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Allen County Dems' chair wants Biden on ballot
Jul. 9—LIMA — The leader of the Allen County Democratic Party is backing President Joe Biden amid mounting calls for the president to end his re-election campaign. "I think that we all come down on the side not just of supporting Joe Biden but understanding the practicality of changing candidates at this point," Allen County Democratic Party Chair Rochelle Twining told The Lima News on Monday. ...
Allen County Dems to host lunch and learn on gerrymandering
LIMA — Ohio Sen. Paula Hicks-Hudson, D-Toledo, will join Allen County Democrats at a lunch and learn from noon to 2 p.m. Thursday, July 18 at Milano Cafe, 2383 Elida Road, Lima. A member of the state’s redistricting commission, Hicks-Hudson will give updates on a drive to end gerrymandering....
Children Services to host annual UnGarage Sale with free items
LIMA — Allen County Children Services will hold its 18th annual UnGarage Sale, where the agency will give away clothing, toys and household items for free Thursday, Aug. 1 at ACCS, 123 W. Spring St., Lima. The agency’s clients will be given the first opportunity to receive items from...
More than $8M in regional infrastructure projects approved
Jul. 3—COLUMBUS — Allen, Auglaize and Putnam counties will receive more than $7.5 million collectively as their share in more than $328 million in infrastructure funding statewide. That figure eclipses $8.5 million when Mercer and Van Wert counties are factored in. The Ohio Public Works Commission earlier this week released project agreements for the most recent round of annual infrastructure ...
Five crash fatalities reported this year in Allen County
LIMA — The Lima-Allen County Safe Community Coalition recently reported there have been two fatalities due to traffic crashes in Allen County during May and June, increasing the county’s crash fatalities in 2024 to five. Of the fatal crashes in May and June, one resulted in the death...
Standoff on Crestwood Drive in Lima ends peacefully after two hours
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - A Lima man allegedly refused to leave his home when Allen County Sheriff deputies tried to execute a protection order. 26-year-old John Peterson III walked out of 807 Crestwood Drive after a two-hour negotiation with the sheriff's department after he barricaded himself inside the home. Deputies were trying to execute a court-ordered protection order when Peterson closed the door and refused to come out.
Lima/Allen-Putnam County Crime Stoppers Wanted Persons of the Week - July 2, 2024
Here is this week's wanted list from the Lima/Allen-Putnam County Crime Stoppers Program. Law enforcement is also seeking assistance in solving the cold case homicide of 53-year-old Lucious Upshaw Jr. Cold Case Homicide Lucious Upshaw Jr. On September 25, 2005 at 1145 pm, Officers from the Lima Police Department were...
State grant awarded to county for fingerprinting process
Jul. 2—LIMA — The Allen County Clerk of Courts' office has been awarded funding through the Ohio Attorney General's office for the purchase of a device designed to close any existing gaps in the collection and recording of fingerprints of defendants charged with crimes. The program, intended to enhance the accuracy and completeness of the state's criminal records repository, will pay for 77 ...
CrimeStoppers
LIMA — Area law enforcement officials are looking for information about crimes or people 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).
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