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The Allen County Democratic Party will hold a "Meet the Candidates" event Friday, Oct. 30, 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at 1209 Allentown Road in Lima, per LimaOhio.com. Scheduled to attend are Allison Russo (secretary of state), John Kulewicz…
The Ohio SPCA and Humane Society of Allen County will hold a Shelter Sleepover at 7 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 12, at 3606 Elida Road as part of a fundraising effort. Participants can form teams or fundraise independently toward a $1,000 goal…
Tri State Gun Collectors will hold a gun show Nov. 7 and 8 at the Allen County fairgrounds in observance of Veterans Day, according to LimaOhio.com. The group plans to raffle two U.S. flags that have flown over the Capitol and will…
A letter published Oct. 24 by LimaOhio.com asks Lima City Council and Allen County officials to create a local Consumer Protection Program for construction contracting. It cites an Oct. 14 Ohio Attorney General release describing…
WLIO reported that the United Way of Greater Lima and Junior Achievement created Student United Way for 16 Allen County high school seniors. The four-session program will introduce partner agencies, including Soldiers of Honor, and end…
Allen County government offices are moving into new space at the Government Center in Lima, WLIO reported. The Veterans Service Commission relocated to a first-floor office and opened Monday. The auditor is finishing its move and the…
Mercy Health told patients its United Healthcare contract ends Dec. 31. If no agreement is reached, the health system says it can no longer see UHC-insured patients beginning Jan. 1, 2027. Affected plans include commercial, managed…
Ohio's Bureau of Criminal Investigation says it recovered and returned $15,300 to a 63-year-old Allen County woman who was duped in a 2024 tech-support scam, according to a BCI media release. The woman reportedly got a pop-up claiming…
Activate Allen County used its annual Fall Community Block Party to showcase Lima's South Jackson Community Garden, which WLIO reports has expanded over seven years from a few beds into a park-like space with restrooms, a pavilion,…
The Allen County Recorder's Office land transfer report lists property sales with selling prices and addresses or lot numbers. The source text describes the report as covering the week running Oct. 1 through 26, while its headline says…
The Allen County Democrats held a "Donuts with Dems" gathering in Lima featuring John Patterson, a former Ohio House member and co-founder of the Fair School Funding Plan, and Jeff Givan, a candidate for the Ohio House. Givan said…
A LimaOhio.com historical feature traces the Allen County Fair from an 1851 one-day event through repeated moves, weather losses and a canceled 1860 address. It says the fair moved to Delphos in 1922, returned to Lima in 1949 and found…