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LIMA — Com UNITY Ministries will hold Cookies with a Cop at 6:30 p.m. Monday, May 13 at Robb Park, June 10 at MLK Jr. Park and Aug. 26 at Robb Park in Lima.

ELIDA — Elida Elementary will host Family Literacy Night from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24.

LIMA — Outskirts Brew Co. and Dive will celebrate Earth Day with a show featuring the Lone Wolf Hippies at 7 p.m. Saturday, April 20 at its location, 2412 Cable Court, Lima.

LIMA — The Allen County Basketball Classic will be at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 25 at Lima Senior High School, 1 Spartan Way, Lima.

DENVER — Hours after she escaped the Columbine High School shooting, 14-year-old Missy Mendo slept between her parents in bed, still wearing the shoes she had on when she fled her math class. She wanted to be ready to run.

KENTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture released the statistics for the 2023 growing season.

LIMA — Crime Victim Services will host an open house for National Crime Victims’ Rights Week from 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 23 at their offices at 330 N. Elizabeth St., Lima.

AMANDA TOWNSHIP — The bridge on Shaffer Road between state Route 81 and Sunderland Road has been repaired and is now open, the Allen County Engineer’s Office announced Thursday afternoon.

LIMA — With the November election on the horizon, Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose is working to instill confidence among voters regarding the state’s electoral process.

COLUMBUS — Authorities evacuated an area of Ohio’s capital, Columbus, for several hours on Thursday out of fear that a fire in truck’s trailer could have caused lithium ion batteries to explode.