Vince Koza, known to many just as the "Koz", was larger than life when it came to regional high school sports and the community. Vince was not a native to Lima, but he made it his home. He came to work at WLIO television in1980, eventually becoming the sports director. In 2008 he made the move to radio where he continued his love of promoting area sports with his “Sports talk with Koza.” radio show.

A project to acquire the former Lost Creek Golf Course and turn it into a park has officially been approved by Lima City Council. The Lost Creek Restoration and Trail Improvement project will transform the golf course into a 45-acre park. It will include hiking and biking trails and wetlands. The project will cost $1.5 million. They're looking to use $1.1 million dollars through a Ohio Public Works commission green space grant. The city public works director believes it will be a great benefit to the city.

Colleagues and friends take a moment today to pay their respects to a local sports legend.

Arrangements for our former colleague Vince Koza have been made in the wake of his passing away last week.

Sad news to report as Vince Koza passed away at the James Cancer Hospital in Columbus early Friday morning.  Our thoughts and prayers go out to Holly, Brittany and Sarah for their loss.  

In continued support for Vince Koza, another fundraiser is firing up to help him in his journey. Lima Councilman Derry Glenn and his young city council have launched a fundraiser selling "Koza Stay Strong" towels. Koza was diagnosed with kidney cancer and is a longtime sportscaster in the Greater Lima area. Glenn and his group looked for a way to raise Koza's spirits and help him in his battle. Towels will be 10 dollars each with all the proceeds going towards Koza and his family. Glenn says he wants to see the towels all over the Kewpee Classic later this month and will work to sell them at Lima Senior High School.

A new open account is being set up for Vince Koza at State Bank in Lima. Those at the bank have had a history with the longtime sportscaster and decided to set up a special account to help with the cost of treatment. People who are interested in contributing to the account can do so in a few different ways.

Two Catholic schools are coming together once again in support of Vince Koza and his fight against cancer. Lima Central Catholic and Delphos St. John's will be putting on the Battle of the Birds fundraiser Saturday, November 9th. Last year, the schools raised money for Todd Elwer, who had been severely injured in a car crash. The schools are bringing back the event, which includes a girls powderpuff football game, a boys volleyball game, and other fundraising activities, all to help out The Koz.

High school football teams go head to head on the gridiron but they're coming together for one cause. On football Friday nights, you'll see teams in our region with stickers added to their helmets in support of Vince Koza. The stickers say "Koz" and it has a cancer ribbon in the middle. Nearly 7,500 students will display the stickers in almost 70 schools. Vince was diagnosed with kidney cancer last month and has started treatment. The beloved sportscaster has been covering the Limaland teams for more than three decades and the schools want to support the person who has supported them all those years.

Don't put your golf clubs away just yet. Lost Creek Golfers Club invites the community out for one last round and for a good cause. 

With Lost Creek set to close later this month, people are invited out the weekend of October 18th through 20th where half the proceeds will go towards Vince Koza's fight against cancer. Koza, the current radio personality and former hometown stations sports director, is currently battling stage four cancer. To say goodbye to the Lost Creek Course and to help Vince fight, golfers can come out and pay 50 dollars which includes a round of golf a cart and lunch. All the food is donated by Keystone Meats, Rudolph Foods and Pepsi. This is not a tournament or scramble style event.  Golfers are encouraged to schedule a tee time by calling (419) 229-2026