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SANDUSKY, Ohio (AP) — An amusement park in Ohio announced Tuesday it would be permanently closing the world’s second-tallest roller coaster.

LIMA — The Lima NAACP on Tuesday called for Allen County Children Services to release family reunification data after the civil rights group received complaints from several Black parents alleging ACCS engaged in racial discrimination during the reunification process.

LIMA — Representative Jim Jordan, R-Urbana, stopped by LifeWise Academy, the National Federation of Independent Business, and The Lima News to get a glimpse of the city. Jordan encouraged Republicans to vote in the coming election and stand in the face of adversity.

LIMA — Mothers Against Drunk Driving of Allen, Hardin and Putnam counties recognized local law enforcement officers for driving under the influence arrests during the 27th annual Top Cop banquet Tuesday.

LIMA — The West Ohio Food Bank is partnering with All Starr Pet Rescue to have a free pet food distribution Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. The event will be held at 207 S. Greenlawn Ave. Anyone is welcome to attend and receive free cat and dog food. Visitors are welcome to enter from the south on Greenlawn and follow the flow of traffic.

BLUFFTON — If it’s not broke, don’t fix it.

Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden excoriated “MAGA Republicans” and the extreme right on Monday, pitching personal Labor Day appeals to union members in two key swing states that he hopes will turn out in force for his party in November.

LIMA — The year 2022 marks 200 years of Labor Day celebrations. The first Labor Day was celebrated in 1882 in New York City. It officially became a holiday in 1894. About 50 years later, the justice system created a rule that would change the course of our school system.

States around the country are making it easier for new moms to keep Medicaid in the year after childbirth, a time when depression and other health problems can develop.