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NAACP reaching out to Haitian community
LIMA — According to Lima NAACP President Ron Fails, talk is what you do when you do not want to do something. That was the message he relayed in the Lima NAACP press conference Saturday as he shared the organization’s ideas to support the city’s growing Haitian population.
Business Spotlight: FreshStart Farms sells fresh milk in Jackson Center
JACKSON CENTER — FreshStart Farms began in the late 1970s with sheep. In 1993, current owner Martha Thomas gave birth to a son named Zeb. Shortly after his birth, she learned that the only milk he could digest was goat’s milk. So, she did what any great mother...
Three fatal crashes in Allen County so far in 2024
LIMA — The Lima-Allen County Safe Community Coalition reported there were three fatal traffic crashes on Allen County roadways this year during the months of January, February, March and April. In all of 2023 in Allen County, there were 10 fatal traffic crashes; there were 15 in 2022. Two...
Hearing set in Auglaize County surrounding CHIP funding
WAPAKONETA — The Auglaize County board of commissioners have scheduled a second public hearing to accept comment surrounding a proposal to seek state funding for several infrastructure projects in the village of Waynesfield. The hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, May 20, in the office of the Auglaize...
Lima Area Concert Band debuts new song by Van Wert composer and new timpani
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - The Lima Area Concert Band returned to the stage for the first time this season on Saturday night. The Beat Goes On was the first of four regular concerts to be held this summer. The concert also featured two major debuts. On their brand new timpani, or kettle drums, they performed for the first time ever an original piece composed by Van Wert band director Robert Sloan, titled "Thundering Echoes." The new timpani was purchased to be shared by both the Lima Symphony Orchestra and the Lima Area Concert Band after two years of joint fundraising.
Chase that ended in crash at Papa John’s seriously injured 1
SIDNEY — A high-speed chase that ended with a crash in the Papa John’s parking lot on Wapakoneta Avenue on Saturday seriously injured the driver of the vehicle being pursued. The crash occurred at approximately 8:40 p.m. According to a crash report from Sidney police, Wayland A. Block,...
Trustees reject Noble Township quarry plan
NOBLE TOWNSHIP — A controversial stone quarry won’t be built in rural Noble Township in Auglaize County after all. The Noble Township trustees rejected a petition Thursday to rezone 142 acres of farmland as industrial, which would have been the first step for Weber Building Materials to mine the land when its contract with an existing quarry ends.
Allen Lima Leadership gets a sneak peek of Spring & Main and tour Central District
LIMA, OH (WLIO) - The Allen Lima Leadership group got a unique tour and vision for downtown Lima today. Members of the ALL team were led by director Matt Childers as well as president and CEO of economic development Dave Stratton and Good Foods company founder and president John Heaphy. The group toured the new Spring & Main building led by Heaphy and got a sneak peek at the new businesses inside, which include the new Casa Lu Al, Nonno's Cellar, and Vista Tacos, along with the 3rd-floor space for Rudolph Foods R&D department.
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