State auditor to address Allen County GOP
LIMA — Ohio Auditor of State Keith Faber will be the featured guest at Friday’s Allen County Republican Luncheon. The event begins with lunch at noon at the Eagles Aerie at 800 W. Robb Avenue, Lima.
Flooding closes three sections of American Township roadways
AMERICAN TOWNSHIP — Three sections of roads in American Township are closed until about noon Thursday due to flooding, the Allen County Engineer’s Office announced Wednesday afternoon.
Bob Evans to hold recycling event
LIMA — Bob Evans Manufacturing will hold a community recycling event from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday, April 27 at its location at 651 Commerce Parkway in Lima.
Ottawa fire department plans chicken, pork chop dinner
OTTAWA — The Ottawa Volunteer Fire Department will hold a drive-thru, carry-out only BBQ chicken and pork chop dinner from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Sunday, May 19 at Station 100, 850 N. Agner St., Ottawa.
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Local students enter Bluffton speech contest
BLUFFTON — Three Allen County students will speak during Bluffton University’s C. Henry Smith Peace Oratorical Contest at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, at Yoder Recital Hall, 1 University Drive, Bluffton.
Area hospitals prepared for eclipse impact
TROY — With the solar eclipse coming, hospitals in the region are preparing for every possibility as the day grows closer.
EPA didn’t declare public health emergency after fiery Ohio derailment
The aftermath of last year’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio doesn’t qualify as a public health emergency because widespread health problems and ongoing chemical exposures haven’t been documented, federal officials said.
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Area residents could see fighter jets this morning
SWANTON — Allen County residents could hear and see fighter jets in close proximity to a Civil Air Patrol aircraft overhead this morning.
