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Basketball standout and Lima Senior alum hosting school supply giveaway
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - A Lima senior graduate is sharing her success with current students and wants to promote their educational success. 2016 graduate Caterrion Thompson is hosting the "Class of 2016" school supply and backpack giveaway. She and a few other of her classmates are coming together to provide more than 200 students with free school supplies. Thompson was a Lima Senior basketball standout who now plays professionally overseas and has created a foundation to give back to her hometown.
Dillon to compete at Bluffton
After graduating from Mount Gilead High School, track and field athlete Darbie Dillon will continue competing in that sport at Bluffton University. Dillon plans to major in early childhood education and minor in special education while at Bluffton — a school that was easy for her to choose. “It...
Lima daycare center celebrating second location
LIMA — The Little Rockies Learning Center and Church on the Rock will be hosting their third Love Lima campaign and open house for the new Little Rockies Learning Center location on August 3, 2024. The new location is at 301 W. North Street in downtown Lima, and will...
August 5th is final day for McDonald's school supply drive
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Time is running short to donate school supplies as part of McDonald's of Ohio's second annual school supply drive. McDonald's locations, including 12 in the Lima area, along with partners Tom Ahl Family of Dealerships and Your Hometown Stations, have boxes ready to be filled with school supplies. You can drop off your donation until August 5, 2024, here at the station (1424 Rice Avenue, Lima, OH), or Tom Ahl on Allentown Road, or any of the McDonald's locations in the region.
Nonprofit Lima Music Academy asks for the public's help to continue its mission
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - The Lima Music Academy is looking for the public's help in continuing its mission of empowering people of all ages with the gift of music. The nonprofit began in 2022 and gives free lessons in piano, voice, and violin to people of all ages. Research has found that learning music helps the learning process in all areas. It also helps students beyond their school years in areas like reading comprehension, memory, and problem-solving. But now the Lima Music Academy is looking for people to become regular donors to help continue and grow their program.
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