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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 ...
Ohio prison hosts full symphony concert behind bars
LIMA, Ohio — Incarceration is intended to punish those who break the law by separating them from the rest of the world and the beauty it contains. On Sunday afternoon, however, some of that beauty broke through as the Lima Symphony Orchestra filled a state prison with the beauty and emotion that can only come through music.
Ohio expands EV charging network with new stations
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio is accelerating its push towards a comprehensive electric vehicle (EV) charging network with the opening of two new fast-charging stations funded by the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) program. Governor Mike DeWine announced the completion of these stations, emphasizing Ohio’s commitment to supporting EV drivers...
Lake Improvement Association to help replant trees lost in Indian Lake tornado
July 2, 2024, Press Release from the Lake Improvement Association: (GRAND LAKE ST. MARYS) - The Indian Lake region suffered significant tornado damage this spring. As a gesture of goodwill to our lake neighbors, Lake Improvement Association past president Keith Westrick reached out to see if there was anything the Grand Lake LIA could do to help, and they indicated they needed help replacing trees that were destroyed at Moundwood and Fox Island.
Annual 'Veterans Appreciation Cruise-In' puts the Vet in Corvette
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - A car show tradition at the Star Spangled Spectacular puts the spotlight on veterans and car enthusiasts for their years of service. The "Veterans appreciation cruise-in" at Faurot Park featured close to 100 cars with a variety of makes and models, with some cars dating back to as early as 1920.
Crews ready to wow the crowds with fireworks display at the Star Spangled Spectacular
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - People from all over the region are looking forward to Lima's Star Spangled Spectacular, especially the fireworks show. Crews from Rozzi began setting up Thursday night's show on Wednesday. A little more than 900 shells are packed into the mortars and secured for the 20-minute synchronized show with the Lima Area Concert Band. They will be shot from just south of Safety City to explode over Faurot Park in a dazzling show. Some shells have been imported from several foreign countries to give more variety.
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 ...
Lima Utilities Department assures residents that water is safe to drink
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - A letter received by Lima water customers has many consumers concerned. The Lima Utilities Department assures residents that the water is safe to consume. The Environmental Protection Agency requires water departments to report if any levels are higher than the EPA standards found in normal testing of the water. The water department found that there was a slight increase in one specific chemical that can form during the water treatment process.
Lima Area Concert Band puts on patriotic show before fireworks
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Plenty of families refused to let a little rain keep them from one of Lima's favorite 4th of July traditions. Every year, the Lima Area Concert Band performs patriotic music to get everyone in the mood for the fireworks display right after their show. They played songs like the Marine Corps march and mashups of classics like "The Yankee Doodle Boy" and "You're a Grand Old Flag."
Reminisce: Lima joins ‘safe and sane Fourth’ in 1911
The Fourth of July, in the tongue-in-cheek estimation of Lima newspaperman Albert C. Truitt, just wasn’t what it once was. “It wasn’t many years ago,” Truitt declared in a front-page article in the Lima News on July 4, 1924, “when there wasn’t a thing in the world to keep the Eagle from screaming, so to speak, and no Independence Day was started right unless all the old Civil War cannons in the county were loaded to the muzzle and fired at sunrise. … From then on until dark, firecrackers, torpedoes, bombs, firearms, pistols and even dynamite was fired off to celebrate.”
Sidney fireworks planned for Thursday
SIDNEY — The plans for this year’s Fourth of July fireworks display are nearly complete. This year’s show, like those of the past several years, is scheduled to be held at 10 p.m. on Thursday on the grounds of Sidney Middle School. The rain date will be...
Spencerville under boil water advisory due to water leaks
SPENCERVILLE — The Village of Spencerville is under a boil water advisory until further notice, according to the village’s Facebook page. The boil water advisory was issued Monday after a “major water leak” was reported in the Eastgate Drive area, a leak that was isolated that same day. That leak, along with an additional water leak in the 400 block of South Pearl Street and other technical difficulties led to the boil water advisory, according to the village’s Facebook page. The village’s pool was also closed Monday due in part to the water leak, as well as due to air temperature.
Lima Symphony Orchestra is changing inmates' lives through music
LIMA, Ohio (WKEF) -- Lima Symphony Orchestra made history the afternoon on Sunday, June 30, as the first full orchestra to perform inside an Ohio prison. The orchestra performed alongside the prison choir of more than 100 incarcerated men in the prison yard of Allen-Oakwood Correctional Institution (AOCI). The Patriotic Pops concert was the first time the Ohio Department of Corrections had ever allowed a full symphony orchestra to perform in a prison.
Village of Russells Point Board of Public Affairs Vacancies
The Village of Russells Point has three vacancies on the Board of Trustees of Public Affairs. Candidates are required to be a registered voter with at least 1 year of residence in the Village of Russells Point. The Village Council must establish a Board of Trustees of Public Affairs made...
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