Mackenzi Klemann

LIMA — Hundreds of parents and children stood in line at Martin Luther King Park on Thursday for their turn to pick out a new bookbag for the first day of school.

DELPHOS — Delphos residents will soon need to travel to Van Wert or Lima to fill their prescriptions when Rite Aid — the city’s only pharmacy — closes this year.

LIMA — Renovations are finished at the new Temple Christian Elementary School, just in time for the new school year.

WAPAKONETA — Students at Wapakoneta High School will soon be required to turn off and lock away their cell phones and smart devices when they enter school each day.

LIMA — Mother-daughter trio Pam Brown, Diana Brown and Deb Floyd were the first to arrive at the Allen County Fair grandstands Saturday evening.

SHAWNEE TOWNSHIP — The founder of a suicide-prevention nonprofit accepted the national Jefferson Award for Public Service Wednesday.

BLUFFTON — Bluffton’s pedestrian-bike trail system is longer than ever, with two new additions connecting cyclists to the village’s east side.

LIMA — Jill Ackerman wants young women to be confident in male-dominated environments.

ADA — A former Ohio Northern University professor alleges the school is discriminating against white men through diversity initiatives.

Sep. 6—LIMA — Jill Ackerman wants young women to be confident in male-dominated environments.