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David Trinko: Try to enjoy the last 'first time'
Jul. 20—Our youngest daughter was so excited to go to camp last week. I was decidedly less excited. It was a new experience for her, going off into the woods with her friends without parents for the first time in her 10-year-old life. It was the fourth "first time" of camp-going for me and her mother, as we'd already been through this with her older sisters years earlier. Unfortunately for ...
Lima Public Library Book Reviews
In 1874, in the wake of the War, erasure, trauma, and namelessness haunt civilians and veterans, renegades and wanderers, freedmen and runaways. Twelve-year-old ConaLee, the adult in her family for as long as she can remember, finds herself on a buckboard journey with her mother, Eliza, who hasn’t spoken in more than a year. They arrive at the Trans-Allegheny Lunatic Asylum in West Virginia, delivered to the hospital’s entrance by a war veteran who has forced himself into their world. There, far from family, a beloved neighbor, and the mountain home they knew, they try to reclaim their lives.
Jac Nickles scores first GLSS win at Limaland
LIMA, Ohio (July 19, 2024) — After being postponed twice due to weather, the ‘Run For The Rabbit’, the annual event honoring the memory of Limaland favorite Travis “The Rabbit” Miller, was held at Limaland Motorsports park Friday night under beautiful weather conditions. The second...
3rd annual Half Pint 5k race is bringing the Christmas Spirit to the Pangle Pavilion
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - It may be July, but Operation Half Pint is spreading the Christmas spirit next weekend. The 3rd annual Half Pint 5k race will be held next Saturday, July 27th, at the Pangle Pavilion in downtown Lima. This year's theme is Christmas in July, and a portion of the proceeds will help fund the Christmas Cheer event organized by the Allen County Veterans Service Commission.
Kids graduate with new knowledge and friendships as Safety City Summer Academy winds down
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Safety City Summer Academy is celebrating a successful season. This week marked the end of this year's academy, filled with important lessons and activities at Safety City. Hundreds of kids have graduated with new skills to protect them from potentially dangerous scenarios. Parents and instructors watched proudly as the children earned their certificates and bags of completion at the ceremony.
Waterline replacement to close portion of Elizabeth Street in Lima for three days
July 19, 2024, Press Release from the City of Lima: The City of Lima is announcing that Elizabeth Street will be completely closed between High Street and North Street from 7:00 AM to 5:00 PM beginning Monday, July 22 for three days. The street will be open in the evenings after 5:00 PM. This is for a waterline replacement.
Allen County Museum to open new exhibition
LIMA — The Allen County Museum will open its last temporary exhibition of the year, “The Art of Domesticity” on Saturday, Aug. 17 at 620 W. Market St. in Lima. The exhibition will share contemporary art from five women artists, as well as decorative arts from the 19th and 20th centuries, with a lecture series starting in September and workshops starting in October to go with it.
13 more Ohio Rite Aid stores to close. Is yours one of them?
Rite Aid plans to close even more stores across Ohio. According to bankruptcy filings, the drugstore chain plans to shutter 13 more locations in Ohio, along with 18 stores in Michigan, per CBS News. Closing stores include locations in Dayton, Toledo, Lima, Parma and Zanesville. Which Rite Aid stores are...
Planning commission tours downtown Lima
LIMA —The Lima Allen County Regional Planning Commission’s Community Development Committee took a tour on the RTA trolley Thursday to explore the development of downtown Lima. The committee heard from speakers such as John Heaphy, Rob Nelson and Kirk Niemeyer about coordination between the city and entrepreneurs about...
St. Rita’s honored for stroke, diabetes care
LIMA — The American Heart Association and American Stroke Association recognized Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center for meeting guidelines for stroke and diabetes care. The organizations awarded St. Rita’s with the Get with the Guidelines/Gold Plus with Target: Stroke Honor Roll Elite and Target: Type Two Diabetes Honor...
Shooting suspect that left a man seriously injured appears in Lima Municipal Court
ALLEN COUNTY, OH (WLIO) - A man charged with a shooting that seriously injured another man was arraigned on the charge Friday afternoon. 20-year-old Jeremiah Washington appeared in Lima Municipal Court on a felonious assault with deadly weapon charge from earlier this week. On Wednesday morning, Allen County sheriffs were...
Real Wheels: The caretaker of a memory; 1966 Belvedere was ‘Kyle’s car’
DELPHOS – Dave Joseph knows he not only owns a 1966 Plymouth Belvedere, but he’s also the caretaker of a memory for those people who knew the late Kyle Lewis. Lewis was a barber in Lima for more than 50 years. He was famous for his one-liners and for his love for cars. Before passing away two years ago at age 71, he could be found playing an integral part of many car shows. Often that would be as a Barney Fife impersonator, something he enjoyed doing since 2004.
Locos notebook: Locos open series against Hamilton with win
Jul. 19—MASON — On Tuesday night at Prasco Park in Mason, Ohio, 10 different Locos made an appearance in the GLSCL All-Star Game on the Blue Team in an 11-8 victory over the Red Team. Members of the Locos, Hamilton Joes and Michigan Monarchs formed the Blue Team, while players from the Xenia Scouts, South Ohio Coppperheads, Grand Lake Mariners and Muskegon Clippers made up the Red Team. Cam ...
Locos ready for stretch run
Jul. 19—LIMA — At this time last year, the Locos were preparing to capture their seventh Great Lakes Summer Collegiate League Championship. On July 19, 2023, Lima's record sat at 23-7 after a 10-3 win over Jet Box. They went on to lose five of six games to end the regular season, but once the playoffs started, none of that mattered. This year, with a record of 19-12 heading into Friday night, ...
Lima Municipal Court records, July 11-17
Michiel D. Moore, 40, of Lima, pleaded guilty to no ol. Sentence: 10 days jail. 0 days suspended. $100 fine; pleaded guilty to theft. Sentence: 180 days jail. 0 days suspended. $100 fine. Latasha R. Roberts, 44, of Lima, pleaded guilty to found guilty of persistent disorderly conduct. Sentence: 30...
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