October 2, 2025 • 4 mins
Mayor Smith vetoes Council's bid to join City's Health Plan; Homicide in Mt. Victory; Celina man killed in motorcycle crash; Findlay Police catch suspects in robbery at Dick's Sporting Goods
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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Tuesday night, Lima City Council voted to make its members
eligible for the cities health insurance benefits. Wednesday, Ima Mayor
SHERBRETA Smith vetoed that ordinance. Smith said her veto reflects
her responsibility as mayor to protect the long term financial
stability of the city. She reiterated Limaz facing uncertain and
challenging financial obligations and said the ordinance allowing council members
(00:24):
access to the city's healthcare benefits would create an open
ended entitlement that introduces unpredictable costs into their self insured
health system. The mayor also says she's concerned it will
set a precedent of expectations of health benefits for part
time employees. Council could move to override the mayor's veto
by reintroducing the ordinance at their next meeting, which is Monday.
(00:47):
If they put it back on the docket, they will
need six members to vote to override the veto. The
docket for Monday's meeting is expected to be published later today.
The ordinance passed originally with six members voting a fare Permatively.
The Arden County Sheriff's Office is investigating a homicide in
Mount Victory. It happened just after midnight Wednesday morning. Arden
(01:09):
County Central Dispatch got nine one one calls about a
stabbing incident in Mount Victory. When deputies arrived, they found
forty eight year old James Collins of Mount Victory and
the street suffering from several stab wounds. He later died
at Hardin Memorial Hospital. A suspect, forty six year old
Andrew McCafferty of Mount Victory, was taken into custody. Charges
(01:30):
are pending. Tuesday night, a motorcyclist was killed in a
crash in Auglaize County. The Highway Patrol says it happened
about nine o'clock Tuesday night on US thirty three, westbound
west of molten Fordamanda Road. The Patrol says twenty four
year old Riley Bradford of Solana was operating a motorcycle
westbound on thirty three when he struck a vehicle from
(01:50):
the rear. He succumbed to fatal injuries on the scene.
No other injuries were reported. The Patrol says Bradford was
not wearing a helmet. Also, alcohol and drugs are not
suspected to be factors in the crash. A new law
has just gone into effect in Ohio that protects children
from online pornography. We get this report with iHeartRadio's Travis Laird.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Ohio's new operating budget is about to change life in
a big way. Starting Wednesday, anyone who wants to watch
online pornography will need to prove there over eighteen by
uploading a driver's license or personal data to a third
party service. Backers say it protects children, but critics warned
it could create a permanent log of viewing habits that
(02:32):
could be hacked. Pornhub and other major sites have already
pulled service in states with similar laws.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
I'm Travis Laird in Finley. Dick's Sporting Goods on Tiffan
Avenue was robbed yesterday. It happened just before six pm.
Finley police were dispatched to a report of a robbery.
They found four suspects had stolen about sixty five hundred
dollars worth of merchandise. Store employees attempted to take pictures
of the suspects. One of them threatened to shoot the
(02:59):
employee for doing so. The suspects then fled the area
in a black cheap compass with a temporary tag. Officers
located the vehicle on County Road ninety nine, approaching IS
seventy five and made a traffic stop. Four suspects were
taken into custody and the stolen property was recovered. Among
the suspects were two juveniles plus twenty two year old
(03:19):
Shane Greer of Toledo and nineteen year old Antiana Boone
of Sylvania. To Washington, a government shutdown continues after a
vote to end it failed in the Senate yesterday, as
both parties blame each other. Foxes Lucas Tomlinson reports from Washington.
Speaker 3 (03:35):
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says the Democrats are in
transigent toward the Republican colleagues and the White House. Now
the Republicans need five additional Democratic votes to break the
deadlock and pass what the Republicans call a clean bill
to reopen the government now. Late last night, President Trump
posting Republicans must use this opportunity of democratic forced closure
(03:56):
to clear out dead wood, waste, and fraud. Millions of
dollars can be saved, make America great again. Perhaps on
Q The White House is now freezing eighteen billion dollars
in funding for two big transportation projects in New York.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
That's Fox's Lucas Tomlinson reporting. The administration has also threatened
to permanently fire some federal workers, and the Allen County
Engineer has announced that Lincoln Highway between Red Road and
Bitner Road will be closed through November twelfth. That is
for a bridge replacement project. For the latest news that
the top hand bottom of every hour set a preset
(04:32):
button on the free iHeartRadio app to eleven fifty WYMA.
