June 5, 2024, Press Release from the Council for the Arts of Greater Lima: The Council for the Arts of Greater Lima and Happy Daz restaurants will soon kick off the 57th year of Concerts in the Parks. The annual concert series will begin at 7 p.m. Sunday, June 23, with the classic rock sounds of Probable Cause. The season will continue each Sunday through August 11, closing out with the patriotic sounds of the Lima Area Concert Band.

After COVID-19 hospitalizations stayed under 3,500 for over a week straight, DeWine decided that it was time to loosen the curfew on the state and extend it an hour. Instead of restaurants and businesses having to close their doors and make sure customers are out by 10 P.M., they now have until 11 P.M. to do it. While the new curfew does offer some wiggle room for closing at night, some restaurants are unsure if they want to make the move and extend their official hours of operation.

Each Wednesday in the summer months, car enthusiasts drive to the parking lot provided by Chief Supermarket to showcase their vehicles. Money is also raised through a 50/50 raffle. Half the earnings go to a ticket buyer each week, while the other half is given to a non-profit organization at the end of the summer. A survey sent out earlier this year chose Lima Veterans Food Pantry or the SOS Project as the donation recipient. Although the event started later this year, organizers say it's been great for them to get together and socialize for a good cause.

People gathered in Faurot Park for the final performance in the Concerts in the Park series. The Jive Turkeys took to the Rotary Pavilion and brought with them the sounds of rock music past and present. Their performance concludes the eight-concert series put on by Happy Daz and the Council for the Arts of Greater Lima, and all-in-all they say they have had a fairly good run despite some rain early on.