The Apollo Career Center plans to purchase the property of a Lima business that recently announced they are going out of business. At Monday night's board of education meeting, Apollo board members voted to move forward with the purchase of the property that currently houses Dot's Pet Center for $350,000. In a Facebook post published on March 15th, Dot's Pet Center announced their plans to permanently close after serving the Allen County region since 1991. At Monday night's board meeting, Your Hometown Stations spoke with Apollo Superintendent, Keith Horner, about what the career center plans to do with the property.

According to the Ohio Revised Code, any dog over the age of 3 months is required to be tagged. You can purchase them at your county dog warden's office and the county's auditor's office. It's also the law that the tag be visible on the dog at all times. While it's the law to have a license, it is also peace of mind if your dog is lost.

The Lima Fraternal Order of Eagles #370 donated $3,000 to help the Shawnee police pay for new radios for their officers. Their current radios are outdated, and if they break, it is no longer possible to purchase replacement parts. As other agencies are also upgrading radios, Shawnee Township wants to make sure that their radio systems are compatible, because they're so important in their work.

The streets of Lima might become a bit safer in the near future in response to recently authorized legislation. Tonight at their regular meeting, Lima City Council passed Ordinance 140-22 authorizing Mayor Sharetta Smith to accept an award from the State of Ohio's Violent Crime Reduction Grant Program.