Baseball notebook: Lincolnview hands Leipsic first NWC loss
MIDDLE POINT — On the fourth try, Lincolnview’s baseball team found the big inning it was looking for.
In hundreds of deadly police encounters, officers broke multiple safety guidelines
In hundreds of deaths where police used force meant to stop someone without killing them, officers violated well-known guidelines for safely restraining and subduing people — not simply once or twice, but multiple times.
Ohio adult-use marijuana sales could begin by mid-June
COLUMBUS — Recreational marijuana could be available for sale in Ohio by mid-June, after new licensing rules for dispensaries cleared a key legislative hurdle Monday.
Lima Council of the Whole discusses outside hires
LIMA — The Lima Council of the Whole decided to continue its discussion on the potential for outside hirings of future police and fire chiefs in a meeting Monday night.
Civic Center to host ‘Book of Mormon’
LIMA — Trevor Dorner is set to return to his home neck of the woods for a performance about traveling all over the world.
Quick guilty verdict in assault on correction officer
LIMA — Jurors in Allen County Common Pleas Court deliberated for less than an hour Monday before finding a Lima inmate guilty of assaulting a corrections officer at the county jail.
Ottawa teen sentenced for sexual activity with minors
OTTAWA — A Putnam County teenager was sentenced Monday to more than six years in prison on felony charges ranging from spiking the beverage of a corrections officer at the Putnam County jail to having nude photos of minors in his possession and engaging in sexual conduct with underage females.
Minimal damage to Shawnee Township residence after fire
SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — A Sunday afternoon fire cause an estimated $10,000 to a residential structure in Shawnee Township.
Indian Lake on hunt for designer to replace shrine
RUSSELLS POINT — The American Society of Ephesus and ArtSpace/Lima joined together to host a statewide competition to replace a statue destroyed during the March 14 tornado at Indian Lake.
Softball: Lincolnview, Patrick Henry set for district final
ELIDA – Through five innings, Lincolnview recorded just two base hits off Columbus Grove pitcher Abby Stechschulte.
