Lima News Archives

Rob Martin typically doesn't know details about patients he will help transport to Mercy St.

By KAREN CAMPBELL Assistant Managing Editor With one confirmed case in the county and several suspected cases of H1N1, the Auglaize County Health commissioner says they are still waiting for additional vaccine.

The Ohio Tax Credit Authority yesterday awarded Planet Friendly Polymers LLC, a resin compounding company that is moving to Lima, Ohio, a 40 percent job creation tax credit that could be worth $116,630 over six years.

Oct. 24--PERRY TOWNSHIP -- A former Allen County special deputy may face charges after flashing his department ID at a traffic stop.

When not clattering about his haunted house, Mike Hoppe can be found cruising around town in his hearse.

With a five-story wall of fire erupting in front of her, Elizabeth Shreffler did the only thing she could think of: She punched the gas pedal to the floor.

We will be happy to answer any questions you may have. We look forward to seeing you here at Magnam Truck and Auto.

A Portland, Ore. man charged with mailing a noose to a Lima, Ohio activist pleaded not guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court in Toledo.

An Ohio woman was ordered held in jail without bail today after being arraigned on an attempted murder indictment in a Syracuse stabbing almost a year ago.

A pianist, a comedy troupe, and some royalty will make their way to the Valentine Theatre later this month.

Actress Christina Caravella avoided the fashion faux pas of the 1980s. After all, she was only a toddler at the time.

Sixteen northwest Ohio groups will share $200,000 in federal stimulus funding that will retain the equivalent of 8 1/2 arts-related jobs.

Ronald Evan Lewis, 67, died at 4:40 a.m. Oct. 4, 2009, at his residence surrounded by his loving family.

The Justice Department says a Portland white supremacist has been indicted on accusations he mailed a hangman's noose to an Ohio civil rights leader.

Portland man arrested for mailing noose to NAACP leader 10:19 AM PDT on Thursday, October 8, 2009 By MICHAEL ROLLINS, Kgw.com CLEVELAND, Ohio - A Portland man was arrested Wednesday and accused of civil rights and mail violations for sending a noose in February 2008 to a regional director of the NAACP in Cleveland.

In a letter from jail, John Dillinger tells his father he knows he's been a disappointment but also assures him that he's "not guilty of half of the things I am charged with and I've never hurt anyone." The letter was dated Sept.

WASHINGTON Daniel Lee Jones, of Portland, Ore., has been indicted and arrested for allegedly mailing a hangman's noose to the Lima, Ohio, chapter of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, the Justice Department announced today.

In a letter from jail, John Dillinger tells his father he knows he's been a disappointment but also assures him that he's "not guilty of half of the things I am charged with and I've never hurt anyone." The letter written in neat cursive dated Sept.

Donald E. Griffith, 86, died at 3 p.m. Oct. 5, 2009, at The Meadows of Kalida in Kalida.

Donald L. "Don" Roessner, 67, formerly of New Bremen, died at 6:32 p.m. Sept. 28, 2009, at Lima Memorial Health System.

Despite dozens of city employees laid off this year because of a multimillion-dollar city deficit, Mayor Carty Finkbeiner's son-in-law was still able to find his way into a taxpayer-funded job.

Burial: Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation: noon until time of services today at the funeral home.