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

Experience has, or at least it should have, taught us some lessons along the way. One, I’ve learned when advancing toward the next landing while going up the stairs, it’s a lot less painful to fall up the stairs than it is to fall down them. While the misstep that caused the fall is pretty much the same, the extra pain of falling backward when we fail to grasp fully the importance of decreasing hastiness and increasing caution has to do with the direction we fall. Falling up the stairs merely momentarily stops us; it doesn’t place us farther away from our next landing.

Few industries are as sensitive to interest rate changes as housing. As borrowing costs rise, purchasing power declines. That creates a drag on accelerating home prices, which can stimulate more owners to put their homes up for sale in hopes of cashing in before prices fall.

Some of the most important and universally useful documents that attorneys prepare are wills, trusts, powers of attorney and living wills. These documents are often called estate planning documents or advance directives (as for the powers of attorney and living wills).

WASHINGTON (AP) — The flagship climate change and health care bill passed by Democrats and soon to be signed by President Joe Biden will bring U.S. taxpayers one step closer to a government-operated electronic free-file tax return system.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In November 1979, a little over a week after student militants seized control of the U.S. Embassy in Tehran and took 52 American citizens hostage, President Jimmy Carter issued Executive Order 12170 declaring a national emergency against Iran.

LIMA — The Lima News is now accepting entries for its 26th annual Amateur Photo Competition.

The trend of the real estate market in Allen County is shown by the following report, for the week running Aug. 4 through 10. 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.

OTTOVILLE — Ottoville pounded the Defiance net with shots throughout the first half.

LIMA — The Central District is helping to revitalize the vision of Lima as a vibrant place to live, work, and be entertained as Central Jam, their first major event, brought in crowds to listen to their feature artists, country singers Rayne Johnson and Ty Herndon.