Craig Kelly

LIMA — “I was so torn because I knew I wanted to do something to help get Christmas [gifts], but I know there are so many more people out there worse off than we are,” Magnolia said.

LIMA — For some families, the Christmas season may start with Thanksgiving or on Dec. 1 or when holiday music first comes on the radio, but for some families in this area, the season truly kicks off at the Allen County Museum’s Christmas Tree Festival.

SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — It has been a tradition at cemeteries across the United States since 1992, and this year, it will be coming to Allen County for the first time.

SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — The Shawnee Township Board of Trustees is canceling its regular meeting scheduled for Dec. 23.

LIMA — This time of year is often known as the season of giving, but for organizations like the West Ohio Food Bank that deal with food insecurity, there is growing uncertainty and concern over how their giving will continue in the months ahead.

LIMA — When the Ohio Electoral College gathers Tuesday in the Senate chambers at the Ohio Statehouse to cast the official votes for President-Elect Donald Trump and Vice President-Elect JD Vance, one of those 17 votes will have an Allen County connection.

OTTAWA — It is a new chapter in Putnam County governance as newly elected county commissioners Brad Brubaker and Tim Wehri were officially sworn into office along with other county officials Friday afternoon at the Putnam County Courthouse.

LIMA — The Allen County Board of Commissioners approved a new access management plan put forward Tuesday by the county engineer’s office, a plan that Allen County Engineer Brion Rhodes said was about two years in the making.

LIMA — The messages varied from the philosophical and reflective to the grateful and jubilant on the long steel beam that will serve as a capstone connecting the west building of the Lima Community Aquatic Park to the pool enclosure. The messages were written on the beam as part of a celebration Friday, both of [...]

LIMA — No matter how hard she tries, Ashley only seems to get burned.