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BLUFFTON — Three Allen County students will speak during Bluffton University’s C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at Yoder Recital Hall, 1 University Drive, Bluffton.

TROY — With the solar eclipse coming, hospitals in the region are preparing for every possibility as the day grows closer.

The aftermath of last year’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio doesn’t qualify as a public health emergency because widespread health problems and ongoing chemical exposures haven’t been documented, federal officials said.

Lima Memorial Health System

SWANTON — Allen County residents could hear and see fighter jets in close proximity to a Civil Air Patrol aircraft overhead this morning.

LIMA — The Allen County Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management will complete a siren test at noon on Wednesday, April 3. The tests are run every month on the first Wednesday.

TODAY IN HISTORY

LIMA — A community can be known for many things, whether it is industry or geography or demographics. For proponents of the arts, helping a community create its own voice artistically can create a true sense of identity and value. In Lima, those artistic efforts can be seen in murals on building walls and heard on stage through music and theater. However, another form of artistic expression is on the rise in Lima: poetry.

LIMA — The Allen Soil and Water Conservation District will hold a monthly board meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 17 at the Johnny Appleseed office at 1682 Slabtown Road in Lima.

BLUFFTON — Dr. J. Walter Paquin will present “Balancing Life’s Challenges: How Small Actions Improve Emotional Well-Being,” a civic engagement forum at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, April 9 at Bluffton University’s Yoder Recital Hall.