LIMA, OH (WLIO) -Â Spartan Stadium was packed as iHeart held its annual Easter egg hunt over the weekend, drawing families from across the community.
The Lima Police Department captured a wanted criminal following a standoff. As of 10:30 PM Tuesday, we learned that the suspect who surrendered is 32-year old Demarcus Williams from Tennessee.
Travica Mills and Brittany Mcdonald are two Lima natives who have traveled from Columbus and Tennessee just to give back to the community they grew up in.
Ohio was hit by a tornado last year and just this week two more ravaged through Tennessee. The National Weather Service is looking to better prepare people for these storms through its Storm Spotter Training at UNOH Event Center. Spotters learned about the hazards associated with thunderstorms in a two-hour session. Meteorologists provided safety tips, identified certain types of cloud features, and what kind of weather to expect with those features.
The Mercer County Sheriff's Office has extradited a teenager from Tennessee for the rape of a five-year-old. The sheriff's office filed the complaint for the 14-year-old in juvenile court at the end of 2019. With the help of the Robertson County Sheriff's Office in Tennessee, the teen was taken into custody last week. Deputies drove to Tennessee and took the teen into custody and brought him back to Ohio. He's being held at the West Central Ohio Juvenile Detention Center. He will make his initial court appearance at a later date.
The devastating fires in Gatlinburg, Tennessee took at lot from the residents there, but one local company is looking for help to give back to those affected.