They are the backbone of many organizations, and on Thursday, Mercy Health-St. Rita's thanked their volunteers. It was a real hoedown as many of their 270+ volunteers gathered for their annual recognition luncheon. They do everything from assisting patients to raising money with the gift and thrift shop and their holiday bazaars. The volunteer auxiliary presented the final installment in their $1 million pledge. The $295,000 check completed their current 5-year pledge to the graduate medical education building. The auxiliary says they enjoy doing what they do to help the hospital.

He shared the role of the auditor and his staff to place checks and balances on state and local governments to be more efficient, effective, and transparent. Most recently, they released a report on Medicaid that showed more than 100,000 people registered in Ohio as well as up to eight other states, costing Ohioans nearly a billion dollars. 

LIMA, OH (WLIO) - A local church hosted a luncheon to celebrate cancer survivors and use real-life stories to educate others.

The volunteers help in various parts of the hospital and show their support for the medical center's vision by helping raise money for needed improvements, like the auxiliary's one-million-dollar commitment to the graduate medical education program. We ask some of them what they see is their impact on visitors and staff at the hospital.

Keith Cheney spoke at the Republican Luncheon telling voters what's at stake in just under 100 days for the election, pointing to key battles against democratic candidates in west central Ohio as well as the entire state of Ohio. Cheney says that voting becomes more important every year and says that Republicans need to show up and vote for the future of the party.

Chamber president and CEO Jed Metzger announcing a regional luncheon with top state department directors. He says it will be an opportunity to hear firsthand what is happening at the state level to support and improve local businesses. It is being titled as "The Big Six Ohio Business Leaders' Regional Thought Roundtable".

Ohioans deserve leadership that looks like them and knows the struggles and what they come from," said Sappington. "But also, Ohioans deserve good, fair, and honest government. As Nelsonville City Auditor, I busted up theft just eight weeks on the job. Biggest theft bust in city history and we not only returned honesty and transparency to the city but once we turned those books around and got the money right, we were able to get that dividend back to the taxpayer

Lima students were commended for their courage in writing about youth violence.