NEWS

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County-owned vehicle stolen from fairgrounds; public’s help sought

LIMA — Investigators with the Allen County Sheriff’s Office are seeking the public’s help in obtaining information surrounding the d...

April 24th, 2019 |  

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Wapakoneta library hosting evening story time

WAPAKONETA — Evening story time will be at 6:30 p.m. May 2 and 16 at the Wapakoneta library, 203 S. Perry St., Wapakoneta.Story time will includ...

April 24th, 2019 |  

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Ford invests $500 million in Rivian, an electric truck startup in Michigan

DETROIT — Ford Motor Co., maker of the best-selling F-Series pickup trucks, announced early Wednesday that it’s investing $500 million in ...

April 24th, 2019 |  

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Kohli named outstanding Alumnus at Rhodes State

LIMA — Rhodes State College will honor Cathy L. Kohli as an Outstanding Alumni coming up on May 4 at commencement exercises at the Veterans Memo...

April 24th, 2019 |  

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Van Wert Civic Theatre presenting ‘Little Shop of Horrors’

VAN WERT — The Van Wert Civic Theatre will present “Little Shop of Horrors” at 8 p.m. May 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, 11 and 2 p.m. May 5 and 12...

April 24th, 2019 |  

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Wapakoneta library showing ‘From the Earth to the Moon’ mini-series

WAPAKONETA — The Wapakoneta library will have a weekly showing of the HBO mini-series “From the Earth to the Moon” starring Tom Hank...

April 24th, 2019 |  

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SPORTS

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Roundup: Ottawa-Glandorf remains unbeaten in boys tennis

OTTAWA — Singles players Carter Welch, Parker Schomaeker and Colin Welch and the doubles teams of Drew Kuhlman and Kamron Maag and Nolan Unterbr...

April 23rd, 2019 updated: April 24th, 2019. |  

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Morgan Twining excels on and off the lanes

I had the occasion recently to stroll into Lima Senior High for an event. I noticed the senior athlete photo on the wall of multi-sport star Morgan Tw...

April 22nd, 2019 |  

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Crestview pulls away from LCC

LIMA – With a young baseball team, inconsistency usually becomes an issue.Both Lima Central Catholic and Crestview have battled this issue the f...

April 22nd, 2019 |  

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Paulding’s Egnor fans 15 in win

HIGH SCHOOLBaseballPaulding 5, Ada 0PAULDING — Paulding’s Kolson Egnor scattered six hits over seven innings while striking out 15 and wal...

April 22nd, 2019 |  

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Donaldson homers twice, Braves rout Indians 11-5

CLEVELAND (AP) — Josh Donaldson had two homers and four RBIs, Freddie Freeman added three hits and the Atlanta Braves pounded Cleveland’s ...

April 21st, 2019 |  

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SAN DIEGO (AP) — It had been a week since the San Diego Padres had a lead and slightly longer since they’d won a game.Austin Hedges homere...

April 21st, 2019 |  

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MULTIMEDIA - PHOTO STORE

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LIFESTYLE

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Sheryl Crow records ‘Redemption Day’ with Johnny Cash vocals

HENDERSONVILLE, Tenn. — Sheryl Crow has released a political and spiritual song about war featuring vocals from the late Johnny Cash that will b...

April 23rd, 2019 |  

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Luke Perry’s final ‘Riverdale’ episode will air this week

Fans of “Riverdale” will say goodbye to Luke Perry’s character this week.Roberto Aguirre Sacasa, the creator of the hit show, announ...

April 22nd, 2019 |  

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Errant text message leads to kidney

ST. LOUIS — They wait behind curtains just a couple of hospital beds away from each other, a 59-year-old woman needing a kidney and a 30-year-ol...

April 22nd, 2019 |  

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Births

Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical CenterApril 19 — Heather and Christopher Brim, Kenton, girl.April 21 — Kerrigan Besse and Michael ...

April 22nd, 2019 |  

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‘The Curse of La Llorona’ reigns over weekend box office

LOS ANGELES — “The Curse of La Llorona” brought good fortune at the box office.The Warner Bros. horror film based on a Mexican legen...

