Despite off-and-on rain and cloudy skies, local residents were in a mood to celebrate as they gathered at Painesville Square for the community’s 225th anniversary. After huddling under the city’s ...

Apr. 25—LIMA — It is a term few may be familiar with now, but with 2026 drawing closer, Americans may be encountering the word "semiquincentennial" more frequently as it describes a 250th anniversary.

Ohio House Speaker Matt Huffman, left, and Lima Mayor Sharetta Smith spread a shovelful of mulch around a newly-planted white oak tree during a ceremony Friday at Lima Stadium Park. This tree is part ...