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My backyard is my sweet spot. At least now it is, but it wasn’t always. When I moved here more than nine years ago with my sweet Maylie in my belly, I loved everything about this house, except the backyard.

LIMA — Ottawa Lake Metro Park officially turned 50 this year. In recognition, the Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District organized a range of activities for both young and old.

LIMA — Three years ago, Mason Stahl won the Lima Area Tennis Association (LATA) juniors singles tournament.

COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Cleveland man who shot and killed a Cleveland patrol officer in 2000 will remain on death row for another three years, under a reprieve of execution issued Friday by Gov. Mike DeWine.

Drivers competed at the demolition derby at the Putnam County Fair on Saturday night in Ottawa.

I am about to make my umpteenth trip to the grocery and am not happy about it. Having gathered my shopping essentials — wallet, car keys, cellphone, a list in illegible handwriting, reading glasses and a small chip on my shoulder — I hear a soft voice ask, “Grandma, can I go with you?”

LIMA — A coalition of public schools suing Ohio over its school voucher program say the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent decision to overturn a ban on tuition assistance from going to religious schools in Maine is “narrow” and should not affect their lawsuit.

EUGENE, Ore. — Bluffton High School graduate Trevor Bassitt advanced to the 400 meter hurdles final at the U.S. Outdoor Championships.

LIMA — Area law-enforcement officials are looking for information about crimes or people listed in this graphic. The Lima/Allen-Putnam County Crime Stoppers Program offers cash awards of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides an anonymous tip or information that would lead to the arrest of anyone listed on this page. Please call (419) 229-STOP (7867).

LIMA — Allen County Public Health is now administering COVID-19 vaccines for infants, toddlers and pre-school age children, the final age group to become eligible for the vaccines.