NEWS

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Young homebuyers scramble as prices rise faster than incomes

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — For millennials looking to buy their first home, the hunt feels like a race against the clock.In the seven years since the...

May 25th, 2019 |  

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David Trinko: More than just a newsroom to me

It’s just a wide-open room, with utilitarian desks set up in pods of four at a time.The walls were covered with maps. Old-school tube television...

May 25th, 2019 |  

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Brewing nostalgia: Apollo 11 anniversary inspires ‘moon’ beers

WAPAKONETA — Budweiser is calling it “beer’s next frontier.” Moeller Brew Barn is calling it “First on the Moon.”T...

May 25th, 2019 |  

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Honoring and healing from the past

LIMA — Lima VFW Post 1275 Commander Butch Brewer joined the post primarily to join the honor guard to memorialize his fallen comrades, but what ...

May 25th, 2019 |  

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Land transfers, May 16-22

The trend of the real estate market in Allen County is shown by the following report, for the week running May 16 through 22. Figures reflect the sell...

May 25th, 2019 |  

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SPORTS

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High school softball: Minster falls to Mechanicsburg in regional final

GREENVILLE — A first-inning grand slam by Mechanicsburg combined with early hitting struggles was too much for Minster to overcome in a Division...

May 25th, 2019 |  

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Rays beat Indians 6-2

CLEVELAND — Charlie Morton struck out a season-high 10 and Ji-Man Choi and Tommy Pham hit two-run homers Saturday night, leading the Tampa Bay R...

May 25th, 2019 |  

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Lima area sports calendar

Each week, The Lima News publishes a calendar of events of local interest. Events should be submitted by noon Wednesday of each week to The Lima News....

May 25th, 2019 |  

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High school track and field: Elida’s Spivey hurdles to state

PIQUA — Last year, Elida’s KeShawn Spivey was just happy to make it to the state track-and-field meet at Ohio State’s Jesse Owens Me...

May 25th, 2019 updated: May 25th, 2019. |  

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Kalida edges out Miller City

DEFIANCE — Playing extra innings against Miller City was nothing new for Kalida, but the way it won the Division IV baseball district championsh...

May 25th, 2019 |  

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Indians scratch out 2 late runs, snap 4-game losing streak

CLEVELAND — Not pretty or polished, but perfect for the Indians.With their confidence sagging, they had to end a season-high losing streak if it...

May 25th, 2019 |  

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MULTIMEDIA - PHOTO STORE

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LIFESTYLE

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Mary and Phillip Trueblood

LIMA — Mr. and Mrs. Phillip Trueblood are celebrating 50 years of marriage with a family vacation to their favorite place, Sanibel Island, Flori...

May 25th, 2019 |  

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Real Life Mama: She knows who she is

Have you ever looked up to your child? No, not like your kid is finally taller than you and you can physically look up to them. I am talking about tru...

May 25th, 2019 |  

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David Trinko: More than just a newsroom to me

It’s just a wide-open room, with utilitarian desks set up in pods of four at a time.The walls were covered with maps. Old-school tube television...

May 25th, 2019 |  

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NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these is legit, even though they were shared wide...

May 25th, 2019 |  

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Get This: Biologists hope derby will curb lake’s salmon overpopulation

CHESUNCOOK, Maine (AP) — A lake in the North Maine Woods area is overpopulated with salmon, and anglers will try to help control the population ...

May 25th, 2019 |  

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Births

Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical CenterMay 21 — Hayley Freytag and Daniel Cheney, boy.May 22 — Jaycee Sampson and Donavan Earl, Ada, ...

May 24th, 2019 |  

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OPINION

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Editorial: Portman, Brown legislation ensures fallen soldiers’ tribute

A Battlefield Cross marker — made up of a helmet, a rifle and a pair of boots — is one of the most powerful tributes that can be paid to s...

May 25th, 2019 |  

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Opinion: A War Widow Reflects on Memorial Day

Saturday morning I got up early to take our son to football practice. At 9:15 there was a knock on the door, and I figured it was a neighbor.But it wa...

May 25th, 2019 |  

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David Trinko: More than just a newsroom to me

It’s just a wide-open room, with utilitarian desks set up in pods of four at a time.The walls were covered with maps. Old-school tube television...

May 25th, 2019 |  

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Cheryl Parson: Summer vacation travel scams

Memorial Day weekend is often considered the kick-off of the summer vacation travel and retail “holiday” season. Our office of the BBB, li...

May 25th, 2019 |  

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Legal-Ease: Grass clippings on roadways

Property owners often blow their grass clippings onto adjacent streets and roads. A problem may arise if or when those grass clippings on the road cau...

May 25th, 2019 |  

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Michael Reagan: The Invasion of America is Not Fake

The Democrats running the House of Representatives have gone insane — and they prove it every day.Despite the conclusions of the Mueller Report,...

May 24th, 2019 |  

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BUSINESS

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Home loan rates

Rates for 30-year and 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages with zero points as of noon, Friday, May 24, 2019:30 YR / 15 YR RATE %First Federal Bank4.00/3.625...

May 25th, 2019 |  

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Legal-Ease: Grass clippings on roadways

Property owners often blow their grass clippings onto adjacent streets and roads. A problem may arise if or when those grass clippings on the road cau...

May 25th, 2019 |  

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ONU College of Law names new dean

ADA — Charles H. Rose III has been selected as Ohio Norther University’s next dean of the Pettit College of Law, starting July 1. Rose is ...

May 24th, 2019 |  

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Farmers delay planting in midst of storms

LIMA — “It’s a dead standstill.”Jim Hefner, like many region farmers, has yet to plant any of his corn and soybean crop this s...

May 23rd, 2019 updated: May 23rd, 2019. |  

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Van Wert’s Dougal selected as publisher of The Lima News

LIMA — A Van Wert native and resident will lead the operations of The Lima News starting June 10.AIM Media Midwest announced Wednesday morning t...

May 23rd, 2019 updated: May 23rd, 2019. |  

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Fat Cat Diner to reopen as ‘Teasers’

LIMA — Fat Cat Diner will reopen this summer as Teasers Diner, a 24-hour American-style restaurant that its new owners hope will compete with Wa...

May 21st, 2019 |  

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STATE NEWS

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Ohio woman’s fire death follows high school graduation dream

April 29 was a milestone day for Chae’Von Bowman.After getting her 11-year-old son off to school, the Madisonville woman drove to Dohn Community...

May 26th, 2019 |  

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Proposal would help parents keep custody of troubled kids

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A legislative proposal would allow Ohio parents to avoid an often heart-breaking decision: giving up custody of troubled c...

May 26th, 2019 |  

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Students are brewing moonshine, and career opportunities

NEW STRAITSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — The smoke from a coal seam fire once obscured the smell of stills in the hollows of southern Perry County near New...

May 25th, 2019 |  

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Superior lab works on ending invasive species in Great Lakes

SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — The University of Wisconsin-Superior is running the only Great Lakes land-based facility that tests the success of technol...

May 25th, 2019 |  

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State abortion bans may hand Democrats a political weapon

WASHINGTON (AP) — A flood of laws banning abortions in Republican-run states has handed Democrats a political weapon heading into next year̵...

May 25th, 2019 |  

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Plan to rescue Ohio’s nuclear plants won’t aid wind, solar

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Adding a new charge on every electricity bill in Ohio would provide a financial rescue to the state’s two struggling n...

May 23rd, 2019 |  

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E-EDITION AND SPECIAL SECTIONS

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