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Lima doctor warns of whooping cough
LIMA — A Lima family doctor is urging residents to check their pertussis vaccination status, as health officials are reporting an uptick in whooping cough cases. Pertussis, also known as whooping cough, is a respiratory illness that causes cold-like symptoms and a cough that can linger for months. The...
Pandora-Gilboa to host ‘My Fair Lady’
PANDORA — The Riley Creek Singers will present “My Fair Lady” at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Aug. 9 and 10 and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 11 at the Pandora-Gilboa School Auditeria at 410 Rocket Ridge in Pandora. Tickets are available at Hometown Pharmacy at 112...
Mayor’s GenNext Workforce Development Program 2024 Outcomes
July 30, 2024, Press Release from the City of Lima: The Mayor’s GenNext Workforce Development Program is in its final weeks, with 11 interns gaining valuable experience through local employers. The program employs individuals ages 16 to 24 who are residents of the City of Lima and do not have a post-secondary degree. The employers for the internship program included Mercy Health, Bradfield Community Center, We Care Too, Woof Boom Radio Station, ArtSpace/Lima, and the City of Lima.
Mercy Health offers incentives for healthy choices
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Mercy Health-St. Rita's wants to help their neighbors get healthy. As part of their "Club 129," Mercy Health-St. Rita's is offering incentives for people to make healthy life choices. If you participate in events like Walk with a Doc and Cooking Matters classes, you can earn points towards prizes to encourage taking responsibility for your own health.
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...
St. Anthony’s Festival coming this weekend
COLUMBUS GROVE — St. Anthony’s Festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 3 and from 11:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 4 at St. Anthony of Padua Parish at 512 W. Sycamore St. in Columbus Grove. The festival will feature a 5K...
NECIC/RiCI Urban Agricultural Farm provides education, rehabilitation, community service
A new farming partnership with the North End Community Improvement Collaborative and Central State University at Richland Correctional Institution is providing the community with food and inmates with more than just a cell. The project, sprawled over 30-acres, was celebrated Monday at 1155 S. Olivesburg Road. ...
Bellville man diagnosed with terminal cancer holding living funeral Saturday
BELLVILLE - A Bellville man who was diagnosed with terminal throat cancer in March, is going to have a living funeral Saturday at Storyside Church so he can "hug and love on people" before God calls him to Heaven. Mike Bryant, 66, a 1976 graduate of Ontario High School, who most recently worked for Central Soft Water/Jackson Well Services, was born May 30, 1958. While he doesn't know his date of death yet, he knows he's headed...
Springfield Italian eatery will move to downtown Urbana
Eatly, a seasonal Springfield restaurant, will soon move to a larger location in downtown Urbana and open year-round. The restaurant, which has been open at 601 N. Fountain Ave. since 2021, will be “steps off the square” in Urbana, and while it will continue serving its traditional Sicilian fare, owner Tom Thompson said he will add homestyle foods like baked mac ‘n cheese, baked steaks and homemade chicken and noodles, to the menu. The new location will also have a full bar and an event room.
Veteran, father of 7 receives new roof from local company
A surprise visitor brought good news to local father of seven and U.S. Air National Guard veteran Robert Kish. “One day the doorbell rang and my son said, ‘Hey, you better answer the door,’” Mr. Kish said. Andrew Kish, a 20-something journalism student at Bowling Green State University, had entered his father, Robert, into a selection for a free new roof, put on by Freedom Roofing, Windows and Siding LLC. “So I heard about the Freedom Roofing Project through a Facebook post,” Mr. Kish’s middle son said, talking about an application and essay he wrote for the entry back in spring of this year.
Mansfield Secures $4 Million For New Industrial Park Development
The Ohio Department of Development today announced the release of more than $9.7 million to five projects through three state-funded programs designed to boost businesses and enrich communities. An additional $14.6 million approved today will support the state’s first project-ready site through the All Ohio Future Fund. “At Development,...
Dayton leader testifies on Capitol Hill in support of community funding
DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — A city of Dayton official addressed members of Congress in hopes of gaining funding to assist communities across the country. LaShea Lofton, deputy city manager for Dayton, testified in Washington D.C., urged Congressional leaders to support providing funding support for local communities during the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance’s ‘Tax Tools […]
DeLoreans, Mustangs, and more: Wicked Wheels adapting to growing popularity ahead of 5th annual event
Andy Glenn, a Springfield Township trustee for the last two decades, has his mom to thank for his involvement in the Wicked Wheels Car Fest. His mother’s dream car was a bright red 1965 Mustang convertible with a 289 engine, and in 2014, his father bought it for her. Now, as he prepares to bring it to the fifth annual Wicked Wheels show where he also serves as a judge, his enthusiasm is contagious. “I love old cars,” he said. “The old cars have a character to them that you just don’t find in things that are made today. They’re so easy to work on. They’re very simplistic. They don’t have the computers, and their designs are something you haven’t seen in a long time come out by auto manufacturers. They’re metal. They don’t have a lot of plastic parts in them. There’s just a lot that appeals about the older vehicles, especially with Gen Xers.” On Aug. 7, Glenn and hundreds of other proud car owners will gather in Springfield’s Homecoming Park to display models ranging from the latest models in dealerships to perfectly-preserved pieces from the ‘60s to firetrucks and racecars.
Jamie Farr Park Pool closed for the rest of the season
Mechanical issues have closed the Jamie Farr Park pool for the rest of the season, the city of Toledo announced Tuesday. “Knowing that this was likely the last year of operation for the current pool facility, the city has already allocated funding and started planning for a new aquatic facility at Jamie Farr Park,” the city said in a written statement. In the meantime, pool-goers are encouraged to visit other city pools or the Savage Park splash pad. Open city pools are: Roosevelt Pool, 910 Dorr St.; Willys Pool, 1375 Hillcrest Ave.; Navarre Pool, 1001 White St.; Pickford Pool, 3000 Medford Dr.; and Wilson Pool, 3253 Otto St. City youth aged 6 to 19 can use digital bus passes for convenience. To obtain physical and digital passes, visit TARTA.com/blast.
'All Roads Lead to Dayton,' Secretary of Air Force Frank Kendall Says During Visit
All roads in the Air Force lead to Dayton. That was one message Secretary of the Air Force Frank Kendall brought to Air Force Life Cycle Industry Days at the Dayton Convention Center on Tuesday, delivered along with a message of essential stability for Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, at a time when Kendall and his fellow Air Force leaders are readying the service to fight a new kind of war.
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