Free event with living history reenactors, weapons demonstrations, and Liberty Garden kits
MEDIA RELEASE__The Hardin County Historical Museums, Inc. invites the public to step back in time at its second annual "Back in Time at the Barn" event, to be held Saturday, July 18, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. at the Hardin County Heritage Center.
Kris Shoemaker of Bluffton has been sentenced to 27 years in prison on child pornography charges, according to a July 7 report by The Lima News.
Shoemaker was sentenced in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Ohio. He was convicted on one count of distribution of child pornography and one count of receipt of child pornography.
Shoemaker was arrested in Bluffton in May 2025 by the FBI and pled guilty in January 2026.
Co-defendant Kayla Miller of Lima pled guilty to charges of sexual exploitation of a minor and distribution of child pornography. She will be sentenced at a later date.
MEDIA RELEASE_The Ohio Department of Job and Family Services and Area Agency on Aging 3 are once again offering assistance to help Ohio’s families stay cool during the hot summer months.
From July 1 through Sept. 30, income-eligible Ohioans can receive assistance in paying their electric bill, purchasing an air conditioner or fan, or making repairs to their central air conditioning unit through the Ohio Department of Job and Family Service’s Home Energy Assistance Summer Crisis Program (HEAP).
On Friday, July 2, the newly constructed roundabout at State Route 103 and Navajo Dr. opened to through traffic.
Two businesses on Pocano Dr.--Luvu A Latte and Knights Inn--can be accessed by turning onto Navajo from the roundabout and then turning onto Pocano from the south.
During construction of the roundabout, there have been westbound and then eastbound detours.
