In September 2023, the Callery/Bradford Pear tree be added to the no-grow list in Ohio. An OSU extension article explains HERE. In this photo, the trees are being removed from Jackson Street.
On July 22, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined Allen County is at a HIGH community risk for transmission of COVID-19.
To prevent the spread of COVID-19, Lima Memorial Health System will follow CDC guidance and require all patients, visitors, associates and vendors to wear a mask while indoors, regardless of vaccination status. Universal masking will be required at all Lima Memorial facilities, effective immediately Friday, July 22.
Lima Memorial will continually evaluate its safety measures and update them in accordance with COVID-19 guidance.
Imagine a mysterious Bluffton location partially under water.
Stand near the entrance to Steinmetz Field. Turn toward Harmon Field. Take about a dozen steps toward the creek.
There you will discover the remnants of a dam. That dam backed up the creek, but not anymore. Instead, it simply creates a mysterious Bluffton location.
Cassandra J. Snyder, 52, passed away July 21, 2022, in Lima.
Cassandra was born October 17, 1969 in Defiance, OH, to Paul and Linda (Davis) Bogatko who survive. On April 6, 1996 she married Christopher "Chris" Snyder who also survives.
Growing up in the 1940s and early ’50s, I was always excited when July 4th rolled around because of the Bluffton rodeo. It was considered by some to be the largest event in northwestern Ohio. The first rodeo was held in 1944 and it became an annual event.
