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NEW YORK — Victoria Cornejo Barrera thought the legal helpline for workers sounded too good to be true and wondered if it was a scam.

LIMA — Lima council members congratulated councilwoman Peggy Ehora on her last council meeting as she takes her retirement.

FRANKFORT, Ky. — The Biden administration’s effort to expand protections for LGBTQ+ students hit another roadblock Monday, when a federal judge in Kentucky temporarily blocked the new Title IX rule in six additional states.

LIMA — Area law enforcement officials are looking for information about crimes or people below. The Lima/Allen-Putnam County Crime Stoppers Program offers cash awards of up to $1,000 to anyone who provides anonymous tip information that would lead to the arrest of anyone listed on this page. Please call 419-229-STOP (7867).

COLUMBUS — Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine signed an executive order on June 4 authorizing the Ohio Board of Pharmacy to immediately classify nine synthetic opioids as Schedule I controlled substances, effectively banning their sale and use in the state and making the sale and trafficking of these compounds a criminal offense.

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LIMA — An Allen County grand jury indicted a Lima man Thursday for a shooting that occurred Jan. 12.

LIMA – Everything was simmering hot at Simmons Field on Sunday.

CHICAGO — Reeling from a string of defeats, anti-abortion groups and their Republican allies in state governments are using an array of strategies to counter proposed ballot initiatives intended to protect reproductive rights or prevent voters from having a say in the fall elections.

NEW YORK — With Pride Month in full gear, U.S. shoppers can find the usual merchandise many stores stock for the June celebration of LGBTQ+ culture and rights. But analysts and advocates say the marketing is toned down compared to previous years, and at some chains, there’s no trace of Pride at all.