Record number of Ohioans have concealed gun permits
COLUMBUS — An unprecedented number of Ohioans now have licenses to carry concealed handguns.According to statistics released by the Ohio Attorney General’s Office, there...
Body of boy snatched by gator found in Disney lagoon
LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — The body of a 2-year-old Nebraska boy who was snatched off a Walt Disney World beach by an alligator...
Judges hear appeal over man’s seized tigers, bear, leopard
COLUMBUS — A lawyer challenging the state’s seizure of six tigers and four other exotic animals from a roadside sanctuary argued Wednesday that they...
New Ohio law extends foster-care eligibility age to 21
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Foster-care eligibility in Ohio has been extended to age 21 under a bill signed into law by Gov. John Kasich that’s...
Fire destroys Lima home, damages nearby house
LIMA — An early morning house fire destroyed one home and damaged a nearby house.No injuries were reported in the fire at 774 S....
Police calls
800 block of North Baxter Street, Lima — Police were called Tuesday to a home where someone was destroying property.700 block of South Main...
Photos from 4-H judging for the Putnam County Fair
4-H members took their projects in front of judges Wednesday to see how they rated. Check out our photo gallery from the judging, as...
Births
St. Rita’s Medical CenterJune 14 — Lindsey and Steve Ackerman, Lima, girl; Dominique Lugo and William Lamb, Leipsic, boy.
Amy Eddings: A different kind of addiction needs a different solution
Twenty-eight days. That’s the typical length of time a person spends in a residential alcohol or drug treatment program.It seems like a breathtakingly short...
Georgia man breaks into police headquarters
GAINESVILLE, Ga. — It’s not unheard of for an arrested person to try breaking out of a police department, but in one Georgia community...
