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WASHINGTON, D.C. — A Delphos man charged in federal district court with assaulting law enforcement during the Jan. 6, 2020 breach of the U.S. Capitol will be sentenced Aug. 19 after accepting a plea deal from federal prosecutors.

Putnam County Common Pleas Court

LIMA — The 30th annual Irish Day Parade will take to the streets of Lima on March 16.

LIMA — The U.S. Congressional District 5 seat is on the Republican primary ballot. Incumbent candidate Bob Latta (R-OH) is running against Robert Owsiak Jr. Latta has served in the district since 2007. Owsiak currently works as a paramedic and is a father of four. According to the Ohio district map, the fifth district serves Mercer, Van Wert, Paulding, Putnam, Henry, Wood, Hancock, Seneca, Wyandot, Crawford, Huron and Lorain counties.

LIMA — The Lima News is preparing for the darkness of the eclipse on April 8.

LIMA — Amtrak has not operated passenger rail in Lima in about 20 years, according to Lima/Allen Chamber of Commerce president Jed Metzger, but that would change if the state of Ohio is no longer a donut hole on the map of passenger rail service.

AMERICAN TOWNSHIP — Authorities are looking for information about an unidentified woman found dead in a Makley Drive home on Sunday afternoon from what appeared to be foul play.

LIMA — A former Shawnee Township detective and one-time school resource officer at Apollo Career Center on Monday pleaded guilty to a Bill of Information charge of obstructing justice, a felony of the fifth degree.

LIMA — A Lima man charged with murder in a Jan. 8 stabbing on Mound Road that left 76-year-old Lucinda Wright dead has been deemed competent to stand trial.

GLANDORF — When it comes to understanding the lives of those living with disabilities or different abilities, students at Glandorf Elementary School had the opportunity to experience that kind of life firsthand.