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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.

April 19

ADA — Ada has opted to leave the Northwest Conference after the Ada Exempted Village School Board voted to accept the invitation to join the Blanchard Valley Conference Wednesday.

DELPHOS — The Roman Catholic Diocese of Toledo is working to rekindle a love for the Eucharist, the partaking of communion during the Mass, among Catholics in the region, and part of that revival effort involved the display of relics Wednesday at St. John the Evangelist Church in Delphos.

LIMA — Motorcycle races are coming back to the Allen County Fairgrounds.

WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans narrowly passed sweeping legislation Wednesday that would raise the government’s legal debt ceiling by $1.5 trillion in exchange for steep spending restrictions, a tactical victory for Speaker Kevin McCarthy as he challenges President Joe Biden to negotiate and prevent a catastrophic federal default this summer.

LIMA — A new event coming this weekend hopes to bring a small-scale music festival feel to downtown Lima.

Foggy conditions led some area schools to delay the start of classes Wednesday:

LIMA — The Lima Police Department has reported on its Facebook page that the suspect in the Saturday night shooting deaths of Romelo Blackman and John Dyes was arrested late Monday evening in Louisiana.

Defiance came into its softball game at Elida on Tuesday as the undefeated Western Buckeye League leader and left the same way after a 13-3, six-inning run rule victory.