Land transfers, June 9-15
The trend of the real estate market in Allen County is shown by the following report, for the week running June 9 through 15. 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.
Roses and Thorns
The roses greatly outnumber the thorns after a hot week seemed to knock off some of the weeds.
Locos turn away Jet Box
LIMA — It probably wasn’t the way Lima Locos head coach Matt Furuto had mapped out Friday’s baseball game with the Jet Box Baseball Club (Michigan).
GOP mapmakers’ defiance of Ohio high court divides parties
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — State leaders continued to spar on Friday over whether the Ohio Supreme Court should force the state’s Republican-dominated political mapmaking panel to answer for defying a court order to redraw unconstitutional Statehouse maps.
Ottawa, Lima awarded funds for blighted industrial sites
OTTAWA — It has been 20 years, but some resolution is finally coming to what will happen with what was once the LG Phillips Display plant in Ottawa, thanks to more than $2.5 million in grant funds through the Ohio Brownfield Remediation Program.
Canceled flights rise across US as summer travel heats up
U.S. airlines canceled high numbers of flights for a second straight day on Friday as they tried to recover from storms while accommodating growing crowds of summer vacationers.
FDA authorizes 1st COVID-19 shots for infants, preschoolers
U.S. regulators on Friday authorized the first COVID-19 shots for infants and preschoolers, paving the way for vaccinations to begin next week.
Real Wheels: 1968 Firebird a part of the family
DELPHOS — Not many 69-year-old men can say they own the car in which they took their driver’s license test.
Owsley catches largest verified flathead from Indian Lake
Chad Owsley, the self-described captain of “Fish and Fun,” has a new moniker these days.
What’s next for Memorial Hall?
LIMA —A $1 million appropriation in Ohio’s capital budget could be the catalyst for the restoration of Memorial Hall, signaling to developers that lawmakers are willing to partially finance a renovation project that repurposes the historic property.
