Shawnee Township man gets up to 12 years in prison on drug charges
LIMA — A Shawnee Township man will spend at least the next five behind bars after being sentenced on drug-related charges Monday morning in Allen County Common Pleas Court.
Hamas accepts cease-fire proposal for Gaza
JERUSALEM — Hamas announced Monday it has accepted an Egyptian-Qatari proposal for a cease-fire to halt the seven-month-long war with Israel in Gaza, hours after Israel ordered about 100,000 Palestinians to begin evacuating from the southern city of Rafah, signaling that a long-promised ground invasion there could be imminent.
Biden speaks with Netanyahu as Israelis appear closer to Rafah offensive
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke Monday morning as Israel appeared closer to launching an offensive on the southern Gaza city of Rafah — a move staunchly opposed by the U.S. on humanitarian grounds.
Trump fined $1,000 for gag order violation
NEW YORK (AP) — The judge presiding over Donald Trump’s hush money trial fined him $1,000 on Monday for violating his gag order once again and sternly warned the former president that additional violations could result in jail time.
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Special meeting Monday for Bluffton schools
BLUFFTON — Bluffton schools set a special meeting for 5 p.m. Monday, May 6 at the elementary media center, 102 S. Jackson St., Bluffton.
Photos: Open house marks 75 years since last Lima-built locomotive
LIMA — Residents gathered Sunday to recall the last steam locomotive built in Lima back in May 1949.
Elida school board debates sexual abuse awareness instruction
ELIDA — Elida schools will show sexual abuse prevention videos to students in kindergarten through sixth grade this week, in accordance with a new state law.
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