesday - 4:45 am updated: 4:51 am.
- Vance to police: How can we solve issues? - 4:44 am updated: 12:01 pm.
- Suspect contemplated second shooting - 4:43 am updated: 4:51 am.
- Elida receives state funding for wastewater improvement - 5:40 pm
- Second-half taxes due Friday - 5:37 pm
- Zink appointed District Deputy for BPO Elks - 5:36 pm
- Featured events coming up in the Lima region - 5:00 pm
- Keep your clothes - 4:46 pm
- Making Play-Doh at OSU-Lima - 4:15 pm
- Births - 3:45 pm
- City of Lima prepares to issue Neighborhood Impact grants - 3:03 pm
- Children Services to host Fostering the Future - 2:32 pm
- Police calls - 2:01 pm
- LACNIP raising funds for garden programs - 1:24 pm
- Top country acts slated for Country Concert 2022 - 1:03 pm updated: 10:32 am.
- Activate Allen County to hold block party - 12:49 pm
- Barrel racers to vie for world championships - 12:30 pm updated: 10:32 am.
NEWS

Second person charged in Wapak 911 incident
WAPAKONETA — A Wapakoneta woman seeking medical help for a head injury was charged with obstructing official business and resisting arrest after...
July 7th, 2022 updated: July 7th, 2022. |

Putnam recorder dies while in office
GILBOA — Putnam County Recorder Lori Rayle died Sunday evening at the age of 61, less than two years into her term in office.Rayle took office l...
July 7th, 2022 updated: July 7th, 2022. |

Subway to offer free sandwiches Tuesday
LIMA — For the first time in its nearly 60-year history, Subway is changing its menu substantially, and it is giving customers the chance to che...
July 7th, 2022 updated: July 7th, 2022. |

Vance to police: How can we solve issues?
OTTAWA — Republican Senate candidate JD Vance visited Ottawa on Wednesday to discuss with police the ongoing challenges the officers face in the...
July 7th, 2022 updated: July 7th, 2022. |

Suspect contemplated second shooting
HIGHLAND PARK, Ill. — The man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade confessed to police that he unleashed a hail of bu...
July 7th, 2022 updated: July 7th, 2022. |

Elida receives state funding for wastewater improvement
ELIDA — The Village of Elida will work to upgrade its existing wastewater treatment facility, turning down a proposal it had previously consider...
July 6th, 2022 |
SPORTS

Star Spangled Spectacular 5K
LIMA – Former Lima Central Catholic standout distance runner Emily Sreenan is very familiar with Faurot Park and the surrounding area.Sreenan, w...
July 4th, 2022 updated: July 4th, 2022. |

Djokovic wins; another upset in women’s singles at Wimbledon
WIMBLEDON, England (AP) — Novak Djokovic put his game into another gear to beat both an unexpectedly tough opponent and a pending curfew at the ...
July 3rd, 2022 |

McKenzie limits Yankees to one hit in 7 innings, Guardians win 2-0
CLEVELAND (AP) — Triston McKenzie shut down New York’s big-bashing lineup over seven superb innings in a combined one-hitter and closer Em...
July 3rd, 2022 |

A view from LA: USC had outgrown the Pac-12
LOS ANGELES — Every football Saturday could feel like a Rose Bowl.USC visits Michigan one week, Ohio State comes to UCLA the next week, are you ...
July 3rd, 2022 |

Reds break GABP losing streak with late-innings surge.
CINCINNATI (AP) — Albert Almora Jr. slapped a bases-loaded single past a drawn-in infield in the ninth to give the Cincinnati Reds a 4-3 win ove...
July 3rd, 2022 |

It was family day for Mid-Ohio winner McLaughlin
LEXINGTON (AP) — Scott McLaughlin on Sunday picked up his second career IndyCar victory, which may go down as one of the most special wins of hi...
July 3rd, 2022 |
LIFESTYLE

Top country acts slated for Country Concert 2022
FORT LORAMIE — In 2021, over 78,000 fans packed Fort Loramie’s three-day Country Concert. Fans spend roughly $17 million on tickets, hotel...
July 6th, 2022 updated: July 7th, 2022. |

Barrel racers to vie for world championships
LIMA — Riders rush from the gate, pushing their horses as fast as possible around three laser-sighted barrels. For those who have never been to ...
July 6th, 2022 updated: July 7th, 2022. |

