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LIMA — In the Allen County Common Pleas Court on Tuesday, a jury was selected and the jurors toured the former office of Dexter Thompson, 53, a former Lima Municipal Court probation officer for his jury trial dealing with improper sexual conduct with probationers under his supervision.

ADA — The public’s help is being sought as law enforcement officials continue their investigation into a Monday night robbery in Ada.

LIMA — The following individuals were sentenced recently in Allen County Common Pleas Court:

LIMA — The following defendants have entered pleas of not guilty to recent charges handed down by the Allen County grand jury:

LIMA —Lima Mayor Sharetta Smith said Riverfront One is structurally sound and the city is now going through the process of listening to ideas from residents and consultants on what it could be used for.

The back page of the Allen County Democrat was stuffed with snippets of advertising, advice, observations, news and reports on who was arriving and who was leaving.

LIMA — It is a moment most parents will never forget: hearing the first cry of their newborn baby. However, as birth rates are declining and more higher-risk pregnancies take place, maternity wards in smaller hospitals are having to shut down, making places like Lima a destination for expectant families from a broader area.

LIMA — The newest musical to take the Ohio Theatre stage will feature pop songs from ’60s girl groups, a load of talent on display and a message that might hit home.

Our youngest was the ripe age of 9 when she tacked a brochure, which she had pulled off a display rack at our neighborhood pharmacy, to her bulletin board. It pictured a smiling white-haired couple beside a headline that read: “Retirement: The Golden Years.”

Although it has been a very long time since I sat behind one of the little desks in a classroom, like most of us, I still carry lots of memories from those days, including the subjects to which I gravitated and also those with which I did not.