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At about 3:10 p.m. Monday, I suspect most of us will be doing the same thing, together.

BATH TOWNSHIP – At last Saturday’s Celina Invitational the Ottawa-Glandorf track-and-field program showcased its depth as it won both the girls and boys team titles.

This week, a memory popped up on my timeline reminding me that I started writing this column seven years ago this month. Seven years. So much has changed in seven years.

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).

WAPAKONETA — Preparations for the Great American Solar Eclipse started a year early for Deb Fischer.

LIMA — The art of custom suit-making is far from lost. Following the closing of the Hofeller, Hiatt and Clark men’s clothing store in 2023, CEO Matt Hambleton decided to open a new custom suit store in Lima. Hambleton contacted a long-term friend (and now marketing director) Jon Keske to make Caliber Custom Clothiers possible.

LIMA — Joshua Hayes, a former candidate for mayor in Lima, on Friday admitted that marijuana found inside a Breese Road residence in June of 2022 belonged to him. He declined to say the same about psilocybin mushrooms also discovered in the home.

My wife and I are in better shape than our house. That’s saying something — I don’t know what, but it probably can’t be repeated in polite company — because Sue and I are 70 and our house is 50.

LIMA — Softball season is well underway despite several weather cancellations, and the showcase of area talent on the diamond is already on full display.

LIMA — Hotels and vacation rentals in the path of the April 8 total solar eclipse are set to be completely booked over the weekend and Monday.