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LIMA — A car accident took place Thursday morning resulting in two being transported to local medical centers. Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to the call around 11:30 a.m. The crash took place at the intersection of Bluelick Road and West Street. According to highway patrol Dispatcher Fairburn, the department is unsure of the exact injuries as a result of the accident or the cause of the accident at this time.

LIMA — She achieved her five-year goal. Now Aleesa Baker hopes she can help you achieve your goal of feeling better through massage.

ADA — And then there was one that turned into 21.

Any analysis of Columbus Grove’s 5-3 baseball win at Lima Central Catholic on Thursday begins with the top of the third inning.

LIMA — While courts have the mandate to determine appropriate punishments for crimes, several courts in Ohio have also been working to create a pathway to a better life for people whose addictions put them into the court system in the first place.

CINCINNATI (AP) — Jerry Springer, the onetime mayor and news anchor whose namesake TV show featured a three-ring circus of dysfunctional guests willing to bare all — sometimes literally — as they brawled and hurled obscenities before a raucous audience, died Thursday at 79.

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LIMA — An Allen County jury deliberated for less than two hours Wednesday before returning guilty verdicts against a Lima teenager charged with murder.

BATH TOWNSHIP — An accident involving a semi-trailer caused a severe traffic disruption on Interstate 75 that lasted for about three hours, according to emergency personnel.