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OTTAWA — The Putnam County Council on Aging is collecting signatures to put a levy replacement and increase on the ballot this November. The proposed levy would increase the agency’s funding and allow it to continue to provide numerous services to a growing population of elderly residents in Putnam County.

LIMA — Dashboard camera footage released by the Allen County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday documents the moments before and after Quincy Pritchett was reportedly killed by a deputy on June 21.

WAPAKONETA — Wapakoneta’s Summer Moon Festival began over fifty years ago as a fall festival and then changed during the 1980s into a celebration of the first moon landing, according to Jackie Martell, executive director of the Wapakoneta Area Chamber of Commerce.

LIMA — The Allen County Sheriff’s Office released the name of the juvenile who escaped Monday from the Allen County Juvenile Detention facility.

LIMA — Jodi McDermitt, of Lima, has been a professional stand-up comedian for four years. She began her career by opening for another act during a fundraiser.

LIMA — With the 2022 contest just around the corner, we at The Lima News are excited to announce an all-new Best of the Region contest. This year’s contest will be bigger and better than ever before with more opportunities for our readers to share their favorite businesses in the region and have chances to win cash for participating. This year’s contest will also end with a formal event to announce the winners.

LIMA — More than a dozen Lima restaurant, bar and other business owners had a roundtable discussion with Mayor Sharetta Smith, Workforce and Small Business Development Specialist Amber Martin, Lima Fire Chief Andy Hefner and Police Chief Angel Cortes Tuesday evening to discuss nightlife in downtown Lima and share ideas on ensuring safety.

In the spring of 1942, as Americans adjusted to the everyday reality of living in a country at war, Lima residents could find escape watching “Rio Rita” with Abbott and Costello at the Ohio Theater, or the Dead End Kids in “Mob Town” at the State, or perhaps catch a double bill of monster movies at the Sigma.

LIMA — For 37 years, David Voth has advocated for the rights of crime victims to be informed, present and heard during court proceedings, an oddity when he started as director of what would become Crime Victim Services.

We all make mistakes. They are an unpleasant fact of life.