Celebrating Our Spirit: Entertainment venues abound in the area
LIMA — Visiting local venues can be a great way to explore the community and discover new experiences. Whether looking for entertainment, culture or just a fun night out, there are plenty of options.
Celebrating Our Spirit: Media landscape continues to grow
LIMA — Outsiders may not know it, but the Lima region is flush with media and marketing professionals.
Celebrating Our Spirit: Businesses bring community experience
LIMA — The region is filled with local cafes, breweries and wineries that produce right here in Ohio.
Social ills: understanding the spread of misinformation online
LIMA — Social media has had and continues to have a significant impact on society in communication, information sharing, business and politics. Social media has had both positive and negative impacts on society. It continues to shape the way we communicate, work and interact with one another. Social media has become pervasive in our society.
Hardin County goat banquet set for April
KENTON – The fourth annual Hardin County Goat Banquet will be held on Sunday, April 23 at the Family Center of the Christian Missionary Alliance Church, 15436 State Route 309, Kenton.
Students named to Bluffton’s undergraduate dean’s list
BLUFFTON — Bluffton University has announced the dean’s list for undergraduate students for the fall 2022 term. Students with a GPA of 3.6 or higher are eligible for the dean’s list.
CrimeStoppers
LIMA — Area law enforcement officials are looking for information about crimes or persons below. The Lima/Allen-Putnam County Crime Stoppers Program offers cash awards of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides anonymous tip information that would lead to the arrest of anyone listed on this page. Please call 419-229-STOP (7867).
John Grindrod: All souvenirs are not created equal
With March comes spring training, a past time that traces its roots back to the New York Mutuals. Some baseball historians believe to be the first team to hold spring training somewhere other than its home field. For those that follow the top-tier teams, such as pals of mine Joe Stoll and Bill Howell who’ve pledged their allegiance to the Reds and Pirates — teams that finished last season with identical moribund records of 62-100 — hope springs eternal each spring.
Irish Day Parade returns
LIMA —The 29th annual Irish Day Parade returned on Saturday to elated approval from families along Main St. in Lima.
Traditional Irish folk band Mad Maudlin to play in Glynwood
WAPAKONETA —In honor of Auglaize County’s 175th anniversary, a concert of traditional Irish music by the band Mad Maudlin will be held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, March 26 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 6959 Glynwood Rd., St. Marys. The event is open to the public and a free will offering will be accepted.
