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Wooden coffin with human remains unearthed in Downtown Lima
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Wooden coffin with human remains unearthed in Downtown Lima

  • Stacey Myers Cook
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“They were very shocked to come across that, you know, you always know in the back your head that, hey, this was originally a cemetery. They say there’s still at least one person buried here, but you don’t think that they’re actually gonna find something when you’re just trying to dig up to put a new fuel, fuel pump. It was kind of exciting. It was, it was just very neat atmosphere. Just, you know, kind of seeing a piece of history unfold before you there,” said Teresa Brown, RTA finance manager.

RTA seeks grant to launch workforce transit service in Van Wert
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RTA seeks grant to launch workforce transit service in Van Wert

  • Stacey Myers Cook
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“It will come in in phases,” said RTA Executive Director Brian Wildermuth. “We’ll probably start off with our demand response, which we do all over now anyway, and then probably look into a micro transit, which is like a zone area type thing. And then if everything goes well through a grant that we will be applying for — probably late next summer, early fall — then we’d look into a fixed route also.”

Community Development Committee takes a trolley tour to explore downtown Lima
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Community Development Committee takes a trolley tour to explore downtown Lima

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July 18, 2024, Press Release from the Lima Allen County Regional Planning Commission: LIMA—Lima Allen County Regional Planning Commission hosted a tour for its Community Development Committee (CDC) yesterday utilizing the RTA trolley to explore and learn about the development and revitalization of downtown. The committee, which meets quarterly in a typical conference room setting, decided instead this time to get out of the office and explore the area in effort to educate and excite its members about the work it takes to properly grow a city. Guest speakers who joined the committee members and other invited guests on the trolley included John Heaphy of Good Food Restaurants, Bart Mills of Central District Lima, Marc Bowker of Alter Ego Comics, Rob Nelson of The Met, and Kirk Niemeyer of The City of Lima.

Be sure to check Lima-Allen County Regional Transit Authority's holiday schedule if you need a ride
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Be sure to check Lima-Allen County Regional Transit Authority's holiday schedule if you need a ride

  • By Bethany Ulrick
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Because of the upcoming Christmas holiday, the Lima-Allen County Regional Transit Authority will not run fixed bus routes, and riders must call to reserve a microtransit ride. Fares are $3 each way within one zone of operation, and $6 if you travel from one zone to the other. On Christmas Eve, the service will be available from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. and will be closed until the following Tuesday.

Lima/Allen County RTA announces their holiday schedule
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Lima/Allen County RTA announces their holiday schedule

  • Press Release from the Lima/Allen County Regional Transit Authority
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Microtransit will be the only transportation available on Saturday, December 24, 2022, from 7 a.m. to 2 p.m., there will be no fixed routes that day. Individuals will need to call RTA at 419-222-2782 no later than 5 p.m. on Thursday, December 22, 2022 to reserve a ride that day.

Allen County RTA adding additional services with micro transit
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Allen County RTA adding additional services with micro transit

  • By Stacey Myers Cook
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Beginning Monday, October 3rd, a micro transit will start. It's a door-to-door service similar to their para-transit service. The cost is based on zones set up in the county. It will run in the evenings from 7:20 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. It replaces the night service that was cut last year.