Founded:
1884 under the name, The Daily Democratic Times. Joined Freedom Communications, Inc. in 1956.

Circulation:
Daily: 29,453;    Sunday: 37,667

Philosophy:
Our basic journalistic values of truth-seeking and accuracy and full-story development are commonplace on both routine stories and larger project work.

Special Features:
We have four 4-color section fronts a day, with a focus on local news and photos on A1 daily; a local/state news section inside that prominently displays the remainder of local work and state wire news. Produces three regional editions Mon-Fri. News is updated throughout the day on Internet. Very active with community websites, numerous niche products, and special events.

Awards:
Received AP General Excellence Awards for newspapers with a circulation of 25,000 to 74,999 five of the last six years. Received Freedom Award of Excellence and Freedom Newspapers Community Stewardship Award. More than 120 AP awards since 2000.

THE COMMUNITY

Location:
Halfway between Toledo and Dayton along I-75. We are two hours from Detroit and Cincinnati, 90 minutes from Columbus, 3 hours from Indianapolis, 3½ hours from Cleveland, 4 hours from Pittsburgh, and 4-5 hours from Chicago.

Market:
Our region of NW Ohio attracts 400,000 people to our shopping, medical and industrial sites and businesses. The area boasts two major regional hospitals, the Lima Husky Refinery, a Ford engine plant, a Procter & Gamble plant and the Joint Systems Manufacturing Center, which makes military vehicles for the Army, Navy and the U.S. Marine Corp. Lima City Schools has re-created its facilities with a $104 million building project that equips our schools for the future.

Things to do:
We have a flourishing and innovative Lima Symphony Orchestra, an excellent community library, one of the best county museums in the United States, a joint campus of The Ohio State University and Rhodes State College, many challenging golf courses, community theatre and arts programs, and a dirt-track stock car racing facility. Snow skiing areas in Ohio and Michigan are within an hour or two of Lima. Boating and fishing are popular in spring/summer on nearby lakes and on Lake Erie.

Population:
Lima: 40,081; Allen County: 108,473.

Average Home Price:
$99,920