Pickerington man charged in Lima shooting death
White gets 16 1/2 years in prison for supplying crack cocaine
Kalida woman gets 44 months in federal prison for bank fraud
Putnam health board sees turnover
Cupp proposes new school-funding formula
Latest Updates
- Pickerington man charged in Lima shooting death - 3:42 pm updated: 3:42 pm.
- Allen County arraignments - 3:41 pm updated: 3:44 pm.
- White gets 16 1/2 years in prison for supplying crack cocaine - 3:40 pm updated: 3:44 pm.
- Jury selection begins Tuesday in trial of Lima firefighter - 3:39 pm updated: 3:45 pm.
- Kalida woman gets 44 months in federal prison for bank fraud - 3:31 pm
- Liberty Chapel United Methodist Church hosting youth fundraiser - 3:30 pm
- Putnam health board sees turnover - 3:21 pm
- Cupp proposes new school-funding formula - 3:06 pm
- Lifetree Café presents program ‘Family Do-Over: Is It Ever Too Late?’ - 2:30 pm
- Lima City Schools hosting “Poverty and the Brain” seminar - 2:00 pm
- Telephone scam reported in Putnam County - 1:57 pm
- Heritage Trails Park District Board of Commissioners to meet - 1:30 pm
- Perry Local Schools board to meet - 12:30 pm
- Police calls - 11:56 am
- Lima City Schools holding open house - 11:30 am
- Village of Elida council to meet - 10:30 am
- Emotions Anonymous Lima to meet - 9:47 am
- 6 Lima bars on notice for high calls for service - 8:33 am updated: 8:34 am.
- Mueller report: Trump didn’t coordinate with Russia in 2016 - 8:32 am updated: 8:35 am.
- Elida’s Earl a finalist for National Merit Scholarship - 8:31 am updated: 8:36 am.
- Jefferson Awards: Vandemark highlights mental health, teen suicide - 8:30 am updated: 8:37 am.
- Get This: Philly chilly in September, so nude bike ride set for August - 8:00 am
- ‘Rainbow Fish’ coordinating events entertain children - 7:47 pm
- Jordan reacts to Mueller report - 7:08 pm
- Chris Erskine: I’ve had enough death for a while; I need a little life … adrenaline … a yodel or two - 4:00 pm
NEWS
Putnam health board sees turnover
OTTAWA — The Putnam County Health Board has a new slate of officers following a shakeup, and there is consideration of making the Putnam County ...
March 25th, 2019 |
Cupp proposes new school-funding formula
COLUMBUS — Promising a “fairer” and more “predictable” system, a pair of state lawmakers with the backing of legislative...
March 25th, 2019 |
Lifetree Café presents program ‘Family Do-Over: Is It Ever Too Late?’
VAN WERT — Lifetree Café is presenting “Family Do-Over: Is It Ever Too Late?” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, at 116 N. Washi...
March 25th, 2019 |
Lima City Schools hosting “Poverty and the Brain” seminar
LIMA — Arts integration expert Rob Levit will present the seminar “Poverty and the Brain” from 4 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 27, i...
March 25th, 2019 |
Telephone scam reported in Putnam County
OTTAWA — Putnam County Sheriff’s Office has received many reports of a new phone scam.This particular scam is a gentleman pretending to be...
March 25th, 2019 |
Heritage Trails Park District Board of Commissioners to meet
WAPAKONETA — The Heritage Trails Park District Board of Commissioners will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 26, at the Wapakoneta Chamber of Commer...
March 25th, 2019 |
SPORTS
Boys basketball: Knights rule Division IV
COLUMBUS — They arrived with big expectations and left with the biggest prize.Crestview’s 58-38 win over Berlin Hiland in the Division IV ...
March 23rd, 2019 updated: March 24th, 2019. |
Track & field: Kalida boys looking to get back to state
WAYNESFIELD — A good track-and-field team will build around its top performers.In the case of the Kalida boys track team, there is one athlete i...
March 23rd, 2019 |
Roundup: Bath splits softball doubleheader to open season
BATH TOWNSHIP — The host Wildkittens began their softball season Saturday by splitting a doubleheader with Shelby.Bath dropped the opener 17-7. ...
March 23rd, 2019 |
College basketball: Michigan returning to Sweet 16
DES MOINES, Iowa — Michigan’s biggest concern against Florida was facing the Gators’ lockdown defense.The solution? Beat Florida at ...
March 23rd, 2019 |
Indians season preview: Cleveland to lean on strong rotation
The good news for the Indians’ faithful is the starting rotation wasn’t touched in the offseason.On the other hand, a few key everyday cog...
March 23rd, 2019 |
Reds season preview: Cincinnati improves rotation, tries to avoid basement
The Cincinnati Reds will be the first team to mark its 150th anniversary this season.So to make sure there will more to cheer about than bobbleheads a...
March 23rd, 2019 updated: March 23rd, 2019. |
LIFESTYLE
Barbara and Robert Rupert
LIMA — Mr. and Mrs. Robert Rupert are celebrating 50 years of marriage.Rupert and the former Barbara Rimer were married in 1969 at Grace United ...