Reminisce: History under our feet at Ohio Caverns
WEST LIBERTY – August marks the 125th anniversary of the discovery of Ohio Caverns, the popular destination in Champaign County that has offered...
July 5th, 2022 |

Music critic wears hearing protection at shows — you should, too
MINNEAPOLIS — After enduring three consecutive nights next to Ted Nugent’s giant stack of Marshall amplifiers, I received a gift from the ...
July 5th, 2022 |

Births
Lima Memorial Health SystemJune 30 — Kayla Davis and Jurze’e Banks, Lima, boy.July 1 — Jennifer Evans and Okley Nutt, St. Marys, gi...
July 3rd, 2022 |

Lima Public Library Book Reviews
FICTIONOn the Oregon Trail by Robert Vaughan When 16-year-old Matt Logan and his friend Danny Duggan run away from an orphanage, they go west. There, ...
July 3rd, 2022 |
OPINION

Today’s editorial cartoons
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July 6th, 2022 |

Letter: Grateful for kindness of stranger at Meijer
My wife sent me to Meijer to get a couple of cantaloupes because they were two for $5 and some romaine lettuce. I just happened to get behind a lady a...
July 5th, 2022 |

Letter: Extremists must be taken out of power
Extremists on the Supreme Court have taken privacy rights away from women. Brace yourself for their next move against personal rights. Clarence Thomas...
July 5th, 2022 |

Letter: Don’t use Bible to defend limiting women’s rights
In reply to my critics who are offended by my stance toward womanhood and use quotes like the prophet Jeremiah, “I knew you before you were born...
July 5th, 2022 |

Letter: Manchester deserves your vote for statehouse
Susan Manchester is my choice for the State representative of Ohio’s 84th District.She has experience in the statehouse, serving as a representa...
July 5th, 2022 |

Holy Cow! History: Was Sylvester Graham Crackers?
History is filled with an amazing panoply of people. There are heroes and villains, saints and scoundrels, not to mention a healthy smattering of kook...
July 5th, 2022 |
BUSINESS

Legal-Ease: Defensive driving principles in the law
Defensive driving encourages each vehicle driver to avoid accidents, even if the avoidable accident would be the other driver’s fault. The idea ...
July 2nd, 2022 |

Companies say they’ll help employees access abortion. Are they serious about it?
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe vs. Wade, a wide swath of corporate America came out with a message for its workforce: We will pay to help you ...
July 2nd, 2022 |

Aspen a spacious and durable log house plan
EUGENE, ORE. – Rustic logs frame the Aspen, a spacious vacation retreat designed to maximize appreciation of the outdoors. Windows, stacked two ...
July 2nd, 2022 |

Reghan Winkler: Reducing robocalls
OK, raise your hand if you think you’ve received a scam phone call or text this past week. If you raised your hand, you’re probably right....
July 2nd, 2022 |

Land transfers, June 23-29
The trend of the real estate market in Allen County is shown by the following report, for the week running June 23 through 29. This week’s listi...
July 2nd, 2022 |

Campos graduates from police officer academy
PIQUA — Edison State Community College’s Peace Officer Academy honored 13 students with a graduation ceremony on June 21, 2022, following ...
June 30th, 2022 |
STATE NEWS

Proposed Ohio amendment would limit vaccine mandates
COLUMBUS (AP) — A proposed amendment to the Ohio Constitution that would limit vaccine mandates imposed by businesses, health care providers and...
July 7th, 2022 |

What are Ohioans’ options under new abortion restrictions?
With Ohio’s handful of abortion clinics severely restricted and potentially threatened with closure, options for people seeking to end their pre...
July 3rd, 2022 |

Rent shock: Residents reeling from double-digit hikes in Dayton region
DAYTON — Alan Limke knew that rent for his Dayton apartment would be going up in September, but instead of just the 3% boost specified in his le...
July 3rd, 2022 |

Akron police release body cam footage of fatal police shooting of Jayland Walker
AKRON - Akron Mayor Dan Horrigan and the Akron police today are holding a news conference Firestone Park Community center in Akron, not far from the p...
July 3rd, 2022 |

DeWine announces over $42.1 Million in demolition funding for Ohio communities
COLUMBUS — Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted awarded over $42.1 million in grant funding to help communities in nearly every Ohio...
July 3rd, 2022 updated: July 3rd, 2022. |

Prosecutor: Man sentenced on gun charge in officer shooting
CINCINNATI — Federal prosecutors say a hunter has been sentenced to just under a decade in prison for illegal possession of a weapon used to sho...
July 2nd, 2022 |