‘One final continuance’ granted in drug trafficking case
LIMA — A motion made late last week seeking a continuance in the upcoming trial of Lima resident Lashane Liles, charged with multiple felony drug trafficking and possession charges and alleged to have participated in a major drug trafficking operation in 2021, was granted Monday by Allen County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Reed.
Officials urge preparation ahead of eclipse
LIMA — As long as area residents are prepared, the total solar eclipse on April 8 will be a once-in-a-lifetime memorable event.
Boys basketball: Titans climb to No. 1 in final AP poll
Ottawa-Glandorf jumped all the way up to No. 1 in Division III on Monday in the eighth and final weekly boys state poll, voted upon by Associated Press members throughout Ohio.
Girls Basketball: Freiberger named WBL Player of the Year
Grace Freiberger of Shawnee was named the WBL’s Player of the Year on Sunday.
Lima man gets prison time for gun threat directed at wife
LIMA — Saying that infidelity “in and of itself does not justify pulling a gun out, pointing it at someone and telling them you’re going to kill them,” Allen County Common Pleas Court Judge Jeffrey Reed on Monday sentenced a Lima man to prison for doing just that.
Prison time ordered for woman who stabbed girlfriend
LIMA — A 19-year-old Lima woman was sentenced Monday to two years in prison for stabbing her ex-girlfriend last summer.
Share of area seniors with Alzheimer’s disease
Boys Basketball: White named WBL Player of the Year for third straight season
For the third straight season, Colin White of Ottawa-Glandorf was named the WBL’s Player of the Year on Sunday night.
Harris Player of the Year in Putnam County League
Pandora-Gilboa’s Aiden Harris was voted the boys basketball Player of the Year on the All-Putnam County League team, which was announced Sunday night.
Haley stays in race despite Trump’s win in S.C.
TROY, Mich. — Republican presidential candidate Nikki Haley says it’s not “the end of our story” despite Donald Trump’s easy primary victory in South Carolina, her home state where the onetime governor had long suggested her competitiveness with the former president would show.