March 23rd, 2019 |
Real Life Mama: A good cry is in order
Dear Mama,Sometimes, it is OK to cry.And I am not talking about the 20 second “get yourself together” in the bathroom mirror while the bab...
March 23rd, 2019 |
“Wonder Park” – PG
The Story“Can we talk about what’s going on with you?” concerned Dad (voice of Matthew Broderick) asks daughter June. “No, we ...
March 23rd, 2019 |
David Trinko: When a national story is a local non-story
“Never use generalizations” is one of my favorite sayings. I laugh because it violates itself, using a generalization while telling you to...
March 23rd, 2019 |
Births
Lima Memorial Health SystemMarch 19 — Chrstina and John Dean, Ada, girl; Danielle and Kevin Niese, Miller City, girl.March 21 — Jodi King,...
March 22nd, 2019 |
Jay-Z, Dead & Co, the Killers to perform at Woodstock 50
NEW YORK — Jay-Z, Dead & Company and the Killers will headline one of the 50th anniversary shows commemorating the groundbreaking Woodstock ...
March 22nd, 2019 |
OPINION
Chris Erskine: I’ve had enough death for a while; I need a little life … adrenaline … a yodel or two
They follow me, a man with a snowy mustache and credit problems, deep into the Sierra. It sounds like a Brothers Grimm fairy tale, except the Uber arr...
March 24th, 2019 |
Krumel column: 10 take-aways from Trump’s visit to Lima
Workers at the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center in Lima were treated to vintage Donald Trump during his stop on Wednesday.Sugar-coating? It didnR...
March 23rd, 2019 |
Letter: Get the facts on trucking
In response to “Trucks should pay more tax” in The Lima News on Sunday, March 17:Leslie, I’m not trying to sound like a wise guy, I ...
March 23rd, 2019 |
Letter: Tainted cases of Sam Crish
I have been wondering with the pending sentencing of our former sheriff, is anyone within the Allen County Court System or Justice System considering ...
March 23rd, 2019 |
Letter: Who is using RTA services?
In response to a letter that appeared in the March 20 edition of The Lima News, I want to assure all voters that we are working to provide information...
March 23rd, 2019 |
Letter: Berger did the smart thing
If what I have heard is correct, then a big thank you to Mayor David Berger for being out of town when President Trump visited the Lima Tank Plant. Fo...
March 23rd, 2019 |
BUSINESS
Adam, Jason Stolly become agency partners
LIMA — Stolly Insurance has promoted Adam Stolly and Jason Stolly to agency partners.Adam Stolly joined the insurance agency in 2008 and is the ...
March 23rd, 2019 |
How to stem ‘subscription creep’
From Netflix, Spotify and Amazon Prime to Blue Apron, Birchbox and beer of the month, your debit or credit card statements are likely littered with su...
March 23rd, 2019 |
Red Cross honors volunteers
LIMA — The American Red Cross recently recognized volunteers from the west central Ohio region.This year’s volunteer award winners were Ch...
March 23rd, 2019 |
Mercy Health to develop youth addiction prevention
COLUMBUS — Mercy Health announced that it will be partnering with Gov. Mike DeWine’s office and the Ohio High School Athletic Association ...
March 23rd, 2019 |
Tuttle promoted at Marsh Foundation
VAN WERT — The Marsh Foundation has hired Megan Tuttle as its new director of residential services. Tuttle has worked for The Marsh Foundation a...
March 23rd, 2019 |
Revised BLS figures show no manufacturing growth, losses
LIMA — An end-of-year report from the Ohio Department of Jobs and Family Services originally estimated Allen County lost 600 manufacturing jobs ...
March 23rd, 2019 |
STATE NEWS
ODNR hiring for hundreds of positions
DAYTON — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources Division of Parks and Watercraft is looking to hire.Across Ohio, it employs more than 700 perm...
March 23rd, 2019 |
Church checks-ins for children give parents peace of mind
TOLEDO — After a tragedy at a house of worship, like the ones in Charleston, S.C., Sutherland Springs, Texas, Pittsburgh or, most recently, Chri...
March 23rd, 2019 |
DeWine stresses need for road safety in bid to resuscitate full gas tax hike
COLUMBUS — Gov. Mike DeWine stressed public safety Friday in a bid to resuscitate the entirety of his requested gas-tax increase after Ohio lawm...
March 23rd, 2019 updated: March 23rd, 2019. |
Challenges for new Ohio National Guard head include fitness
COLUMBUS (AP) — The two-star general now in charge of the Ohio National Guard poked himself in the chest as he spoke about the tough new physica...
March 23rd, 2019 |
Ohio governor proposes raising age to buy tobacco
DAYTON (AP) — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine is proposing raising the minimum age to buy tobacco from 18 to 21 as part of his two-year state budget.The p...
March 23rd, 2019 |
DeWine: Ohio ‘kicked around’ on trade
COLUMBUS — When asked about Ohio farmers losing three-fourths of their soybean sales to China amid a trade war, Gov. Mike DeWine said Ohioans ha...
March 21st, 2019 |
