Lima
A city in Allen County, Ohio — population 36,440 as of 2020.
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September 11Bulldog volleyball wins in four vs. Allen East
By Cort Reynolds / Photos by Mark Andreasen HARROD__The visiting Ada High School volleyball team defeated traditional local rival Allen East in four tough sets on Thursday night. The Bulldogs improved to 7-1 with the 25-21, 26-28, 25-22, 25-16 non-league win. AE fell to 2-2 after…
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September 11Pirate volleyball wins in four vs. Elmwood
Sports By Cort Reynolds BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School volleyball team defeated visiting Elmwood in a non-league four-setter on Thursday, Sept. 10. The Pirates improved to 6-4 with the home comeback win. They lost the first set 18-25, then regrouped to capture the final three…
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September 11Pirate girls soccer silenced by Bath
Sports By Cort Reynolds LIMA__The Bluffton High School girls soccer team lost 3-0 at Bath in a non-league match on Thursday, Sept. 10. The Pirate girls fell to 3-4 with the road defeat. Bath improved to 3-3 after the win. Bluffton mustered three shots, none of which were on goal.…
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September 11Pirate boys soccer nipped by Liberty-Benton
Sports By Cort Reynolds BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School boys soccer team lost a 2-1 battle to visiting Liberty-Benton in a non-league match on Thursday, Sept. 10 at Steinmetz Field. The Pirates fell to 4-3-2 with the tough defeat. Perennial power L-B improved to 6-2-1 after…
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September 12Weekend Doctor: Back-to-school anxiety
Health By Anne Blunk, MSW, LISW-S Licensed Clinical Social Worker , Psychiatric Center of Northwest Ohio Heading back to school means new routines, new classes, and, for some children and teens, new anxieties. Stomachaches may start before school begins, with no fever or clear…
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September 11Darrell Lee Diller, 92, managed a farming business
Darrell Lee Diller was born in Bluffton, Ohio, on September 9, 1934. He passed away unexpectedly after a brief, sudden illness on February 13, 2026. One of eight children, he was raised on a farm and reared in the Mennonite tradition. He attended Pandora-Gilboa High School and…
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See & do
- 20th Century Lanes
- Allen County Museum and Historical Society
- Allen-Oakwood Correctional Institution
- Amil Tellers-Encore Theaters
- Center for Peace and Reconciliation
Eat, drink & stay
- 1102 Nutrition
- Bite & Buzz
- Country Inn & Suites by Radisson, Lima, OH
- 318 Restaurant & Bar
- Buffalo Wild Wings
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Lima by the numbers
- Area
- 13.62 sq mi (35.27 km²), 0.18 sq mi water
- Median age
- 36.8
- Households
- 14,273
- Persons per household
- 2.3
- Median household income
- $46,240
- Median house value
- $107,200
- Office
- DIRECTOR OF HUMAN RESOURCES
- Address
- 50 TOWN SQ, LIMA, OH 45801