News Director Jeff Fitzgerald of Your Hometown Stations sat down with President Katherine Fell from the University of Findlay and President Jane Wood of Bluffton University to discuss the merger between the two universities. Here is the full interview.

On Tuesday, the Governor giving Your Hometown Stations a sit-down interview at Ohio's historic Governor's residence in the Columbus suburb of Bexley. The Governor talked about the unprecedented challenges of dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic during his first term, and the economic development achievements of his administration. That includes a major expansion of chip maker Intel here in Ohio.

In May 2020, the Lima police officers were called out to a home on East Kibby Street and found the body of 71-year-old Rachel Cheney in a bedroom with a fatal stab wound to her upper torso. Cheney originally pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity, but he was ruled competent to stand trial in August of 2022.

The Allen County Commissioners appointed Jennifer McBride as interim clerk of courts following Wednesday's retirement of Margie Murphy Miller who served in that position for 12 years. McBride is no stranger to the courts office as she served alongside Miller as supervisor and has been involved with Allen County Clerk of Courts for 25 years. 

Lawyers for 32-year-old Paul Curtis Jr. say that he was too intoxicated to understand his rights before Lima Police Detectives interviewed him for the shooting death of Sam McLaurin in November of last year. They are asking that the interview be suppressed for Curtis's future trial. McLaurin's body was found in the driveway at a home in the 400 block of S. Baxter St. with multiple gunshot wounds. When officers went to arrest Curtis, they say that he was under the influence.

The medical center is in need of 300 plus employees in nearly every one of their departments and is ready to hire on the spot. There will be a hiring event on Saturday, March 5th on their campus. They are looking for clinical and non-clinical positions. They are hiring entry-level and experienced professionals from all backgrounds.

The Allen County man who is charged with killing a woman by selling her drugs, says he was on drugs while being interviewed by police.

A jury trial has concluded its second day for a Lima man facing multiple charges including rape.  Frank Alexander was indicted by the Allen County Grand Jury on ten counts of rape, six counts of sexual battery, and one count of gross sexual imposition.

Melvin Boothe is facing a charge of murder. Lima police arrested him as a suspect in the death of 25-year-old McKenzie Butler, whose body was found buried in a wooded area at the south end of Martin Luther King Jr. Park. Thursday's motion hearing saw a request from the defense to eliminate an interview and 911 call of Boothe's wife, stating that at the time Boothe was not arrested or in custody.