Breese Rd. Bridge construction underway
LIMA — Allen County Commissioners have approved a change in infrastructure to the Breese Rd. bridge in Shawnee, located above the Ottawa River.
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Prosecution rests case in Pryor kidnapping trial
LIMA — Jurors in the Keyown Pryor kidnapping trial have now heard all the evidence against him with the prosecution resting its case Wednesday.
Testimony ends in Smith rape trial; verdict to be read Thursday
LIMA — Matthew Smith, the Lima man charged with raping and sexually abusing three young girls in a variety of ways over a period of several years, confessed to several of those allegations in a videotaped interview with police played Wednesday in Allen County Common Pleas Court.
NBA players come to Spartan Stadium
LIMA — Shanndale Walton is bringing together two great organizations, 1ENT Tyler Ulis and NFL Zaiver Simpson, to play in the second annual ALL-STAR and Celebrity basketball game from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. Saturday, June 25 at Lima Senior High School, 1 Spartan Way, Lima.
Elida to enhance fieldhouse
ELIDA — The Elida school board has taken another step to make improvements to the Elida Fieldhouse.
Lima Half-Mile races back to fairgrounds
LIMA — Roughly 6,500 people from a 250-mile radius are expected to converge upon the Allen County Fairgrounds on the last Saturday in June for the Lima Half-Mile flat track motorcycle races.
Sheriff’s office identifies officer shot in face
LIMA — The Allen County Sheriff’s Office has identified Deputy Izak Ackerman as the officer shot in the face during a traffic stop on Lima’s south side early Tuesday morning.
Area unemployment numbers mixed
LIMA — The unemployment numbers for the month of May are a mixed bag, showing counties in the immediate area with numbers rising, lowering, and remaining the same.