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LIMA — Residents celebrated Lima’s South Jackson Community Garden on Saturday between 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. during the Activate Allen County’s Summer Block Party.

This week, while Reagan and I were practicing her batting in the front yard, she suddenly saw something brown hopping around in the grass. Immediately, she dropped her bat to inspect it and was pleasantly surprised to find a tiny toad.

OTTAWA — With a new state district map in place and Rep. Craig Riedel, R-Defiance, making what was ultimately an unsuccessful bid for Congress, Ohio’s 82nd District has both a new look and new candidates aiming to represent the area in the House of Representatives.

LIMA — A spokesman for the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ Division of Wildlife earlier this week said it will be four or five years before area anglers can expect to catch keeper-sized fish from Lima’s Schoonover Lake.

Experience.

After 32 years on the ground leading the City of Lima as mayor, David Berger looked to the sky for his next challenge.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden is promising “strong executive action” to combat climate change, despite dual setbacks in recent weeks that have restricted his ability to regulate carbon emissions and boost clean energy such as wind and solar power.

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).

To an inveterate golfer like my friend of over 60 years, Mike Schepp, and my sis, Joanie, there is one word never to be uttered, for the thought is that were it spoken, it would somehow manifest itself in their games. That word, “shank,” describes striking the ball on the innermost part of the clubface, causing it to squirt off to the side just a short distance.

I ran into a friend recently who asked if I knew she had “quit” a year ago. She said she simply knew it was time and went “cold turkey.”