It's officially pothole season, and we're starting to see a few to pop up with the recent weather swings. Lima city crews report fewer potholes so far than last winter, but expect that number to ramp up heading toward late winter and early spring. City crews cover 150 miles of roadway and are strictly using a cold mix to patch the holes.

Starting Monday, November 14th crews will begin in the first, fourth, fifth, and sixth wards in collecting leaves. Residents are asked to rake them to the tree lawn and not in the street and are asked to remove any sticks or debris from the piles and not to smash the leaves down.

It's the big dig out today! The snow stopped falling and the wind died down so that meant it was time to dig out of the 8 inches we received f…