April 21st, 2019 |  

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Five generations: Burklo family

Five generations of the Burklo family gathered recently: Beth Castle, Kristina Quigley, Joseph Quigley, Georgiana Quigley, Jackson Burklo and Elliot Q...

April 20th, 2019 |  

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OPINION

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Column: Mueller report: How not to obstruct justice

There are many ways to understand special counsel Robert Mueller’s long-anticipated report.It confirms, for anyone left doubting, that Russia di...

April 22nd, 2019 |  

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Letter: RTA steps up to help schools

Elida Schools is thankful to have the Allen County RTA as a partner in the transportation of students to/from school every day.RTA helps to fill the v...

April 22nd, 2019 |  

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Letter: OK for GOP, not Dems

Has anyone noticed that U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan is no longer concerned about the national deficit? He criticized President Obama daily about the national...

April 22nd, 2019 |  

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Barton Goldsmith: Learn to control your worry

I don’t want to go all Zen on you, but the simple fact is that when our lives are in balance, we just feel better, get more done, and enjoy the ...

April 22nd, 2019 |  

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Column: Four reasons I’m backing RTA

I am supporting the RTA Levy for four very important reasons:• The late Alma Smith, and countless of other people like her who live and work in ...

April 21st, 2019 |  

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BUSINESS

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Employers recognized for workplace safety

COLUMBUS — Forty-nine area employers were recognized by Gov. Mike DeWine and the Ohio Bureau of Workers Compensation for going one year without ...

April 20th, 2019 |  

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Liz Weston: 5 travel rewards myths that could cost you

Twenty-four years ago, I knew so little about travel rewards that I took an around-the-world trip without signing up for a single frequent traveler pr...

April 20th, 2019 |  

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Sears sues ex-CEO

CHICAGO — Sears Holdings Corp. has filed a lawsuit against its former chairman and CEO, Edward Lampert, and his hedge fund, claiming they wrongl...

April 20th, 2019 |  

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MHCO employees nominated for STAR awards

ST. MARYS — Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio employees were nominated for LeadingAge Ohio STAR Awards.Those employees include Sandi Schaublin,...

April 20th, 2019 |  

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Real Living CCR agents win agency awards

LIMA — Real Living CCR agents were recognized for their work in 2018.Greg Stolly and Lisa Wenger were each awarded the real estate agency’...

April 20th, 2019 |  

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Ask your folks about their financial plans

Parents are often more than happy to offer financial advice to their kids. They like to feel needed and want to make sure you’re on solid financ...

April 20th, 2019 |  

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STATE NEWS

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US expands probe into air bag failures to 12.3M vehicles

DETROIT (AP) — U.S. auto safety regulators have expanded an investigation into malfunctioning air bag controls to include 12.3 million vehicles ...

April 23rd, 2019 |  

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Hospital settles 3 lawsuits in excessive dose claims

COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Ohio hospital system where an intensive care doctor is accused of ordering excessive doses of painkillers for dozens o...

April 23rd, 2019 |  

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Carts help disabled Ohio dogs stay mobile

GALION — John Lizotte approached the makeshift pen with caution because the German shepherd was in full-on guard-dog mode, his deep-throated bar...

April 21st, 2019 |  

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Proposed law requires Ohioans be at least 16½ for driver’s license

DAYTON — A bill before the Ohio Legislature requiring teenage drivers under 18 years old to use their learner’s permits for a full year wo...

April 21st, 2019 |  

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Nuclear operator: Closing plants would be felt around Ohio

TOLEDO — Shutting down Ohio’s two nuclear power plants would be more costly to the state than approving a financial lifeline to keep them ...

April 20th, 2019 |  

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Man pleads not guilty in missing child hoax

CINCINNATI (AP) — A 23-year-old man authorities say impersonated a long-missing child pleaded not guilty Friday to lying to federal agents.Brian...

April 19th, 2019 |  

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E-EDITION AND SPECIAL SECTIONS

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