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LIMA — Community members gathered Saturday morning to dress as their favorite superheroes and raise money for a local organization. Crime Victim Services hosted its annual Superhero 5K run through its Court Appointed Special Advocates (CASA) Program.

ADA — Dr. Julie Hurtig has been appointed to serve as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Ohio Northern University.

LIMA — Over 60 businesses partnered with the Lima Police Department to host a trunk or treat at Lima Senior on Saturday afternoon. The high school parking lot was full of community members and their children lined up to receive candy.

COLUMBUS — Ohioans will decide Nov. 8 whether Gov. Mike DeWine is truly “fighting and winning for Ohio,” as his campaign motto says, or not, as opponent Nan Whaley says.

WAPAKONETA —Tom Stinebaugh, the one-time mayor of Wapakoneta, was found to have broken the law by using his position for personal gain.

WASHINGTON — The Nation’s Report Card, was released by the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics. The effects of COVID-19 with school cancellations and online learning are becoming more evident. The national average score declines in mathematics for fourth- and eighth-graders were the largest ever recorded in that subject.

CONVOY — Crestview Local Schools has been awarded the Reaching All Students Through Language and Literacy grant for $200,000. This grant will provide teachers with the professional development needed to ensure they are utilizing the most effective instructional practices in literacy as they learn from nationally recognized experts in the field. These experts will assist teachers and administrators in analyzing data to identify areas of growth related to literacy instruction and help teachers implement a project to improve outcomes for students.

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).

My better half has a mind for dates, numbers and details, and he enjoys family history and genealogy. There are many people who enjoy genealogy, and they have many wonderful conversations. Usually with one another.

Each year as Halloween approaches, I think back on an October trip in 2014 that Lady Jane and I took. The trip took us to some terrific places, including north of the border to Quebec City, through much of Vermont and on into the Empire State to prove to ourselves than New York is a whole lot more than the most populous city in the United States, New York City.