The Lima/Allen County Chamber of Commerce is holding its 19th annual awards gala on Wednesday, June 9 at the UNOH Event Center.Each year the chamber recogn
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Hardesty’s residency faces court challenge
By Sam Shriver - sshriver@limanews.com
LIMA Former Lima law director Richard Siferd filed a lawsuit Thursday in Allen County Common Please Court on behalf of Alice Donahue of 1175 W. High St., Lima, challenging the residency of Lima mayoral candidate Elizabeth Hardesty.
Named in the lawsuit were Hardesty, the Allen County Board of Elections, the Election Board members and the City of Lima.
While the Lima mayoral election is a non-partisan race the two top vote-getters among the four candidates running in the May primary will advance to the General Election the lawsuit lines up Democrats against a Republican. Siferd is a former Allen County Democratic Party chairman and Donahue is also a Democrat. Hardesty is a Republican.
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Hardesty’s candidacy stands
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
Allen County Board of Elections Chairman Keith Cheney hands documents to Bradley Kelley, an attorney representing Elizabeth Hardesty, during what was termed a “quasi-judicial” hearing surrounding Hardesty’s residency in Lima.
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The Allen County Board of Elections on Wednesday upheld the candidacy of Elizabeth Hardesty, 40, who is seeking election as mayor of Lima. A complaint that alleged Hardesty was not a citizen of the city was rejected by the board in a 3-1 vote.
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