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LIMA — The Lima Cenovus Refinery alerted the public that there may be intermittent flaring and noise as the refinery restarts units this week.

The Ohio Division of Cannabis Control will issue its first batch of dual-use certificates of operation to nearly 100 dispensaries across the state Tuesday, making recreational marijuana commercially available to Ohioans for the first time.

ST. MARYS — National retailer Big Lots will close stores in St. Marys, Defiance and six other Ohio locations as the company attempts to get out from under a reported financial burden.

Elections officials removed 154,995 names from Ohio’s voter registration rolls, completing a process designed to cancel registrations of voters deemed “inactive and out-of-date,” according to Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose’s office.

OTTAWA — Two more local Rite Aid stores are closing their doors. Of the 30 stores announced on the company’s latest bankruptcy court filings from Friday night, the Russells Point and Ottawa locations were included.

LIMA — Sarah McCullough thanked her staff at Backroad Wellness for being prepared and efficient with the crowd that showed up Tuesday to be among the first customers for legal recreational marijuana in the region.

Trevor Bassitt made his Olympic debut on Monday morning and finished fifth in the second heat in the 400-meter hurdles with a time of 49.38.

ATLANTA (AP) — Two rallies. Two Americas.

REX, Ga. — The third-grade students at Roberta T. Smith Elementary School had only a few days until summer vacation, and an hour until lunch, but there was no struggle to focus as they filed into the classroom. They were ready for one of their favorite parts of the day.

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