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Anonymous recovery meetings announcement

Return to Dignity recovery meetings held at the Bluffton First Methodist
church are being discontinued. Another anonymous recovery meeting in the area is:

  • Hope and Recovery
    Every Monday at 5:30 p.m.
    Trinity Lutheran Church, 14127 Moulton-New Knoxville Rd., Wapakoneta, OH

For details, contact Martha at the church office, 419-738-6547, or text Lou at 419-235-4229.

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Annual Safe Community Awards nominations

The Lima/Allen County Safe Community Coalition is gearing up for the 25th annual Safe Community Awards and asking the public for nominations of outstanding individuals who live or work in Allen County. 

Members of the community can be nominated for their work in outreach, enforcement, rehabilitation, education, and emergency services.

All members of the public are encouraged to make nominations using the attached form HERE.

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ArtSpace/Lima introduces new board members

The ArtSpace/Lima Member Appreciation board meeting was held on August 24, 2023. The award for Volunteer of the Year, introduction of new Board of Trustees members and new Board of Trustees  officers were announced.  

Volunteer of the year 
Kinsey Barrows, OSU Senior, who has compiled over 350 hours of volunteer service to ArtSpace in the past summer. 

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Road construction projects for the week of September 4

ODOT District 1 has announced that following construction projects are anticipated to affect highways in Allen County during the week of August 4. All outlined work is weather permitting.

  • State Route 66 between State Route 81 and the city of Delphos will be restricted to one lane via flaggers for pavement repairs.
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Patrol focused on impaired drivers for Labor Day

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is urging drivers to be safe this Labor Day weekend. Troopers will focus enforcement efforts on removing impaired drivers from Ohio’s roadways.

The Labor Day weekend reporting period begins Friday, September 1 at 12 a.m. and ends Monday, September 4 at 11:59 p.m.

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Governor announces Ohio School Bus Safety Working Group

On August 30, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine announced 13 individuals who will serve on his newly formed Ohio School Bus Safety Working Group. 

Governor DeWine announced the creation of the working group last week following the death of 11-year-old Aiden Clark, a Northwestern Local School District student who was killed when another vehicle collided with his school bus in Clark County.

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