Schools reevalute safety plans after Uvalde
LIMA — The recent shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, that left 19 children and 2 teachers dead has brought up issues of safety for educators and students alike at schools nationwide, including locally.
Reminisce: Keller: ‘Vigorous, informed, involved’ in Lima community
LIMA — For John H. Keller, the question wasn’t why for decades he bothered to participate in Lima Council meetings with such regularity that a citizenship award was named in his honor, but rather why so few of his fellow citizens chose to join him. It was, after all, the place to be heard.
Defendants in Auglaize County murder arraigned in federal court
TOLEDO — Three defendants charged in the April 24 death of Timothy Hovanec in Auglaize County formally entered pleas of not guilty to assorted charges against them during arraignment hearings Thursday in U.S. District Court in Toledo.
Inflation divide: The wealthy splurge, the poorest pull back
NEW YORK (AP) — Americans at the low end of the income rung are once again struggling to make ends meet.
Columbus Dispatch names first woman as executive editor
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — The Columbus Dispatch has named Edwina Blackwell Clark as executive editor, making her the first woman and first person of color to lead the nearly 151-year-old Ohio newspaper’s newsroom.
Roses and Thorns
The people of the region continue to be the highlight of our blossoming rose garden:
D-Day: Never forgotten
COLLEVILLE-SUR-MER, France — Joy and sadness in acute doses poured out Monday on the beaches of Normandy.
Teachers after Texas attack: ‘None of us are built for this’
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — Teacher Jessica Salfia was putting up graduation balloons last month at her West Virginia high school when two of them popped, setting off panic in a crowded hallway between classes.
Elida hires new high school principal
ELIDA — At the Elida School Board meeting Justin Firks was introduced as the new high school principal coming from Bethel Local Schools where he had served the last three years as superintendent. He has been a superintendent for the last seven years but was looking to get back to a building administrator’s position. Firks started his administrative career at Fort Loramie as a middle school/high school principal. From there he moved to Fort Recovery serving four years as superintendent and then to Bethel and now to Elida.
Lima attorney suspended following felony conviction
LIMA — A Lima attorney has seen her license to practice law suspended following her arrest and conviction on a felony sex charge.
