Getting close to exotic animals at the fair
LIMA — While Ohio has its fair share of wildlife, there are some animals that you might not expect to cross paths with on any given day.
Third-generation Navy enlistee from Ada rising through the ranks
TINKER AIR FORCE BASE, Okla. — A Hardin County native is serving in the U.S. Navy as part of the nation’s nuclear deterrence mission at Strategic Communications Wing One. The unit’s TAMCO (Take Charge And Move Out) mission provides airborne communication links to nuclear missile units of U.S. Strategic Command.
Reminisce: Creating cool customers: Promoting business using fans
LIMA — In popular myth, the young Victorian-era lady, cocooned in several layers of clothing and watched over by chaperones, used her hand fan to send out secretive signals to men.
Holy Cow! History: The secret behind Truman’s famous balcony
Early one evening in February 1946, Harry Truman summoned the White House’s chief usher to the second-floor Oval Study. He pointed out the window through the South Portico to the Washington Monument and Potomac River beyond.
Jerry Zezima: The dish on dishwashers
Take it from a man with dishpan hands: One of the great mysteries of the universe doesn’t involve flying saucers, though they are frequently spotted with coffee stains and break into tiny pieces if they fly off the kitchen counter.
Council: Schulte a huge part of Lima
LIMA — City Council met Monday evening to memorialize Robert Schulte, a member of the Delphos and Lima community. Council also approved multiple ordinances regarding replacing Lima’s gazebo, approving the finance director’s salary and entering into a contract with Infinite Protection LTD.
St. Marys man jailed on rape charges in Auglaize County
WAPAKONETA — A St. Marys man is being held in the Auglaize County jail on $100,000 bond following his arrest earlier this month on felony charges of rape, gross sexual imposition, sexual battery, abduction and burglary.
Jordan: Empower the patient
LIMA — Congressman Jim Jordan joined a policy roundtable on healthcare with the Americans for Prosperity organization to discuss the Personal Options Legislative Agenda. The roundtable hosted physicians Dr. JJ Sreenan and Dr. Bernard Bubanic, along with Jordan, R-Urbana, and Senior Policy Fellow Dean Clancy.
Arrest pending after large amount of fentanyl found in Kenton
KENTON — A routine traffic stop late last week in Kenton resulted in the seizure of more than 25 grams of suspected fentanyl.
St. Rita’s reverified as Level 2 trauma center
LIMA — Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center has been reverified as a level-two trauma center by the Committee on Trauma, the health system announced on Monday. This is St. Rita’s seventh successful recertification and 22nd consecutive year as a verified level-two trauma center.
