New sleep apnea treatment at Lima Memorial
LIMA — Lima Memorial Health System has started offering an alternative sleep apnea treatment for patients who cannot tolerate CPAP machines.
Free credit reports available Nov. 30
LIMA — Several local financial institutions will offer free credit report checks on Wednesday, Nov. 30. Participating locations include: Citizens National Bank branches in Bluffton, Elida and Lima; First National Bank in Bluffton, Ottawa and Pandora; Premier Bank in Ottawa; Superior Credit Union’s Lima, Delphos, Ottawa and Wapakoneta branches; and Top Mark in Lima and Cridersville.
YMCA specials on Black Friday and Cyber Monday
LIMA — The Lima Family YMCA is hosting a Black Friday and Cyber Monday sale. On Nov. 25 and Nov. 28, participants will receive $15 Y cash for every $50 they spend on gift certificates.
Noted children’s author entertains, teaches Elida Elementary students
ELIDA —J.K. Rowling said, “I believe that something magical can happen when you read a good book.” Students at Elida Elementary school were exposed to 134 good books by nationally recognized author Julia Cook on Wednesday.
Texting-and-driving crackdown clears Ohio House, but Senate opposition looms
COLUMBUS — The Ohio House of Representatives passed legislation Wednesday prohibiting drivers from holding or using their phones while behind the wheel, but it faces opposition in the Ohio Senate.
Lawyer for man charged with 50+ drug crimes backs out
LIMA — A Lima man charged with 57 crimes related to fentanyl, heroin and marijuana will be represented by the public defender’s office or court-appointed counsel after he failed to pay his lawyer.
Poland, NATO say missile strike wasn’t Russian attack
PRZEWODOW, Poland (AP) — NATO member Poland and the head of the military alliance both said Wednesday that a missile strike in Polish farmland that killed two people appeared to be unintentional and was probably launched by air defenses in neighboring Ukraine. Russia had been bombarding Ukraine at the time in an attack that savaged its power grid.
Juvenile in custody for animal cruelty video
CELINA — One juvenile is in custody after a video allegedly showed them performing “cruel acts” on a calf at a Marion Township Farm, the Mercer County sheriff’s office said in a release.
Local officers to host Shop with a Cop
LIMA —Area law enforcement agencies are preparing to go undercover as Santa’s elves.
Sheriff: 10K released mink still missing in Van Wert County
VAN WERT — Of the 25,000 to 40,000 mink let loose from Lion Farms USA on Hoaglin Road in Van Wert Tuesday morning, about 10,000 remain missing, according to the Van Wert County Sheriff’s Office.
