Lima buries police department time capsule
LIMA — Sixty-three years from now, Lima residents will dig up a time capsule that currently sits underground in front of the Lima Police Department.
More information released in Perry Township murder case
LIMA — Court documents revealed more information about a Perry Township shooting that left one person dead Sept. 17.
Judge authorizes funds to retain expert in Van Wert murder case
VAN WERT — Van Wert County Common Pleas Judge Martin Burchfield authorized $2,000 Tuesday so a Rockford man’s attorney can retain a forensic consultant to assist in determining a Van Wert resident’s time of death when she was murdered in 2023.
Walz, Vance go in depth on policy in VP debate
NEW YORK — In a debate that evoked a calmer era in American politics, Tim Walz and JD Vance on Tuesday went after each other’s running mates and sought to shore up their campaigns’ vulnerabilities at a time of renewed fears of a regional war in the Middle East and sadness over devastation from Hurricane Helene.
Bath’s Wireman, Francis win Allen County titles
LIMA – After Bath’s Jacob Wireman finished second at last year’s Allen County Invitational as a junior he had one goal in mind for this year’s annual cross country race.
Safety for cycles: Bike, pedestrian counts rise in Allen County
ALLEN COUNTY — Lima and Allen County have made strides from a decade ago in bike and pedestrian safety, but more work can be done, according to Josh Unterbrink of the Allen County Bicycle and Pedestrian Task Force.
Hovanec gets 40-year sentence for husband’s death
TOLEDO — Amanda Hovanec will spend the next four decades in federal prison for crimes linked to the 2022 death of her estranged husband, Timothy Hovanec, in Auglaize County, a crime that U.S. District Court Judge James Knepp II said was “as bad a crime as I have seen or could have imagined.”
Lima man sentenced to minimum 17 years prison in murder case
LIMA — A Lima man was sentenced to a minimum of 17 years in prison Tuesday in the Allen County Common Pleas Court after recently pleading guilty to an amended charge of involuntary manslaughter, a first-degree felony, and an additional charge of tampering with evidence, a third-degree felony.
Lima man pleads guilty to cocaine possession
LIMA — A Lima man pleaded guilty Friday to one count of cocaine possession, a first-degree felony, with major drug offender, gun and money forfeiture specifications.
Girls soccer: O-G defense steps up to clinch third-straight WBL title
GLANDORF — Ottawa-Glandorf emphasized the “defending” in “defending league champs” Tuesday night.
