Allen County is reporting 1 new death and 17 new cases. Auglaize County has 11 more cases, Putnam County increased 10 cases, and Hancock County added 6 cases. Van Wert County went up 5 cases, Logan County added 4 more cases, Hardin and Shelby Counties have 3 new cases each. Mercer County has… More >>

The governor says that numbers are currently where they were before the pandemic started. DeWine also states that after talking with restaurants and other businesses, hiring was at the forefront of problems. The governor as well as the Lieutenant Governor Jon Husted are working on implementi… More >>

Allen County is reporting 19 new cases, Hancock County went up 16 cases. Shelby County added 9 case and Paulding County has 7 more cases. Auglaize County has 6 more cases, Putnam County added 5 new cases, Mercer County went up 4 cases and Hardin, Logan and Van Wert Counties all have 2 new ca… More >>

Allen County is reporting 26 new cases. Auglaize and Shelby Counties added 8 more cases each. Mercer County has 7 new cases and Paulding County has 6 more cases. Hancock County increased 4 cases. Putnam, Hardin and Logan Counties all have 3 new cases and Van Wert County had 2 more cases.  More >>

Here are the local and state COVID-19 numbers for May 4, 2021. Allen County had 2 new deaths, and Auglaize and Paulding Counites had 1 death each. Auglaize County has 15 new cases, and Allen County is up 8 cases. Shelby County increases by 6 cases, and Logan County by 5. Putnam, Hancock, and… More >>

Media release from the Mercer County Sheriff's Office: Mercer County Sheriff, Jeff Grey reports the arrest of three individuals on drug related charges. Grey advised that the HIT Team (Heroin Interdiction Team), which consist of members of the Mercer County Sheriff’s Office, Celina Police De… More >>

Voters can expect to see a variety of issues for the primary election. Starting in Allen County, the race for Lima’s next mayor continues with four candidates in the running: Joshua Hayes, Elizabeth Hardesty, Sharetta Smith, and Autumn Swanson are running for the mayoral seat. The top two wi… More >>

40% of people have gotten their first dose so far, and 33% of Ohioans are fully vaccinated. Governor Mike DeWine announced Monday that people working in nursing homes and assisted living centers who are fully vaccinated, do not have to do COVID-19 testing anymore. But those who haven't gotte… More >>

Here are the local and state COVID-19 numbers for May 3, 2021. Allen County has 13 new cases. Mercer and Hancock Counties add 5 cases each, and Shelby County is up 3 cases. Hardin County increases by 2 cases, Auglaize, Logan and Paulding Counties increase by 1 case each. Putnam and Van Wert … More >>

Ohio’s Republican Senator was on Meet the Press Sunday morning to talk about working with President Biden on the proposed two trillion-dollar infrastructure plan.  Rob Portman says infrastructure has always been a bipartisan issue and sees a better opportunity for Republicans to work the Whi… More >>

A national fishing competition brought anglers to Saint Marys to showcase their skills. The Crappie Fishing Tournament made its stop at the Grand Lake.  More >>

A new project aims to improve the overall quality of Grand Lake in Saint Mary's. A wetland Conservation Area along Bruntwood-Langenkamp is currently in the works. The project will begin construction in late summer 2021.  More >>

Today, students from 10 schools put their heads together to compete in the Western Buckeye League Scholastic Bowl Tournament. This is the 15th year the Ohio State University of Lima hosted the competition. Over 120 students answered timed questions on various subjects against other schools i… More >>

Allen county is reporting 20 new cases, Hancock and Logan Counties have 11 more cases each.  Auglaize County went up 10 cases and Shelby County had 5 more cases.  Mercer County added 4 cases, Van Wert County increased 3 more cases, Hardin County 2 and Putnam County 1.  Paulding county is not… More >>

The budget proposed by Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted included over $1 billion to help strengthen and grow Ohio communities and businesses. Besides investing in sectors that have been especially hard-hit by the pandemic, including bars and restaurants, entertainment venues, and tou… More >>

Allen County is reporting 27 new cases, Hancock County went up 20 more cases.  Hardin County has 8 more cases, Auglaize, Shelby and Logan Counties have 7 new cases each.  Mercer County went up 5 cases, Van Wert and Paulding Counties have 3 cases each and Putnam County added 2 more cases.  More >>

Allen County is reporting 17 new cases, Hancock County added 11 cases, Auglaize County went up 10 cases and Mercer and Shelby Counties have 7 new cases each.  Hardin County  increased 6 cases, Logan and Paulding have 3 new cases each, and Putnam County has 2 new cases and Van Wert County has… More >>

