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LIMA — A Lima man faces the prospect of life behind bars when he is sentenced next month for committing a pair of murders last spring.

VAN WERT — A Fort Wayne man was sentenced Tuesday in Van Wert County Common Pleas Court to up to 16 years in prison for breaking into the home of a Convoy area man and assaulting its resident.

ELIDA — Elida High School sophomore students are preparing for their first prom one year in advance. The student officers, president Marah Bell, vice president Ava Overholt, secretary Emma Stauffer and treasurer Ava Frueh sponsored a drive collecting shoes for those in need.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio House voted Wednesday to override Gov. Mike DeWine’s veto on a bill that would dually ban minors from gender-affirming care and transgender girls and women from playing on female sports teams in K-12 and college.

COLUMBUS, Ohio – An Ohio House committee plodded forward Wednesday on legislation to prevent schools and colleges from allowing transgender Ohioans to use bathrooms that correspond with their assumed gender identities.

LIMA — The United Way is now accepting nominations for Jefferson Award winners around the area until Feb. 21.

COLUMBUS — A federal judge has upheld as constitutional provisions of the sweeping election law that Ohio put in place last year, rejecting a Democratic law firm’s challenge to strict new photo ID requirements, drop box restrictions and tightened deadlines related to absentee and provisional ballots.

COLUMBUS — A federal judge issued an order Tuesday temporarily halting enforcement of a pending Ohio law that would require children to get parental consent to use social media apps.

OTTOVILLE — Bath has size, and Ottoville has shooters.

LIMA — Funeral services will be held Thursday for a Columbus Grove High School student who died Sunday as the result of a shooting incident in Allen County.