ArtSpace to host poetry reading
LIMA —ArtSpace/Lima will host a poetry reading from “River and Rust” from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Jan. 19 at its location, 65 Town Square, Lima.
Bluffton Chamber to host Winter Farmers Market
BLUFFTON — The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce announced the start of the Bluffton Winter Farmers Market from 8:30 a.m. to noon the fourth Saturday of every month from January through April at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center.
Kindergarten and pre-K screening registration to open at Franklin Elementary
DELPHOS — Franklin Elementary will open registration for screening clinics for children entering kindergarten and the school’s begindergarden program during school hours Monday, Feb. 5 through Friday, Feb. 9, at the school, 310 E. Fourth St., Delphos.
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Ex-sheriff Crish seeks reduction in federal prison sentence
TOLEDO — Former Allen County Sheriff Sam Crish, having served four years of an 11-year federal prison sentence for bribery and extortion, has formally requested his sentence be reduced.
Shawnee Township man charged in Jan. 6 uprising seeks new lawyer
WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Shawnee Township man facing two felony charges and seven misdemeanor counts for his alleged criminal involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021 “Stop the Steal” rally at the U.S. Capitol has parted ways with his attorney less than a month before his scheduled trial.
German company purchases Concast and Randall Bearings
LIMA — A German-based company has obtained a local business. The Wieland group has announced its acquisition of Concast Metal Products and Randall Bearings. According to a recent press release, the goal of the company is to increase its production and service in North America. The release also states the company hopes to continue to grow in the aerospace, defense, oil and gas industries.
