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LIMA — After nearly a quarter century, a new person will be taking the helm at Visit Greater Lima making the case for tourism in Allen County.

The 2024 track-and-field season is well underway, and the showcase of area talent is already on full display.

We began married life in a 1930s Craftsman bungalow with three small bedrooms. Each bedroom had a closet the size of a telephone booth. Everything fit.

As a history lover, whenever I’m reading a historical book, I’ll often wonder what would be said about my own life should I have been included in such a volume. Then, it occurred to me, even devoid of any renowned moments in an otherwise fulfilling but pretty ordinary life, there actually were indeed four history books of which I was a part.

LIMA — Preliminary predictions as recently as February estimated the population of Allen County would swell by 100,000 on a single day in April for the opportunity to view the rarity of a total solar eclipse.

LIMA — The Lima/Allen Chamber of Commerce will soon honor several businesses and leaders in the community. The awards are given in seven different categories. The Athena Award is sponsored by Lima Chevrolet Cadillac. Jill Ackerman, Jill Bakies and Theresa Schnipke were nominated this year. According to the award application, the Athena Award comes from a quote: “What is honored in a country will be cultivated there.”

ELIDA – It’s all about getting the repetitions.

LEIPSIC — First responders in Putnam County were dispatched to the Poet Biorefining facility in Leipsic in response to a reported explosion.

Putnam County Common Pleas Court

Norfolk Southern has agreed to pay $600 million in a class-action lawsuit settlement for a fiery train derailment in February 2023 in eastern Ohio, but local residents worry the money won’t go very far because their potential health needs down the road may be tremendous.