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LIMA — Lima Mayor Sharetta Smith gave a presentation addressing the recent influx of Haitian immigrants to the Lima community at Monday night’s city council meeting.

LIMA — “This is just unacceptable in a civilized world.”

OTTAWA — A Putnam County teenager accepted a sweeping plea offer from prosecutors on Monday and pleaded guilty to engaging in sexual conduct with a minor female and having nude photographs of the female on his cell phone, among other charges.

COLUMBUS GROVE — Columbus Grove Fire Chief Bob Brubaker on Monday identified the individuals who perished in a Putnam County house fire Saturday. Shane Springer and Bobbi Gross died at the scene, the chief said.

LIMA — The Lima/Allen County Chamber of Commerce will announce the winners for its annual gala in a little over a week. Local business leaders and companies will be recognized for their work in the community.

LIMA — The Allen Metropolitan Housing Authority board will meet at noon Tuesday at 600 S. Main St., Lima.

LIMA — A judge should rule within a few days on whether statements made by a man accused of rape can be included in his upcoming trial.

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LIMA — The attorney for a Lima man charged with trafficking in marijuana and other assorted charges on Monday was granted his request to withdraw from the case.

FLINT, Mich. — Their childhood memories are still vivid: warnings against drinking or cooking with tap water, enduring long lines for cases of water, washing from buckets filled with heated, bottled water. And for some, stomach aches, skin rashes and hair loss.