BREAKING NEWS

Today’s latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic

• COVID-19 cases, deathsAllen County: Cases: 211. Deaths: 32. Updated 2 p.m. 5/30/20Auglaize County: Cases: 73. Deaths: 3. Updated: 2 p.m. 5/30/...

May 30th, 2020 |

NEWS

9:45 pm |

Anger swallows Columbus

7:49 pm |

Hemp vs. pot: $1 million later, problems still exist

7:40 pm |

Ohio rejected 5,500 ballots

6:40 pm |

Lima sees peaceful protest

5:55 pm |

County Fairs have a roadmap to opening

4:21 pm |

Astronauts in space for first time in 9 years

Nominations being accepted for Natural Resources Hall of Fame

COLUMBUS — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources is now accepting nominations for the Ohio Natural Resources Hall of Fame.For more than 50 ye...

May 30th, 2020 |

David Trinko: An introvert celebrates social distancing

Everyone should be 6 feet apart? Don’t touch other people? You don’t have to shake hands?It turns out I’ve been practicing social di...

May 30th, 2020 |

DeWine regrets not addressing Floyd killing sooner

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Admonishing himself for not addressing the death of George Floyd sooner, Gov. Mike DeWine acknowledged the pain and anger felt ...

May 30th, 2020 |

COLUMBUS, Ohio — U.S. Rep Joyce Beatty, Franklin County Commissioner Kevin Boyce Columbus City Council President Shannon Hardin were among those...

May 30th, 2020 |

Today’s latest updates on the coronavirus pandemic

• COVID-19 cases, deathsAllen County: Cases: 211. Deaths: 32. Updated 2 p.m. 5/30/20Auglaize County: Cases: 73. Deaths: 3. Updated: 2 p.m. 5/30/...

May 30th, 2020 |

SPORTS

9:39 pm |

NASCAR: Charlotte run buoys Stenhouse

9:30 pm
Updated: 9:48 pm. |

Lima area golf course capsules

9:29 pm |

Hershiser remains estranged from Bowling Green State University

Golf plays through pandemic

The rules of golf remain unchanged. But the rules golf courses must follow have changed dramatically in response to the coronavirus pandemic.The pande...

May 30th, 2020 updated: May 30th, 2020. |

Lima Warriors call off season

LIMA — The Lima Warriors semi-professional football team has called off its 2020 season due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Warriors plan to retur...

May 29th, 2020 updated: May 30th, 2020. |

Switch should benefit Ohio State’s Browning

COLUMBUS — Baron Browning is one of two defensive five-stars left from Ohio State football’s No. 2 rated 2017 recruiting class.Browning ca...

May 29th, 2020 updated: May 29th, 2020. |

Lima area sports calendar

Note: Events may be canceled due to coronavirus outbreak. Each week, The Lima News publishes a calendar of events of local interest. Events should be ...

May 29th, 2020 |

Alleged wildlife violations are disturbing

Three alleged incidents of cruelty to wildlife are troubling.One occurred in Ohio and the others in Michigan and Pennsylvania. Two of the alleged viol...

May 29th, 2020 |

NCAA works to bring athletes back to campus

The NCAA released a long and detailed plan Friday to help schools bring back athletes to campus during a pandemic.While schools will need to have test...

May 29th, 2020 |

MULTIMEDIA - PHOTO STORE

LIFESTYLE

7:00 pm |

Brenda and Anthony Wilkerson

7:00 pm |

Festival season: A guide to summer events

7:00 pm |

Real Life Mama: Feeling neighborly

Brenda and Anthony Wilkerson

LIMA — Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Wilkerson are celebrating 30 years of marriage.Wilkerson and the former Brenda Jennings were married May 26, 1990, a...

May 30th, 2020 |

David Trinko: An introvert celebrates social distancing

Everyone should be 6 feet apart? Don’t touch other people? You don’t have to shake hands?It turns out I’ve been practicing social di...

May 30th, 2020 |

Lima Public Library Book Reviews

FictionThe American Fiancée by Eric DupontOver the course of the 20th century, three generations of the Lamontagnes will weather love, passion, j...

May 30th, 2020 |

Births

Lima Memorial Health SystemMay 20 — Courtney and Chris Huffer, Lima, boy.May 21 — Kelsey Lutz, Kenton, boy; Kailynn Matthews, St. Marys, b...

May 29th, 2020 |

On Lady Gaga’s new ‘Chromatica’ album, a star is reborn on the dance floor

Lady Gaga released her new album, “Chromatica,” on Thursday night, marking a pronounced return to the sleek dance-pop sound that made her ...

May 29th, 2020 |

Get This: Snake interrupts New Mexico elementary school Zoom lesson

LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico elementary school teacher on Zoom with students had a lesson interrupted thanks to an uninvited guest: a bu...

May 29th, 2020 |

OPINION

8:00 pm |

Leonard Pitts Jr.: A message only a president can send

6:05 pm |

Commentary: White people need to speak out against senseless killings of black people

4:00 pm |

David Trinko: An introvert celebrates social distancing

Column: A GOP smackdown at Ohio Statehouse?

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Freshman state Rep. Jon Cross, a Republican from Kenton, wanted to make one thing clear just before Memorial Day.“I’...

May 30th, 2020 |

William King column: We are all duty-bound to remember our fallen

For many Americans, Memorial Day marked the start of summer. It is a well-earned day off – a day to spend precious time with friends and family ...

May 30th, 2020 |

Legal-Ease: Standards for government agents other than law enforcement

Last week presented us with one of the starkest contrasts in the actions of government agents in recent memory. In Minnesota, a man was suffocated to ...

May 30th, 2020 |

Ken Pollitz: If the script fits, wear it

Actor Daniel Craig, of James Bond fame, is quoted as having once said, “Good scripts are hard to find.” Without any permission from this ...

May 29th, 2020 |

Timothy L. O’Brien: Twitter has little to fear from Trump

Donald Trump was at the steering wheel as we drove through the rain together on a New Jersey highway in 2005. He had recently considered taking the st...

May 29th, 2020 |

BUSINESS

10:30 am |

Land transfers, May 21-27

10:20 am |

IAC recognizes Bluffton Hospital, Cardiopulmonary

10:19 am |

Schroeder reelected to AgCredit’s board of directors

Home loan rates

Rates for 30-year and 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages with zero points as of noon, Friday, May 22, 2020:30 YR / 15 YR RATE %State Bank3.00/2.50%Superior...

May 30th, 2020 |

Legal-Ease: Standards for government agents other than law enforcement

Last week presented us with one of the starkest contrasts in the actions of government agents in recent memory. In Minnesota, a man was suffocated to ...

May 30th, 2020 |