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WAPAKONETA — The Wapakoneta Area Chamber of Commerce is seeking entries for the 2017 Halloween Parade. The parade will begin at 6:30 p.m. Oct. 19 at the Auglaize County Fairgrounds.
Area clubs, organizations, businesses, churches, sports teams, schools, bands and individuals are invited to participate. Parade applications are due by Oct. 4.
Registration forms are available at the Chamber office, 30 E. Auglaize St. Applications may be mailed to P.O. Box 208, Wapakoneta or emailed to admin@wapakoneta.com.
For information, call the chamber office at 419-738-2911.

FINDLAY — Blanchard Valley Health System was affirmed as an A2 rating from Moody’s Investors Service.
The affirmation was received due to the solid operating performance, market position and favorable service of the health system. Moody’s acknowledged the health system’s high operating leverage as well.

HARROD — Local breeders fared well at the Best of the Buckeye program, which is hosted by the Ohio Cattlemen’s Association in conjunction with the Ohio Beef Expo and the Ohio State Fair.
The program, which ran from July 26 through Aug. 6, recognizes top Ohio bred, born and registered calves, along with the breeder and exhibitor, in each breed division at the two shows.

LIMA — Thayer Road in Bath Township will be reduced to one lane from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Thursday, according to the Allen County Engineer’s Office.
The lane reduction will allow for roadway constructure and could cause possible delays.
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LIMA POLICE DEPARTMENT
North West Street at West Market Street, Lima — A traffic accident with injury was investigated Tuesday.
300 block of North Metcalf Street, Lima — A hit-skip traffic accident was investigated Tuesday.
2400 block of Allentown Road, Lima — Officers investigated a traffic accident with property damage Tuesday.
1200 block of Bellefontaine Avenue, Lima — A traffic accident with property damage was investigated Tuesday.

St. Rita’s Medical Center
Aug. 21 — Heather Spees and Andrew Dillion, Findlay, boy.
Aug. 22 — Amanda and Mike Wilson, Lima, boy; Torree and Brian Meyer, Wapakoneta, boy.
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LIMA — The University of Northwestern Ohio announced its Dean’s List for the June Session 2017 in the College of Applied Technologies.
The following full-time students received a grade-point average of 3.5 or better:
Ada: Benjamin Mark Wilson
Anna: Nathan D. Poeppelman
Belle Center: Brandon Scott Lough
Celina: Kaylee Taylor Kern, Daniel Ryan Lenhart, Derek J. Platfoot
Cloverdale: Alan James Dunbar
Coldwater: Ryan Matthew Klosterman, Tony Eugene Rammel
Columbus Grove: Nicholas Christopher Plontz, Timour Omar Ramadan

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LIMA — The Rev. Richard Gribble’s “Redemption to Transformation: The Journey of Lent and Easter,” a collection of sermon lessons, has been released by CSS Publishing Company, of Lima. The book is meant to be helpful to people as they go from Lent to Easter.

CHICAGO — In our last installment, I’d been pantsed by the TSA, fleeced by the rental car company, and nearly hammered to death by mosquitoes in the hometown I hadn’t visited in five years.
Do not become alarmed. This is pretty much how I always roll.
Now we’re leaving behind the malarial joys of the northwest suburbs for the city, which is really where my heart resides. My guitar gently weeps for Chicago, my ancestral comfort zone.
Cue John Prine. Turn on the Cubs. Order me an Italian beef combo, extra peppers, extra beef, extra everything.