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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.

WAPAKONETA — An Auglaize County woman has been deemed competent to stand trial for attempted murder after an evaluation by a forensic psychiatrist.

VAN WERT — A Delphos man was sentenced late last week in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court to jail time and a commitment to the WORTH Center on sex-related charges.

LIMA — One business in downtown Lima is making room for many others. The Central District is now home to Infinity Hair Studio. The building is located at 207 S. Central Avenue and filling up with small local businesses.

CELINA — An overnight fire seriously damaged a building at Kerns Chevrolet in Celina.

It’s Sunday night, and I’m watching for the first time the movie “Monte Walsh” starring Tom Selleck in the title role. The storyline is about cowboys in the late 1890s working cattle and horses on the vast landscape of the Wyoming Territory.

TROY — With the solar eclipse coming, hospitals in the region are preparing for every possibility as the day grows closer.

The aftermath of last year’s fiery train derailment in eastern Ohio doesn’t qualify as a public health emergency because widespread health problems and ongoing chemical exposures haven’t been documented, federal officials said.

LIMA — A community can be known for many things, whether it is industry or geography or demographics. For proponents of the arts, helping a community create its own voice artistically can create a true sense of identity and value. In Lima, those artistic efforts can be seen in murals on building walls and heard on stage through music and theater. However, another form of artistic expression is on the rise in Lima: poetry.