People have always been exempted from wearing masks outside so long as they were able to stay six feet away from others that do not live in their household. But Governor Mike DeWine says that rule may be tweaked slightly to align with the Center for Disease Control’s new guidelines. DeWine i… More >>

Troopers with the Highway Patrol will be out watching for unsafe driving near work zones, as part of National Work Zone Awareness Week. They’re prepared to pull over drivers that aren’t following the law when it comes to driving through an active work zone. According to OSHP, here in Ohio, t… More >>

Ohioans who are fully vaccinated will not have to quarantine if they have been exposed to a person who has tested positive for COVID-19. DeWine says that this will be key for high school students who had to miss out on school and extracurricular activities because of contact tracing. 21% of … More >>

Hancock County has 2 new deaths and Putnam County has 1 more death. Allen County is reporting 15 more cases, Hancock County has 14 new cases. Mercer and Shelby Counties have 8 new cases each. Auglaize County increased 7 cases. Logan County is up 6 cases, Van Wert County had 5 cases, Hardin C… More >>

Allen County is reporting 13 new cases, Hancock County has 8 new cases, Shelby County went up 6 cases and Auglaize and Putnam Counties have 4 new cases each.  Hardin, Logan, and Paulding Counties have 2 more cases each.  Van Wert County increased 1 and Mercer County is not reporting any new … More >>

People will be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine, while they attend the West Ohio Food Bank resource fair and food distribution Tuesday.  The Health Partners of Western Ohio will have 200 doses combined of the Moderna and Johnson and Johnson vaccine.  The vaccines will be given between 10 AM an… More >>

With the recent shooting death of 16-year-old Ma’Khia Bryant in Columbus this past week, Governor Mike DeWine takes to National TV to talk about police reform. DeWine was on CBS’s Face the Nation Sunday morning to talk about what Ohio is doing to institute more training for officers and gett… More >>

Fresh-N-Faded hair salon in Lima, with the help of Mercy Health St. Rita's, will be holding a vaccine clinic on May 18th. The clinic runs from 10 A.M. until noon, and all walk-in appointments are welcome. More >>

The Family Life Center of Auglaize county tries to put on an event for the community every month, and for April it was the Mom to Mom sale. More >>

There is no shortage of jobs available in the area as there were well over 100 part time and full time positions looking to be filled at the job fair.  More >>

For the fourth day in a row the number of recovered cases exceeded the number of new cases. The Ohio Department of Health is reporting that there were 1,788 new cases Friday and 2,013 presumed recovered cases.   They are also reporting 89 new deaths, 114 people that had to be placed in the h… More >>

The school is hoping to pass a 5.2 mill property tax levy, with $51 million coming from the state. If passed, a Pre-K through 4th-grade section would be added to the Intermediate building. An entirely new 7-12 Junior-Senior High School would be constructed as well. With these additions, they… More >>

Shelby County has 28 more cases, Hancock County went up 15 cases, and Allen County is reporting 13 new cases and Auglaize County increased 7 cases.  Hardin and Logan Counties have 4 new cases each.  Van Wert County has 2 more and Mercer County had 1 more case.  Putnam and Paulding Counties a… More >>

The University of Northwestern Ohio is launching its inaugural Giving Day at 8:00am on April 21, 2021. UNOH Giving Day is an inspiring 36-hour event for alumni, students, and friends to come together and support the University of Northwestern Ohio.  More >>

Spring means blooming trees and longer days, but for some, it means sneezing fits and a runny nose thanks to seasonal allergies. Experts recommend trying an over-the-counter remedy, rinsing your sinuses, reducing your exposure to allergy triggers by avoiding them and avoiding the outdoors du… More >>

State agencies like the Ohio State Highway Patrol have already eliminated chokeholds to restrain people and troopers will soon be getting body cameras to add to the dash camera footage they are already recording. DeWine says the Ohio Community Police Collaborative has established a uniform s… More >>

Allen County has 12 new cases, Hardin and Shelby Counties have 9 more cases, Auglaize County went up 8 cases, and Putnam County had 7 more cases.  Hancock county increased 6 cases, Mercer and Logan Counties have 4 more cases, Van Wert County added 3 cases and Paulding County had 1 new case.    More >>

