NEWS

11:00 am |

“Say No to Heroin” walk slated

10:45 am |

Earth Day celebration planned at Faurot Park

10:30 am |

America about to see Mueller report; Barr gets in first word

10:15 am |

Logan Ross album release party slated at The Meeting Place

10:00 am |

Mom to mom sale scheduled at Putnam County Fairgrounds

9:47 am |

Trinity United Methodist hosting fry pie sale

Church presenting ‘The Seven Last Words of Jesus’

LIMA — St. Paul A.M.E. Church will present “The Seven Last Words of Jesus” at 6 p.m. Friday, April 19, at the church, 1103 W. Spring...

April 18th, 2019 |

Delphos Jefferson presenting ‘The Boyfriend’

DELPHOS — Delphos Jefferson High School will present the musical “The Boyfriend” Friday, April 26 and Saturday, April 27 at the high...

April 18th, 2019 |

Josh Melton performing at Ohio Theatre

LIMA — Josh Melton with Nashville Crush will perform beginning at 8 p.m. Friday, April 19, at the Ohio Theatre, 122 W. North St., Lima.No ticket...

April 18th, 2019 |

Bath Community United Methodist hosting Blessing of the Bikes

LIMA — Bath Community United Methodist Church will host Blessing of the Bikes at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, April 27, at the church, 2760 E. Bluelick ...

April 18th, 2019 |

Get This: Man made bomb threat to get girlfriend off work, police say

LOVINGTON, N.M. (AP) — A New Mexico man is facing charges after police say he made a bomb threat to a Family Dollar so his girlfriend could get ...

April 18th, 2019 |

Lima police investigating Saturday morning brawl at pub

LIMA — Lima police are investigating a fight at a Spencerville Road restaurant and bar Saturday evening that left a Lima man severely injured.Ac...

April 18th, 2019 updated: April 18th, 2019. |

SPORTS

7:41 pm |

Dodgers power past Reds

10:12 pm
Updated: 9:59 am. |

Celina edges Bath

10:12 pm |

Ovechkin punch puts Carolina rookie into concussion protocol

Sweep! NHL-best Lightning ousted in record speed by Columbus

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Tampa Bay Lightning ended up on the wrong side of NHL history, getting swept in the first round of the playoffs after ...

April 16th, 2019 |

Area Roundup: Philpot fans 12 in Paulding win

HIGH SCHOOLBaseballPaulding 2, Allen East 1PAULDING — Paulding’s Westen Philpot scattered three hits over seven innings of work while stri...

April 16th, 2019 |

Titan tennis continues to roll

OTTAWA – The Ottawa-Glandorf boys tennis team was coming off a title in the Van Wert Invitational when they hosted Wapakoneta Monday night at th...

April 15th, 2019 updated: April 16th, 2019. |

What can I say…

This has been an incredible season on the lanes.It has been loaded with so many events and stories and even added stories created within my own mind. ...

April 15th, 2019 |

Cherono sprints to win

BOSTON (AP) — The two-time Boston Marathon champion turned onto Boylston Street with a sliver of a lead, leaning in front of two others with the...

April 15th, 2019 |

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LIFESTYLE

7:00 pm |

Quinn on Nutrition: Living with one kidney

6:00 pm |

Monty Python celebrate ‘Life of Brian,’ honor ailing Jones

3:34 pm |

Births

Christopher Stark Wood

LIMA — It was April 1824, and Christopher Stark Wood was on the move.Wood was always on the move; had been since picking up his Kentucky long ri...

April 17th, 2019 updated: April 17th, 2019. |

Births

Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical CenterApril 15 — Amanda Custer and Kyle Moonen, Lima, girl; Alexia Makin and Parker Roach, Lima, girl; Lea...

April 16th, 2019 |

Pulitzers given to Aretha Franklin, author Richard Powers

NEW YORK — Aretha Franklin received an honorary Pulitzer Prize on Monday, as judges praised the Queen of Soul “for her indelible contribut...

April 16th, 2019 |

Births

Lima Memorial Health SystemApril 12 — Courtney Bartz, Van Wert, girl; Windy Bennett and Larry Shoemaker Jr., Lima, girl; Heather and Tony Swine...

April 15th, 2019 |

HBO looks beyond ‘Game of Thrones,’ maybe back to a prequel

LOS ANGELES — When the last drop — or gallon — of blood is shed and an exultant victor has ascended to the Iron Throne, viewers may ...

April 15th, 2019 |

Aretha Franklin’s gospel film finally arrives

Music annals tell us about legendary lost projects that got released long after the fact.The Beach Boys’ “Smile.” Bob Dylan’s ...

April 14th, 2019 |

OPINION

9:00 pm |

Columbus Dispatch: Transparency the best prescription for lower Medicaid drug costs

8:00 pm |

George Will: The electric-vehicle tax credit should be taken off the road

7:00 pm |

Letter: Bus service provides need

Ana Veciana-Suarez: Technology has made us trade our privacy for convenience

For a while now The Hubby and I have been debating the purchase of a voice-activated smart speaker, not because we need it but because so many people ...

April 17th, 2019 |

Llewellyn King: Can You Mourn a Building? Yes, If It’s Notre Dame

Can one mourn a building, cry for it as one weeps for a loved one? Yes, if this loved one is Notre Dame Cathedral.I am mourning after the fire that gu...

April 16th, 2019 |

Letter: Vote to help your neighbor

In Scripture we hear of a time when Jesus was asked, “What must I do to inherit eternal life?” The response was, “Love the Lord your...

April 16th, 2019 |

Letter: Bath fire levy makes sense

I am writing to show my support for the Bath Township Fire Department Renewal Levy on May 7. This is a renewal levy, which means no additional taxes t...

April 16th, 2019 |

Editorial: Marsy’s Law’ careening toward collision with US Constitution

An iron curtain of secrecy has fallen between the people of Florida and the government that’s supposed to keep them safe from crime. The new con...

April 16th, 2019 |

John Grindrod: Watch for that advertising sleight of hand

Back in my days of hanging around elementary gyms when my kiddos were wearing the red and gold of the St. Charles Redwings during the CYO portion of t...

April 16th, 2019 |

BUSINESS

8:53 am
Updated: 8:54 am. |

Ohio’s milking business going dry

5:07 pm |

Unions urge Democrats to focus on kitchen table economics

4:00 pm |

First National Bank marks 100-year anniversary

Farming for the next generation

WAYNESFIELD — Brothers Lee and Brandon Turner are springing into their first fiscal year operating Scioto Prairie Farms in Auglaize County. Alth...

April 13th, 2019 |

Mercer County farmer brings concerns to Capitol Hill

WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 100 Ohio Farm Bureau members, many of them farmers, visited Capitol Hill to speak with their district representativ...

April 13th, 2019 |

Land transfers, April 4-10

The trend of the real estate market in Allen County is shown by the following report, for the week running April 4 through April 10. Figures reflect t...

April 13th, 2019 |

Cheryl Parson: Spring scams popping up like weeds

It’s spring! Inevitably, with spring comes crabgrass and dandelions. There is something else that sprouts up every spring just as regularly and ...

April 13th, 2019 |

Home loan rates

Rates for 30-year and 15-year, fixed-rate mortgages with zero points as of noon, Friday, April 12, 2019:30 YR / 15 YR RATE %First Federal Bank4.125 / ...

April 13th, 2019 |