The Allen East Robotics Team gave a sneak peek of their inventions Monday evening. Allen East 5th through 9th grade students involved with the robotics team displayed their robotic creations to board and family members as they prepare for their national competition in April.

Gary Fraser, director of Lima Public Library, announced Monday that the main library in Lima and branch libraries in Cairo, Elida, Lafayette, and Spencerville will expand their hours starting Tuesday, September 6, 2022.

The Allen Water District says construction of a waterline that will connect the eastern part of the county will begin on September 22nd.

A pancake breakfast was held in Lafayette on Saturday. The Lafayette Jackson Township Fire Department hosted the pancake day, as firefighters and volunteers cooked pancakes, sausages and more for customers.

Lima City Council approved the communication for a new waterline project that is expected to help the water supply in the surrounding rural area. This $8 million project is through a partnership between the Allen Water District, commissioners, and the villages of Harrod and Lafayette. They are looking to tie into the 12-inch waterline at Westminster to service Harrod and Napoleon Road and service Lafayette. The waterline will also service the Allen East School. It will cover close to 14 miles and create 500 new water accounts. The Lima utilities director says it will really benefit the residents who live in those areas.

Here’s an update on what has been happening at the Allen County Commissioners Office. The commissioner's office had two meetings on Thursday (1/9/20) regarding two different issues. The first was two bid openings on projects in Lafayette and Delphos. The village of Lafayette needs improvements to their mail access area and Pier St. in Delphos needs upgrades as well. Both projects are projected to start in the spring and end no later than August 31st of this year. The second meeting was for Palmer Energy to discuss energy options for the new contract for energy used by the county buildings.

A historic Lafayette solder is coming home just in time for Memorial Day. The Civil War soldier statue that stood in the village returned to Lafayette Tuesday, after spending over a year being restored. The project started three years ago when the sandstone base that the statue stood on started to crumble. Community member decided to raise around $120,000 to not only replace the base but restore the soldier that has stood watch over Lafayette since 1903.