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Hardin County Man’s Lifesaving Mission: Desperately Seeking Kidney Transplant Match
A local man is hoping for a life-saving gift from a living donor. Mount Victory resident Heath Keckler is 35 years old and is living with chronic kidney disease. According to the American Kidney Fund, over 37 million people in the United States are living with chronic kidney disease. Chronic...
Indian Lake Elementary School Seeking Long Term 3rd Grade Substitute Teacher
Indian Lake Schools is seeking to fill a long term subbing position for 3rd grade Social Studies/Science/Writing for the 2024-25 school year for Indian Lake Elementary School. Please email Molly Hall, ILES Principal at hallm@ils-k12.org with a resume and list of references.
Continental Village Council Met in Regular Session June 25, 2024
Continental Village Council met in regular session on June 25, 2024 with Mayor Miller presiding. Members present were Varner, Williamson, Smith, Armey, Streicher and Sullivan. Also, present were Mayor Miller, Solicitor Welch, Administrator Prowant and Fiscal Officer Darby. Visitors: None The meeting opened with the pledge of allegiance. Varner made...
Topsy Turvy Toys opens in Greenville
GREENVILLE — There is a new store in downtown Greenville, and it is sure to be a fun addition for the community. Topsy Turvy Toys opened its third location on Wednesday, July 17 and Greenville and the Darke County community now have a specialty toy store where they can find toys that can’t be found at the big box stores. The store is located in the building formerly occupied by Sweet Annie’s Cabin, 436 S. Broadway, Greenville.
Red Scare seek revenge in TBT after last year’s first-round upset loss
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – After last year’s first-round exit, the University of Dayton alumni team, the Red Scare, seek revenge in their sixth TBT tournament appearance with the opening round in the Dayton Regional at UD Arena approaching this weekend. The Red Scare are tabbed as the No. 2 seed in their regional bracket and […]
Clapsaddle’s Attorneys Seeking Acquittal or New Trial
Attorneys for a former Kenton school teacher have filed a motion seeking acquittal or a new trial for their client. Dustin R. Clapsaddle was found guilty on one count each of rape, sexual battery, gross sexual imposition and kidnapping following a four day jury trial last month. According to documents...
2024 Ballpark Bash Set to Swing into Action on August 17th in Kenton
The 2024 Ballpark Bash will take place Saturday, August 17th at the Homerun Memorial Park on State Route 292 in Kenton. Strutter, America’s number one Kiss tribute band, will be the headliner. The opening act is the Keaton Fout Band. Gates will open at 5:00pm and music begins at...
Community Development Committee takes a trolley tour to explore downtown Lima
July 18, 2024, Press Release from the Lima Allen County Regional Planning Commission: LIMA—Lima Allen County Regional Planning Commission hosted a tour for its Community Development Committee (CDC) yesterday utilizing the RTA trolley to explore and learn about the development and revitalization of downtown. The committee, which meets quarterly...
Public encouraged to attend regional roundtable on early childhood education and development
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - The City of Lima will be hosting a regional roundtable event focusing on early childhood education and development. Groundwork Ohio, a non-partisan public policy research and advocacy organization, will be in town next week for a "Roadshow Listening Tour" at the Lima Public Library. Lima Mayor...
Lima children learning from GenNext camp
Jul. 17—LIMA — Lima Mayor Sharetta Smith visited GenNext campers at Bradfield Community Center Wednesday and said the camp is an important way to show local students how their education relates to real careers they can acquire in their hometown. The camp is part of a campaign by the office of U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), in partnership with Smith and other Ohio mayors to expose children ...
Ohio mayors submit proposal to reduce gun violence
Jul. 17—COLUMBUS — Lima Mayor Sharetta Smith has joined forces with 30 of her mayoral counterparts from Ohio's largest cities in an effort to reduce gun violence and easy access to firearms. In a letter to Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, members of the Ohio Mayors Alliance, a bipartisan group of community leaders, cited "significant investments" in public safety and law enforcement that have resulted ...
Newly minted VP nominee Vance coming to Fort Wayne
GOP Vice Presidential nominee J.D. Vance is coming to Fort Wayne next week for a fundraiser, Allen County Republican Party Chairman Steve Shine confirmed Thursday. Details for the Wednesday event are still being worked out, but Third District Congressman Jim Banks will also be in attendance. “It’s an honor for...
Patrol plans OVI checkpoint for Friday evening
Jul. 18—LIMA — An OVI checkpoint to deter and intercept impaired drivers will be held in Allen County on Friday evening, according to a spokesman for the Ohio State Highway Patrol. The checkpoint is funded by federal grant funds. The exact location will be announced Friday morning. "Based on provisional data, there were 11,324 OVI-related crashes in which 725 people were killed last year in ...
Missing endangered child recovered after Ohio Amber Alert
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – The child who was the subject of an Ohio Amber Alert has been safely recovered. A four-year-old child was last seen early Friday morning in west Columbus, in the area of Wedgewood Drive and Eakin Road of the Holly Hill neighborhood. He was recovered in the 600 block of Dexter Avenue, […]
Ohio bill advanced to observe daylight saving time permanently
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A bipartisan Ohio bill to urge observing daylight saving time permanently has taken another step forward at the Statehouse after passing the House last year. Concurrent Resolution 7 was considered in a Senate General Government Committee hearing late last month, marking the first time the bill has been debated at the […]
A President Harris economic agenda would be even more radical than Biden’s
Republican Gov. Mike DeWine extended Ohio’s first-in-the-nation ballot deadline to allow Democrats until September to nominate their presidential candidate this year, solving a filing date technicality that had seemed to threaten President Joe Biden’s Buckeye State ballot status. Still, Democratic power brokers have proceeded as though the Democratic National Committee has only until Aug. 7 […]
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