A decision on if Lima will ban smoking and vaping in city owned parks could be reached Monday night.  Lima City Council could have their third and final reading of the proposed law.   According to the ordinance, any violation would be considered a minor misdemeanor and carries a $150  fine. 

Drivers can keep an eye out for flashing signs around school zones that begin blinking half an hour before school starts and half an hour after classes let out for the day. During these restricted hours, school zones have a speed limit of 20 miles per hour. Officers and others are keeping a close watch of these areas to help keep students safe as they head to and leave school every day.

Damian Polen was indicted by the Allen County Grand Jury back in September of 2020 on one misdemeanor count of acting as a firefighter and one felony count of inducing panic. According to a pre-sentence investigation read during sentencing, in September of 2019 Polen is accused of impersonating a firefighter. According to the report, emergency lights, a pellet gun, and a fake badge were found in his vehicle.