Precautionary evacuation Monday at Ottawa Elementary
OTTAWA — Ottawa Elementary School was evacuated Monday morning as a precaution after a student reported smelling smoke.
Jerry Zezima: How do you like them apples?
My grandchildren are the apples of my eye. So it was only fitting that I was hit in the eye by a falling fruit while apple picking with the kiddies.
Allen County Farm Park hosts pioneer life demonstrations
LIMA — For one afternoon, life at the Allen County Farm Park on Slabtown Road was more about hand-powered cider presses than handheld cell phones.
Columbus Grove man dies in crash
LIMA — A Columbus Grove man is dead after a single-vehicle crash late Saturday in Monroe Township.
Roses and Thorns
They’re all coming up roses this week.
College football: More learned about Ohio State in win
COLUMBUS — Ohio State’s 49-10 win over Rutgers on Saturday revealed a few more things that have been learned about the Buckeyes in their five straight wins to start the season.
David Trinko: M*A*S*H’s lessons continue, 50 years later
Everything I learned about love, war and medicine probably came from watching M*A*S*H as a child.
Girls tennis: St. Marys wins WBL tourney title; Shawnee overall champion
LIMA — St. Marys won the battle but Shawnee won the war.
Free food, free games, free rides: Salvation Army’s inaugural fall festival in Lima
LIMA — Volunteers from the Lima Salvation Army spent their Saturday morning driving to clients’ homes to see who was interested in attending the group’s inaugural fall festival, traveling as far as Spencerville to pick up interested families.
Cross country: Ottawa-Glandorf’s Fortman, Bluffton’s Armstrong race to victory
OTTAWA — A cross country frontrunner with a strong kick usually spells trouble for the opposition.