That's the news you need this morning. More available at
our website thanks to citizens National Bank. Stay with US weather,
Traffickee and sports hit ahead on this Thursday edition of
Lima's Morning News one eleven fifty WYMA
Tuesday night, Lima City Council voted to make its members
eligible for the cities health insurance benefits. Wednesday, Ima Mayor
SHERBRETA Smith vetoed that ordinance. Smith said her veto reflects
her responsibility as mayor to protect the long term financial
stability of the city. She reiterated Limaz facing uncertain and
challenging financial obligations and said the ordinance allowing council members
(00:24):
access to the city's healthcare benefits would create an open
ended entitlement that introduces unpredictable costs into their self insured
health system. The mayor also says she's concerned it will
set a precedent of expectations of health benefits for part
time employees. Council could move to override the mayor's veto
by reintroducing the ordinance at their next meeting, which is Monday.
(00:47):
If they put it back on the docket, they will
need six members to vote to override the veto. The
docket for Monday's meeting is expected to be published later today.
The ordinance passed originally with six members voting a fare Permatively.
The Arden County Sheriff's Office is investigating a homicide in
Mount Victory. It happened just after midnight Wednesday morning. Arden
(01:09):
County Central Dispatch got nine one one calls about a
stabbing incident in Mount Victory. When deputies arrived, they found
forty eight year old James Collins of Mount Victory and
the street suffering from several stab wounds. He later died
at Hardin Memorial Hospital. A suspect, forty six year old
Andrew McCafferty of Mount Victory, was taken into custody. Charges
(01:30):
are pending. Tuesday night, a motorcyclist was killed in a
crash in Auglaize County. The Highway Patrol says it happened
about nine o'clock Tuesday night on US thirty three, westbound
west of molten Fordamanda Road. The Patrol says twenty four
year old Riley Bradford of Solana was operating a motorcycle
westbound on thirty three when he struck a vehicle from
(01:50):
the rear. He succumbed to fatal injuries on the scene.
No other injuries were reported. The Patrol says Bradford was
not wearing a helmet. Also, alcohol and drugs are not
suspected to be factors in the crash. A new law
has just gone into effect in Ohio that protects children
from online pornography. We get this report with iHeartRadio's Travis Laird.
Speaker 2 (02:12):
Ohio's new operating budget is about to change life in
a big way. Starting Wednesday, anyone who wants to watch
online pornography will need to prove there over eighteen by
uploading a driver's license or personal data to a third
party service. Backers say it protects children, but critics warned
it could create a permanent log of viewing habits that
(02:32):
could be hacked. Pornhub and other major sites have already
pulled service in states with similar laws.
Speaker 1 (02:38):
I'm Travis Laird in Finley. Dick's Sporting Goods on Tiffan
Avenue was robbed yesterday. It happened just before six pm.
Finley police were dispatched to a report of a robbery.
They found four suspects had stolen about sixty five hundred
dollars worth of merchandise. Store employees attempted to take pictures
of the suspects. One of them threatened to shoot the
(02:59):
employee for doing so. The suspects then fled the area
in a black cheap compass with a temporary tag. Officers
located the vehicle on County Road ninety nine, approaching IS
seventy five and made a traffic stop. Four suspects were
taken into custody and the stolen property was recovered. Among
the suspects were two juveniles plus twenty two year old
(03:19):
Shane Greer of Toledo and nineteen year old Antiana Boone
of Sylvania. To Washington, a government shutdown continues after a
vote to end it failed in the Senate yesterday, as
both parties blame each other. Foxes Lucas Tomlinson reports from Washington.
Speaker 3 (03:35):
Senate Majority Leader John Thune says the Democrats are in
transigent toward the Republican colleagues and the White House. Now
the Republicans need five additional Democratic votes to break the
deadlock and pass what the Republicans call a clean bill
to reopen the government now. Late last night, President Trump
posting Republicans must use this opportunity of democratic forced closure
(03:56):
to clear out dead wood, waste, and fraud. Millions of
dollars can be saved, make America great again. Perhaps on
Q The White House is now freezing eighteen billion dollars
in funding for two big transportation projects in New York.
Speaker 1 (04:10):
That's Fox's Lucas Tomlinson reporting. The administration has also threatened
to permanently fire some federal workers, and the Allen County
Engineer has announced that Lincoln Highway between Red Road and
Bitner Road will be closed through November twelfth. That is
for a bridge replacement project. For the latest news that
the top hand bottom of every hour set a preset
(04:32):
button on the free iHeartRadio app to eleven fifty WYMA.
That's the news you need this morning. More available at
our website thanks to citizens National Bank. Stay with US weather,
Traffickee and sports hit ahead on this Thursday edition of
Lima's Morning News one eleven fifty WYMA
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