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Local reactions strong
By Sam Shriver - sshriver@limanews.com
Brown
Portman
The U.S. Capitol as seen on Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, in Washington. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
LIMA Ohio’s senators voted along party lines on an impeachment vote against former President Donald J. Trump.
Democrat Sherrod Brown was among the 57 who voted to convict, while Republican Rob Portman sided with 42 other Republicans.
The final vote of 57-43 included defections by seven Republicans who voted with the Democrats to convict Trump. The Senate needed 67 votes to convict the president.
Portman issued a statement recognizing what the president did that day was “inexcusable because in his speech he encouraged the mob and that he bears some responsibility for the tragic violence that occurred.”
New year brings new questions for new officials
By Josh Ellerbrock - jellerbrock@limanews.com
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Winegardner, right
LIMA The coronavirus pandemic forced everyone to adapt in 2020. But what will 2021 look like? And are local leaders prepared for the next round of challenges?
The Lima News reached out to the newest of the county’s elected officials to get their views on what next year will bring.
City of Lima
Two candidates for Lima City Council ended up replacing incumbents in 2020. After tight races in 2019, Peggy Ehora and Tony Wilkerson jumped into their new roles last January, and while their desks in city council chambers have been ready for them, they haven’t spent much time there. Instead, governing in 2020 has consisted primarily of online appearances.
Top stories of 2020
By David Trinko - dtrinko@limanews.com
1. Coronavirus pandemic: Mel Hackworth, a medical assistant with Health Partners of Western Ohio, holds a COVID-19 nasal swab test while working at the Bradfield Community Center drive-up testing site in June in Lima.
2. Berger retiring: Lima Mayor David Berger announced in September he wouldn’t run for election, retiring once his term ended in November 2021.
3. Children Services shakeup: Dr. Jennifer Hughes, the chair of the board of directors for Allen County Children Services, announced three of the top people in the agency wouldn’t return to work in the wake of a criminal case against foster parents allegedly committing sexual acts with minors.
Winegardner sworn in as Allen County commissioner
By Josh Ellerbrock - jellerbrock@limanews.com
Former Allen County Sheriff’s Office Chief Deputy Brian Winegardner is sworn in as an Allen County commissioner as his family watches Monday at the Allen County courthouse.
Josh Ellerbrock | The Lima News
LIMA Former Chief Deputy Brian Winegardner was officially sworn in as an Allen County commissioner a position he had been appointed to earlier this month during a brief ceremony held Monday afternoon.
“I solemnly swear that I will support the Constitution of the United States, the Constitution of the State of Ohio and will faithfully and impartially discharge and perform all the duties incumbent upon as such commissioner according to the best of my abilities,” Winegardner said with his right hand on a Bible.