NEWS

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Duo promoting Lima at MPI MidAmerica conference

LEXINGTON, Ky. — Sharree Brenneman-Reehling, of Visit Greater Lima, and Jessica Logan, of Howard Johnson-Lima, will be representing and promotin...

February 22nd, 2019 |  

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Veterans honored with breakfast in Leipsic

LEIPSIC — Veterans were served a free breakfast Friday at The Meadows of Leipsic to honor them for their service and sacrifice to their country....

February 22nd, 2019 |  

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Equestrian Therapy Program holding volunteer orientation and training

CRIDERSVILLE — The Equestrian Therapy Program is holding a volunteer orientation and training session from 9 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday, March 2, at...

February 22nd, 2019 |  

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Lima man arraigned in shooting death, but not for murder

LIMA — A man taken into custody last month following the shooting death of Lima resident Anthony Bankston was arraigned in Allen County Common P...

February 22nd, 2019 |  

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Edward Jones named a ‘Top Place to Work’

LIMA — Edward Jones made Fortune’s “100 Best Companies to Work For” list, coming in at No. 7.The list was compiled with the he...

February 22nd, 2019 |  

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Faulkner named Citizens National Bank president

BLUFFTON — Citizens National Bank’s board of directors on Tuesday named Eric Faulkner as CNB’s new bank president.Faulkner is now th...

February 22nd, 2019 |  

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SPORTS

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Boys basketball: Ottawa-Glandorf beats Elida for WBL clean sweep

ELIDA — It’s usually a nice gesture to share.However, when it comes to winning a league title, Ottawa-Glandorf wasn’t planning on be...

February 23rd, 2019 |  

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Patriots owner Kraft accused of soliciating prostitution in Florida

JUPITER, Fla. — Robert Kraft, the billionaire owner of the New England Patriots, faces charges of soliciting a prostitute after he was twice vid...

February 23rd, 2019 |  

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Bowling: 3 from WBL advance out of Division I girls district

LIMA — Celina, Wapakoneta and Shawnee of the Western Buckeye League each advanced from Friday night’s Division I girls bowling sectional h...

February 23rd, 2019 |  

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Live high school basketball scoreboard

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February 22nd, 2019 updated: February 22nd, 2019. |  

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Robins visible in Ohio during winter

Some people have gotten excited over seeing robins recently — some in small flocks of 10 or 20 birds — and thinking this is a sign of spri...

February 22nd, 2019 updated: February 22nd, 2019. |  

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Fight dreams have no age limit

For University of Northwestern Ohio sophomore Neil Parsons, the night before his first amateur boxing match last October, included some pre-fight jitt...

February 21st, 2019 |  

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MULTIMEDIA - PHOTO STORE

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LIFESTYLE

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ArtSpace, Kewpee honoring young artists

LIMA — High school art is not just a requirement for some area high school students.The 31st annual Kewpee High School Art Invitational on displ...

February 21st, 2019 |  

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“Cold Pursuit” – R

The Story“When you’re on the same road every day,” says Nelson Coxman (Liam Neeson), “you don’t think about it. I was lu...

February 21st, 2019 |  

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Births

Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical CenterFeb. 20 — Courtnie and Jordon Gudakunst, Grover Hill, girl; Ashley and Paul Mackenbach, St. Marys, g...

February 21st, 2019 |  

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Police: ‘Empire’ actor staged attack to ‘promote his career’

CHICAGO — “Empire” actor Jussie Smollett staged a racist, anti-gay attack on himself because he was unhappy about his salary and wan...

February 21st, 2019 |  

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Births

Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical CenterFeb. 19 — Desma Chesbro and Philip D. Raines, Van Wert, boy; Aleva and Chad Niemeyer, Wapakoneta, bo...

February 20th, 2019 |  

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Chris Stapleton, Dan + Shay lead ACM nominations

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Chris Stapleton and Dan + Shay lead the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards with six nominations each while Grammy album of ...

February 20th, 2019 |  

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OPINION

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Chris Erskine: Torn between places where he belongs

I try to do the right thing, but I don’t let the concept consume me. Nor should you. Hence, a night of Midwestern sushi.My hometown of Chicago s...

February 22nd, 2019 |  

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Letter: Dems worse than snakes

I agreed with almost everything Phillip Sellati wrote about Democrats until he compared them to snakes.Democrats are more dangerous than snakes as the...

February 21st, 2019 updated: February 21st, 2019. |  

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George Will: Republicans who abide Trump’s trashing of the Constitution should be expelled from public life

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — America’s most improbably popular governor, a Republican beginning his second term in perhaps the bluest state, resembles...

February 21st, 2019 |  

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Kathleen Parker: Our political identity needs to be American first

There’s identity — and then there’s identity politics. The difference between them may well be the crux of our next presidential ele...

February 21st, 2019 |  

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Lori Borgman: We said, ‘I do,’ they said we didn’t

I have to provide an official copy of our marriage certificate to the Indiana BMV to get the security clearance driver’s license. After waiting ...

February 21st, 2019 |  

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Letter: Smart meters can cause fires

We’ve all heard about the health hazards of smart meters. Now we’re going to hear about the fire hazards. You see, smart meters can burn y...

February 21st, 2019 |  

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BUSINESS

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Faulkner named Citizens National Bank president

BLUFFTON — Citizens National Bank’s board of directors on Tuesday named Eric Faulkner as CNB’s new bank president.Faulkner is now th...

February 22nd, 2019 |  

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New doctor joins St. Rita’s neuroscience center

LIMA — Mercy Health–St. Rita’s welcomed Dr. Edwin Capulong to its staff at Mercy Health–St. Rita’s Neuroscience & Re...

February 22nd, 2019 |  

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Lima recognized for financial reporting

LIMA — The City of Lima received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance Officers Associa...

February 22nd, 2019 |  

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Land transfers, Feb. 14-20

The trend of the real estate market in Allen County is shown by the following report, for the week running Feb. 14 through Feb. 20. Figures reflect th...

February 22nd, 2019 |  

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Bell retires from YMCA after 36 years

LIMA — Alicia Bell, long-time sports director of the Lima Family YMCA, is retiring after 36 years with the organization.To celebrate her career ...

February 22nd, 2019 |  

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STATE NEWS

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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 |  

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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 |  

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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 |  

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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 |  

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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 |  

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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 |  

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E-EDITION AND SPECIAL SECTIONS

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