Locos take series finale over Hamilton
LIMA – On Sunday evening at Simmons Field, the Lima Locos turned in their best all-around effort of the summer, resulting in an 11-2 victory over first-place Hamilton in the finale of a three-game series.
Abortion access wins when it’s on ballot
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Tucked inside the West Virginia Statehouse is a copy of a petition to lawmakers with a simple request: Let the voters decide whether to reinstate legal access to abortion.
LGBTQ+ librarians grapple with attacks on books and on themselves
Idaho librarian June Meissner was closing up for the day at the downtown Boise Public Library when a man approached her asking for help.
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Norfolk Southern: Railroads will examine vent and burn decisions
Days before the National Transportation Safety Board is set to explain why first responders were wrong to blow open five tank cars and burn the toxic chemical inside after the East Palestine derailment, Norfolk Southern said Friday it plans to lead an industrywide effort to improve the way those decisions are made.
Spencerville Summerfest celebrates 30th year
SPENCERVILLE — Since 1994, the Spencerville Summerfest has created cherished memories for families in and around Spencerville. Temperatures in the 90s Saturday did not stop Spencerville residents from celebrating the event’s 30th year.
More landlords sign up in Lima’s rental registry
LIMA — It has been five months since Lima council passed a resolution creating the city’s landlord registry, but with applications ramping up in the past three weeks, both city officials and area landlords are beginning to get accustomed to this new process.
US aircraft carrier arrives in South Korea as a show of force against nuclear-armed...
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — A nuclear-powered U.S. aircraft carrier arrived Saturday in South Korea for a three-way exercise involving Japan as they step up military training to cope with North Korean threats, which have escalated following a security pact with Russia.
Judge strips House speaker of control over GOP caucus campaign fund
COLUMBUS (AP) — A county judge stripped Republican Ohio House Speaker Jason Stephens of his control over the GOP caucus’ campaign fund on Friday, escalating intraparty tensions in the chamber headed into November’s election.
Iowa flooding forces evacuations
ROCK VALLEY, Iowa — The governor of Iowa is sending helicopters to a small town to evacuate people from flooded homes. Meanwhile, much of the United States is longing for relief from yet another round of extraordinary heat Saturday. Sirens blared after midnight in Rock Valley, Iowa. People in hundreds of homes were told to get out as the Rock River could no longer take rain that has slammed the region. Elsewhere in the U.S., the miserable grip of heat and humidity continues. The National Weather Service says roughly 15 million people are under a heat warning while another 90 million are under a heat advisory.
