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WAPAKONETA — The Grand Lake Region Visitors Center held its annual awards reception Friday at the Galloway in downtown Wapakoneta, honoring those who provided exceptional service to those visiting the region and those who have helped promote the Grand Lake area in their work.

ELIDA — Elida Village Council will hold its regular meeting at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 14 at the village office, 406 E. Main St., Elida.

Score a victory for Mayberry. America’s small towns, like the iconic setting of television’s “The Andy Griffith Show” from the 1960s, saw more in-migration in 2023 than larger areas for the first time in decades.

The trend of the real estate market in Allen County is shown by the following report, for the week running May 2 through May 8. 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.

Catherine Early wakes up each morning, reads a bit from a Bible study, grabs a cup of tea, a bagel and an orange.

TODAY IN HISTORY

VAN WERT — The Marsh Foundation named Abigail Nevile its first equine program coordinator in an announcement Wednesday.

LIMA — The Broken Bottle Music Festival will start at 5 p.m. Friday, Sept. 27 at the Lima Kennel Club, 1050 N. Thayer Road, Lima, and run through Sept. 28.

LIMA — Area law enforcement officials are looking for information about crimes or people below. The Lima/Allen-Putnam County Crime Stoppers Program offers cash awards of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides anonymous tip information that would lead to the arrest of anyone listed on this page. Please call 419-229-STOP (7867).

LIMA — The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development is sending the Allen Metropolitan Housing Authority $724,892 as part of an announced $3.17 billion award to 2,756 public housing authorities across the country, including $113,720,214 to Ohio.