NEWS

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Allen County Board of Developmental Disabilities to meet

LIMA — The Allen County Board of Developmental Disabilities will meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 24, in the board conference room, 2500 Ada Roa...

September 18th, 2019 |  

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St. Mark’s hosting community day

LIMA — St. Mark’s United Methodist Church will host a community day from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 28, at the church, 1110 N. Metc...

September 18th, 2019 |  

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City Council President forum set

LIMA — Lima/Allen County Neighborhoods In Partnership will host a community forum featuring President of Lima City Council candidates Josiah Mat...

September 18th, 2019 |  

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City council debate set at City Club

LIMA — The Lima City Council debate and open forum from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, has moved to the City Club, 144 S. Main St., Lima....

September 18th, 2019 |  

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Community looks forward to President Trump’s visit to Wapakoneta

WAPAKONETA — President Donald Trump’s Sunday visit to Wapakoneta is stirring a great deal of excitement from government officials, busines...

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

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Series of armed robberies keep Lima police officers busy

LIMA — Lima police are investigating a series of armed robberies that occurred throughout the city starting late Sunday and continuing into earl...

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

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SPORTS

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Indians win 15th straight over Tigers with 7-2 victory

CLEVELAND — Adam Plutko pitched six effective innings, rookie Oscar Mercado homered and the Cleveland Indians beat Detroit 7-2 on Tuesday night ...

September 17th, 2019 |  

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Roundup: LCC sets school mark in girls golf

LIMA — The Lima Central Catholic set a school girls golf team record with a 148 total in a Northwest Ohio Girls Golf League tri match Tuesday at...

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

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Temple shuts out LCC

AMERICAN TOWNSHIP — Temple Christian’s Josh Engle was all over the field.He started up front and was a force there.Then, once the Pioneers...

September 17th, 2019 updated: September 18th, 2019. |  

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Elida football coach placed on administrative leave

ELIDA — Elida head football coach William Speller has been placed on administrative leave, Elida Athletic Director David Evans said Monday after...

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

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Wapakoneta ranked fourth in Division III

HIGH SCHOOLFootballCOLUMBUS — Wapakoneta (3-0) is ranked N0. 4 in the Division III in the first Associated Prep Poll released Monday.The Redskin...

September 17th, 2019 |  

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Shawnee holds off St. Marys, 2-1

ST. MARYS - Shawnee grabbed an early lead over St. Marys team and then held off a determined Roughrider squad to post a 2-1 win in a key Western Bucke...

September 17th, 2019 |  

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MULTIMEDIA - PHOTO STORE

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LIFESTYLE

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Yada yada yada: Netflix to air ‘Seinfeld’ starting in 2021

LOS GATOS, Calif. (AP) — Move aside, “Friends” and “The Office.” Netflix now has a new gem — a show about nothing....

September 16th, 2019 |  

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Births

Lima Memorial Health SystemSept. 11 — Amber Nungester and Aundre Austin, Lima, boy.Sept. 13 — Sabrina and David Grubb, Cridersville, girl;...

September 16th, 2019 |  

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Wanted: Reader recipes for Salt

The Lima News is asking readers to submit their favorite recipes for a lifestyle magazine it is publishing. We’re especially interested in recip...

September 15th, 2019 |  

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“It” is tops again; “Hustlers” full of flash at box office

LOS ANGELES (AP) — It wasn’t quite enough to take down Pennywise the clown, but Jennifer Lopez and the scheming strippers of “Hustle...

September 15th, 2019 |  

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Get This: Stinky shoppers unoffended after Mississippi store bans them

GREENWOOD, Miss. (AP) — You stink, stay out!That’s the message from one Mississippi Delta convenience store to workers at a neighboring so...

September 15th, 2019 |  

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Sharon and Sidney Little

LIMA — Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Little Jr. are celebrating 50 years of marriage. A cruise is planned for November.Little and the former Sharon Mann w...

September 14th, 2019 |  

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OPINION

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Editorial: Parental behavior threatens high school sports

Which highly successful high school coach will be the next to say, “I’m done. I’ve had enough of parents.”?Equally as possible...

September 17th, 2019 |  

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John Grindrod: Saving time, almost as important as saving money

Recently, I heard a radio commercial for sheets, and, if I’m to believe the company’s spokesman, there’s something about his company...

September 17th, 2019 |  

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Dr. Jessica Johnson: Religous leaders face challenge with Generation Z

A recently released report by Morning Consult titled “Understanding Gen Z” has a lot of people talking about how post-millennials are begi...

September 16th, 2019 |  

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Letter: Encore show full of laughs

I wish everyone in Lima could have been at Friday’s “The Odd Couple — Female Version” at Encore Theatre. The audience laughed ...

September 16th, 2019 |  

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Letter: Sharing road with cyclists

When I learned my adult daughter had a biking accident, I started asking a lot of questions.First of all, was she OK? Yes, but with a few road rashes....

September 16th, 2019 |  

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BUSINESS

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Fed poised for another rate cut

WASHINGTON — For a second straight time, the Federal Reserve is set to cut interest rates this week to try to protect the economy from the conse...

September 16th, 2019 |  

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Startup Lab plans second small business course

LIMA — The Startup Lab will hold a nine-week small business accelerator course in October to assist aspiring entrepreneurs with their business p...

September 16th, 2019 |  

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49,000 GM workers going on strike

DETROIT (AP) — The United Auto Workers union announced that its roughly 49,000 members at General Motors plants in the U.S. will go on strike Su...

September 14th, 2019 updated: September 15th, 2019. |  

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After 100 years, Cole Motor Sales calls it quits

ADA — It’s been a hard year for Cole Motor Sales. The small-town Ford dealership, which has passed through four generations of the Cole fa...

September 14th, 2019 |  

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7 tips for becoming an ethical shopper

Sustainability, labor conditions, politics and other issues prevalent in the news have left many consumers wondering how to be socially responsible. F...

September 14th, 2019 |  

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STATE NEWS

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Investigators discovered body camera videos taken in Cuyahoga County Jail were deleted, FBI agent testifies

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Investigators who have been probing conditions in the Cuyahoga County Jail for more than 18 months uncovered incidents where b...

September 17th, 2019 |  

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Gov. Mike DeWine says he’s looking into a statewide ban on flavored e-cigarettes

COLUMBUS, Ohio—Following a number of severe illnesses caused by vaping, Gov. Mike DeWine said Tuesday his legal team is looking to see whether h...

September 17th, 2019 |  

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Report: State contracts laundered through shell company

COLUMBUS, Ohio — More than $12 million from state contracts was laundered through a shell company to improperly enrich a pair or related compani...

September 17th, 2019 |  

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Can Purdue Pharma’s opioid settlement win judge’s approval?

BOSTON — OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma has embarked on a multibillion-dollar plan to settle thousands of lawsuits over the nation’s deadly...

September 16th, 2019 |  

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4th Democratic presidential debate set for Otterbein University in central Ohio

The fourth debate among Democratic presidential candidates will be held at Otterbein University in Westerville.The Democratic National Committee made ...

September 13th, 2019 |  

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Black Cleveland EMS captains say commissioner, city discriminates when scheduling shifts

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Five black Cleveland Emergency Medical Services captains sued the city and its EMS commissioner Thursday, claiming they faced ...

September 13th, 2019 |  

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E-EDITION AND SPECIAL SECTIONS

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