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ELIDA — On Thursday afternoon Elida High School announced the resignation of Matt Tabler as boys basketball coach after three seasons.

March 28

BLUFFTON — The Comfort Inn hotel is getting a new name. Co-owners Najam Saleem and Muhammad Khokhar have decided to re-invest in the multi-million dollar project. In a few short months, the hotel will become a Holiday Inn Express.

LIMA — Animals and nature react interestingly to phenomena like solar eclipses.

Carl Grant, a Vietnam veteran with dementia, wandered out of a hospital room to charge a cellphone he imagined he had. When he wouldn’t sit still, the police officer escorting Grant body-slammed him, ricocheting the patient’s head off the floor.

OTTAWA — Flooding in the area appears to have reached its crest, but recent rains could leave people dealing with flooding through Saturday morning, according to data from the National Weather Service.

LIMA — Seventeen students from the Lima area participated in the local round of the National Civics Bee on Wednesday night at Ohio State University-Lima, but only one winner could move on to the state round.

LIMA — Jurors deliberated for two hours Wednesday before returning guilty verdicts against a man prosecutors say was a key player in the manufacture and distribution of fentanyl pills and other drugs in Lima.

On March 27, Zavier Simpson was in Toronto, gearing up for the final week of the NBA G League’s regular season with the Motor City Cruise.

KENTON — The Hardin County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information related to the whereabouts of Michael Bolen, 66, of 304 Hunsicker St., McGuffey.