LCIC announces Barlow, new grant recipient
LIMA — Marcie Barlow will serve as the new executive director of the Lima Community Improvement Corporation, following an announcement at Wednesday’s mayoral press briefing that also included a new grant recipient.
ODNR marks 75th anniversary with Arbor Day planting
LIMA — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources marked its 75-year anniversary Wednesday with an Arbor Day tree planting at Ottawa Metro Park.
United Methodists repeal longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — United Methodist delegates repealed their church’s longstanding ban on LGBTQ clergy with no debate on Wednesday, removing a rule forbidding “self-avowed practicing homosexuals” from being ordained or appointed as ministers.
UCLA cancels classes after violence erupts on campus over the war in Gaza
LOS ANGELES — Dueling groups of protesters clashed overnight at the University of California, Los Angeles, shoving, kicking and beating each other with sticks after pro-Israel demonstrators tried to pull down barricades surrounding a pro-Palestinian encampment. Hours earlier, police burst into a building occupied by anti-war protesters at Columbia University, breaking up a demonstration that had paralyzed the school.
FBI: Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans in ‘23
WASHINGTON — Scammers stole more than $3.4 billion from older Americans last year, according to an FBI report released Tuesday that shows a rise in losses through increasingly sophisticated criminal tactics to trick the vulnerable into giving up their life savings.
Ohio joins challenge of new Title IX rules protecting LGBTQ+ students
WASHINGTON — Another six Republican states, including Ohio, are piling on to challenge the Biden administration’s newly expanded campus sexual assault rules, saying they overstep the president’s authority and undermine the Title IX anti-discrimination law.
Baseball: Miller City holds off Ottoville
OTTOVILLE – Miller City baseball coach Dusty Pester preaches to his team that baseball can be a simple game.
Reminisce: St. Marys blankets kept people across the world warm
As large ads for blanket sales covered pages of newspapers in the early 20th century, many ads had one label in common: St. Marys. Department stores across the nation boasted that they sold high quality blankets created by the St. Marys Woolen Manufacturing Company.
Holy Cow! History: Robert, Anthony, the Duke, and the making of an American legend
The Caped Crusader. The Dark Knight. The World’s Greatest Detective. Or just plain Batman.
Young Leaders to be honored
LIMA — A young business leader will soon be chosen for an award. The Lima/Allen County Chamber of Commerce will host its annual gala Wednesday evening. The organization will choose one business to honor from seven different categories. The Young Leader of the Year award is sponsored by Mercy Health-St. Rita’s Medical Center.
