Ohio's minimum wage will see a slight bump on January 1, 2025. The per-hour rate for non-tipped employees will increase from $10.45 to $10.70. The minimum wage for tipped employees will increase from $5.25 an hour to $5.35 an hour. The minimum wage increase is due to a nearly 20-year-old constitutional amendment that increased the per-hour wage by the rate of inflation.

Lima City Council's Finance Committee gathered Tuesday night to adjust a classification and pay grade of a city position. The committee reclassified the "Budget and Investment Analyst" title as the "Senior Investment Analyst." Under the new title, an amendment to a section of the Codified Ordinances of the City of Lima would place the pay range of the "Senior Investment Analyst" at 25. This amendment comes after adjustments were made by the Department of Human Resources.

The increased inflation pushed the national defense spending bill higher.  The over $816 billion National Defense Authorization Act was signed into law last week by President Biden.  The bill was $45 billion higher than originally requested to offset the record high inflation that the Untied States is currently experiencing.   The bill also approved a nearly 5% pay raise for military and civilian members of the defense department. 

Thousands of Ohioans will start taking home more money this year.

Clean up continues in Celina from the EF2 tornado that cut through the city on Sunday night, but one company is making sure that their employees are being taken care...

Lima City Council held a special finance committee meeting Tuesday evening.