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LIMA — I CAN Celebration Ministries is hosting Richard Martinez, a preacher, singer and composer, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. Sunday, at I CAN Celebration Ministries, 615 W. High St., Lima.

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FINDLAY — Two individuals were taken to Blanchard Valley Hospital in Findlay following a two-vehicle accident shortly after 9 a.m. Friday.

McCOMB — A McComb man faces charges of possession of crack cocaine following his arrest Thursday night at his residence.
Larry A. Deal Jr., 50, of 1159 state Route 235, McComb, was arrested at approximately 11 p.m. after a Hancock County drug task force executed a search warrant at the residence that yielded crack cocaine, drug paraphernalia and items indicative of drug trafficking.

LIMA — Janet Garrett, candidate for U.S. House 4th District, Ohio will be speaking at an event at 12 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 31, at Casa Lu Al, 2323 N. West St., Lima.

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LIMA — Apollo Career Center Board of Education will be meeting at 7 p.m. Monday at Apollo Career Center, 3325 Shawnee Road, Lima.

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FINDLAY — Neurosurgical Associates of Northwest Ohio has announced that Dr. Jatinder Patti joined its medical team.
Patti completed medical school at Guru Gobind Singh Medical College in Faridkot, India. He completed his internship in internal medicine at Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in Bronx, New York, and completed his neurology residency and fellowship in clinical neurophysiology at the University of Massachusetts in Worcester, Massachusetts.
To make an appointment, call 419-420-7304.

LIMA — The Lima AAUW is hosting its book fair Tuesday, Sept. 5 through Saturday, Sept. 9 in the gym in the back of the old YWCA building, 649 W. Market St., Lima.
The book fair will run through Saturday, Sept. 9. and is open at different times each day:
Tuesday, Sept. 5: 4 to 8 p.m., which is $5 admission day.
Wednesday, Sept. 6: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 7: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., which is a half price sale day.
Friday, Sept. 8: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., $5 for a box, $3 for a bag.

LIMA — The Lima AAUW is hosting its book fair Tuesday, Sept. 5 through Saturday, Sept. 9 in the gym in the back of the old YWCA building, 649 W. Market St., Lima.
The book fair will run through Saturday, Sept. 9. and is open at different times each day:
Tuesday, Sept. 5: 4 to 8 p.m., which is $5 admission day.
Wednesday, Sept. 6: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday, Sept. 7: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., which is a half price sale day.
Friday, Sept. 8: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., $5 for a box, $3 for a bag.

FINDLAY — The Ohio State Highway Patrol, in conjunction with the Findlay Police Department and the Hancock County Sheriff’s Office, will conduct an OVI checkpoint starting at 9 p.m. today on Tiffin Avenue in Findlay.
The checkpoint, funded by federal grant funds, is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers. The checkpoint will also be held in conjunction with nearby saturation patrols to aggressively combat alcohol-related injury and fatal crashes, according to a press release issued by the patrol.

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