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Smith’s campaign donations draw questions from Hardesty By Trevor Hubert - thubert@limanews.com LIMA — The tense situation between Lima’s two mayoral candidates continues to grow. Elizabeth Hardesty criticized Sharetta Smith after Smith’s campaign denied that it was involved in the lawsuit to keep Hardesty off the ballot because of questions about her residency in Lima. Despite denying the allegations that Smith is not involved in the lawsuit, campaign finance records show that two of t...

Fight to remove Hardesty from ballot continues Elizabeth Hardesty LIMA — The battle to keep Elizabeth Hardesty’s name off the ballot in November’s Lima mayoral election continues. Judge James Brogan ruled last week that Hardesty’s name would stay on the ballot, but that decision will now be appealed once again by lawyer Richard Siferd. The appeal is another chapter in the lengthy battle to bar Hardesty from running for mayor, originally stemming from the idea that she is no longer a re...