Armstrong Museum showcases new renovations
WAPAKONETA — A new year makes way for new improvements for the Armstrong Air and Space Museum. On Saturday morning, the Wapakoneta museum revealed its newest changes and updates.
Tension between free speech and inclusivity on college campuses simmers
The expansive version of free speech long accepted in American society is facing more forceful competition than it has seen in a century. On college campuses, a newer version of free speech is emerging as young generations redraw the line where expression crosses into harm. Their version has no tolerance for speech leading to physical or psychological harm. The Israel-Hamas war and its rhetoric appear to be widening the fault lines and pushing students to demand that university leaders take a side between clashing versions of free speech. Some First Amendment scholars say younger generations are misguided in their approach to free speech, while some say it’s part of a natural cultural progression.
More than 30 Palestinians killed in Israeli Gaza strikes
RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — More than 30 Palestinians, including young children, were killed in Israeli bombardments overnight into Saturday in the Gaza Strip, officials said, while a new U.S. strike against Iran-backed rebels in Yemen heightened fears that the Israel-Hamas war could escalate into a regional conflict.
Winter storm to bring snow, winds, ice and life-threatening chill to US, forecasters warn
ST. LOUIS (AP) — Brutally cold weather could prove a deadly challenge Saturday amid a continuing wave of Arctic storms that has hammered much of the country with blinding snow, freezing rain and whipping winds.
Land transfers, Jan. 4-10
The trend of the real estate market in Allen County is shown by the following report, for the three weeks running Jan. 4 through 10. Figures reflect the selling price of the property, along with the address or lot number of same and are courtesy of Allen County Recorder Mona Losh’s Office.
Mound Road murder victim identified
LIMA — The Lima Police Department has released the name of the individual who was killed Monday in the 1800 block of Mound Road.
David Trinko: Pink Diamond Ladies teach traditional values
Amber Basares started thinking about becoming a lady — not just a woman or a female, but a lady — when she watched her young niece try to step into a pair of her high heels around Christmas one year.
New Elida school board changes trans bathroom policy
ELIDA — After months of protest, critics of an Elida schools policy granting transgender students access to the facilities of their preferred gender identity won a major concession Thursday as three newly sworn-in school board members voted to require all students to use the facilities of their biological sex or use a single-use family restroom.
