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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. ....
Cornerstone of the community: Walter Potts Walter Potts and other dignitaries, photographed in 1963 at the Bradfield Center’s 25th anniversary. Courtesy of Allen County Historical Society Potts, photographed in 1943 at South High School. Courtesy of Allen County Historical Society A newspaper clipping from 1945 explained he was recently treated for a knee problem, attributed to an old track injury. Courtesy of Allen County Historical Society Potts The Lima News Walter Potts answers questions during a forum for council candidates in the early 2000s sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce at Civic Center. The Lima News SOURCE This feature is a cooperative effort between the newspaper and the Allen County Museum and Historical Society. ....