December 10, 2024, Press Release from Lima Memorial Health System: Lima Memorial Health System is pleased to announce that Lynn Carpenter, currently Vice President & COO, will assume the role of President & COO of Lima Memorial Health System, effective January 1, 2025. She will continue to work alongside Mike Swick, Lima Memorial’s longest-tenured President & CEO, who will continue as CEO. With more than 30 years of dedicated service to Lima Memorial, Lynn Carpenter has demonstrated outstanding leadership, strategic vision and operational expertise, advancing the organization’s mission of delivering exceptional care to our community.

A Lima City Council member kicking off his campaign Tuesday evening for council president ahead of the November general election.

Lima native Matt Huffman has served as senate president since 2020 and says that the ceremony to mark the beginning of the session, and the swearing-in of senators and representatives, is an important one. And Huffman brought the taste of Lima to celebrate the session, with Kewpee and more filling the stomachs of politicians from around the state.

Governor Mike DeWine talked to Your News Now about the recent attempted to reduce the power of the state board of education by Ohio lawmakers.   The bill passed the Ohio Senate and would have given a governor the power to appoint a director of education, instead of the board picking a superintendent for the state.  The director would be the authority on curriculum, and other educational decisions in the state.   The Ohio House did not pass the bill before the session ended in December, and it will need to be reintroduced in the new session starting in January if it will be come law in the state.

LIMA, OH (WLIO) - Lima's Matt Huffman will once again serve as president of the Ohio Senate, this time for the 135th General Assembly.

Lima's City Council President says he will not be running for another term in 2023.  John Nixon sent an email to media, announcing his decision not to run for the seat again.   Nixon started on city council as the 1st ward councilor in 1990, and then became 2nd ward councilor in 1996.  Nixon was appointed president of the council in 2007, when Matt Huffman moved to Columbus to be 4^th District State Representative.   Over his nearly 32 years in office, Nixon says he has served with over 40 different council members, three council clerks, two different mayors, and two different law directors, saying that all of them had the same goal to make Lima better. Besides council president, lima city council seats on the ballot next year are wards 2, 4, and 6.