Education Roundup
Area students receive scholarshipsLIMA — The Ohio Foundation of Independent Colleges, through its Ohio Scholars Program, awarded 974 scholarships statewide to students enrolled in...
Faber: Enhance access to public records
COLUMBUS — In what could be the first program of its kind in the nation, Ohio’s Senate president today proposed giving taxpayers a faster...
Lima man charged in bar shooting
LIMA — One of the two men accused in the shooting of three people inside a bar last month has been indicted by the...
Local cops sent to Pike County
LIMA — Local sheriff deputies are helping out in Pike County where the sheriff is overwhelmed after the murder of eight members of one...
Safety group urges the use of helmets
LIMA — For motorcycle enthusiasts, riding on the open road with the wind blowing through your hair can create some wonderful memories, but without...
MADD honors top cops
LIMA — For the habitual impaired driver, the Old Barn Out Back consisted of a crowd that would be their worst nightmare Tuesday.Mothers Against...
Park district prepares for new addition
ELIDA — On May 14, the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District will officially open a new park, one that was created thanks to a...
Prosecutor accuses man of violent rape
LIMA — A prosecutor told jurors Tuesday the former boyfriend of a woman violently raped her and nearly choked her to death.“He chokes her...
Mercer County offers expired/unused drug dropoff
CELINA — The Mercer County Sheriff’s Office will hold a drug take back event as part of the National Drug Take Back Initiative from...
2nd arrest made in armed robbery of Dollar General in Rockford
ROCKFORD — A Fort Wayne, Indiana, man was arrested by federal agents in connection with an April 18 robbery at the Dollar General store...