Allen County had the biggest drop falling from 6.7% in February to 5/4% in March. Auglaize, Putnam and Mercer Counties continue to have some of the lowest unemployment rates in the state. Hardin and Paulding Counties fall 1%, and Logan and Van Wert counties drop 0.8%. More >>

Shelby County has 2 new deaths, and Mercer, Hancock, Van Wert and Paulding Counties have 1 each.   Allen and Hancock Counties have 10 new cases each and Putnam County added 7 new cases.  Auglaize and Shelby Counties have 6 new cases each, Mercer County increased 4 cases and Hardin, Logan, Va… More >>

Allen County is reporting 19 new cases, Hancock County went up 9 more cases, Logan County added 8 cases.  Auglaize County has 5 more cases and Shelby and Hardin Counties increased 3 cases each.  Mercer, Van Wert and Paulding Counties have 1 new case each and Putnam County is not reporting an… More >>

Governor Mike DeWine is hoping that Ohio can vaccinate their way out the growing number of coronavirus cases.  Even with increased vaccination in the state, Governor DeWine says he will not move off the 50 cases per 100,000 residents bar he has set to remove health orders.   Last Thursday th… More >>

Putnam, Shelby, and Hardin Counties all have 1 new death.  Hancock County has 11 new cases, Allen County is reporting 9 new cases and Mercer and Shelby Counties have 8 more cases each.  Hardin and Logan Counties have 6 new cases each, Putnam County added 5 cases, Auglaize County increased 3 … More >>

The postponed date to file income taxes for the year 2020 is May 17th, 2021. The extra month is in response to the pandemic and should allow taxpayers time to gather necessary documents from last year. The owner of Liberty Tax Service in Lima, Veronica Dortch, says everyone should have recei… More >>

As for statewide numbers, there are 2,164 new cases today. 181 people were hospitalized and 31 patients were placed in the ICU. The Ohio Department of Health says 989,861 people are presumed recovered from the Coronavirus. As for cases per 100,000 residents over a two week period, it has ris… More >>

The pause comes after six people suffered a severe type of blood clot after getting the J&J vaccine. Since then, both the CDC and FDA have recommended clinics hold off giving out the vaccine for the time being. During Ohio Governor Mike DeWine's press conference Thursday, Ohio Department… More >>

Hancock County has 22 new cases, Allen County is reporting 15 more cases, Auglaize County had added 14 more cases and Mercer has 12 new cases.  Hardin County went up 6 more cases.  Putnam, Shelby, Logan, Van Wert and Paulding counties all have 5 more cases each.  More >>

After a call he had with the White House, DeWine says the pause is expected to be only weeks, not months for the vaccine. Of the nearly seven million doses distributed in the United States, 264,000 were given in Ohio. DeWine has told any providers that still have doses to store them for the … More >>

There were no new local deaths reported, but Allen County has 21 new cases, Hancock County went up 18 cases.  Auglaize County added 14 more cases and Mercer and Logan Counties have 7 new cases each.  Shelby County has 6 more cases, Putnam and Hardin Counties have 4 more each, Van Wert County… More >>

Allen County is reporting 20 new cases, Hancock County has 18 more cases. Putnam County went up 8 cases, and Logan County increased 7 cases.   Auglaize and Hardin Counties have 5 more cases each, Van Wert County has 3 more, Mercer County added 2 more cases and Shelby and Paulding Counties ha… More >>

This year, billions of cicadas will emerge from the ground in Ohio and trillions more around the United States. This particular group of cicadas known as "Brood X" have been burrowing underground for the past 17 years and will be popping up starting in May. While we experience an annual spec… More >>

Will July 4th be Ohio’s Independence Day regarding health orders?  The state’s health officials believe it could happen.  Governor Mike DeWine has set the bar at 50 case per 100,000 residence over a two-week period to lift health orders, like mask mandates and limiting attendance at ball gam… More >>

On Monday, the governor announced the state will have simplified health orders, and to do that he rescinded some old ones to put the new ones in place. The new orders focused on the specific areas of wearing masks, social distancing, washing hands, and being outside rather than inside for ev… More >>

Van Wert County has 2 new deaths and Allen and Hancock counties are reporting 1 new death each. Allen County also has 17 new cases, Hancock County added 15 cases, Putnam County has 9 more cases and Mercer County added 7 new cases. Auglaize County increased 5 cases, Hardin and Shelby counties… More >>

The commission says they made the decision this year, because of the uncertainly of what the situation will look like in late July, even though the state will have six months of vaccine distribution. They add if they had to do limited capacity for events, it would lower the attendance and in… More >>