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Lima's Morning News11-24-25 MAYOR SHARETTA SMITHOne week prior to being sworn in for a second term as the Mayor of Lima, Sharetta Smith joined Todd Walker to reflect on her first term.
2025-11-2409 min
Carry As You ClimbCarry As You Climb: Episode 25 with Sharetta SmithHost Nan Whaley sits down with Mayor Sharetta Smith of Lima, Ohio, a trailblazing leader who made history as the city’s first female and first African American mayor. They talk about her transition to the mayor’s office, what it means to lead with transparency, and how she’s making city government more accessible and responsive. Sharetta and Nan explore the challenges of affordable living, the impact of federal recovery dollars, and the importance of creating real opportunities for young people – all grounded in her belief that progress happens when we’re truly better together. Their...
2025-11-2133 minLima's Morning News10-28-25 MAYOR AND FINANCE DIRECTORLima Mayor Sharetta Smith and Finance Director Mary Foster joined the show to discuss the reasons for the City's recent move to change its budgeting philosophy.
2025-10-2813 minLima's Morning News9-30-25 MAYOR SMITHLima Mayor Sharetta Smith joined the program to discuss tonight's vote by City Council to make themselves eligible for full-time city health care benefits. She also previews an event in Detroit she'll take part in later today.
2025-09-3009 minLima's Morning News9-23-25 MAYOR SHARETTA SMITHLima Mayor Sharetta Smith joined Todd Walker on Tuesday morning. Topic discussed included a new fire station, water for a data center and crime.
2025-09-2308 minLima's Morning News7-22-25 LIMA MAYOR SHARETTA SMITHThe Mayor joined Todd Walker to review the first half of the year and talk about plans for the second half.
2025-07-2208 minLima's Morning News6-24-25 MAYOR SMITHLima Mayor Sharetta Smith joined Todd Walker on Tuesday morning. She talked about addressing traffic concerns, clearing red tape for home building and the process to select a new police chief.
2025-06-2409 minLima's Morning News5-27-25 MAYOR SMITHLima Mayor Sharetta Smith joined Todd Walker on the Tuesday edition of "Lima's Morning News" to discuss a new video the city produced to showcase Dowtown's improvements. They also talked about LPD using drones and taking patrol vehicles home when a shift is over.
2025-05-2709 minLima's Morning News4-22-25 MAYOR SMITHLima Mayor Sharetta Smith joined Todd Walker on the Tuesday edition of "Lima's Morning News" to discuss a new electric aggregation agreement for the City and expanding child care options.
2025-04-2209 minLima's Morning News3-25-25 MAYOR SMITHLima Mayor Sharetta Smith joined Todd Walker on the Tuesday edition of "Lima's Morning News".
2025-03-2509 minLima's Morning News2-25-25 MAYOR SMITHLima Mayor Sharetta Smith joined Todd Walker on the Tuesday edition of "Lima's Morning News" to discuss funding safety services, controlling the stray animal population and the upcoming State of the City address.
2025-02-2508 minLima's Morning News1-29-25 MAYOR SMITHLima Mayor Sharetta Smith joined Todd Walker on Tuesday's edition of "Lima's Morning News" to discuss the 2025 Budget, her recent trip the the U.S. Conference of Mayors gathering and Arctaris coming to town to hand out some funding for prospective businesses.
2025-01-2911 minLima's Morning News12-17-24 MAYOR SHARETTA SMITHLima Mayor Sharetta Smith joined Todd Walker on the Tuesday edition of "Lima's Morning News" to discuss City Council's action last nigth to set aside money for a possible future fire station and also reflected on 2024 and looked ahead to 2025.
2024-12-1711 minLima's Morning News11-19-24 MAYOR SMITHLima Mayor Sharetta Smith was in studio Tuesday with Todd Walker to talk about the City's purchase of the VFW property and an annexation of land for a new medical facility in Lima.
2024-11-1910 minLima's Morning News10-15-24 MAYOR SHARETTA SMITHLima Mayor Sharetta Smith joined Todd Walker on the Tuesday edition of "Lima's Morning News" to discuss removing lead from homes in Lima. Also, they discussed home buyer programs, trick or treat, the city building renovations, a proposed new fire station and the status of River Front One.
2024-10-1509 minLima's Morning News9-17-24 MAYOR SMITHLima Mayor Sharetta Smith was Todd Walker's in-studio guest on the Tuesday edition of "Lima's Morning News". They discussed swearing in a new Fire Chief, Walking the Wards, traffic calming, the upcoming US Conference of Mayors and handling a large influx of foreign migrants.
2024-09-1711 minLima's Morning News8-27-24 LIMA MAYOR SMITHLima Mayor Sharetta Smith joined Todd Walker on the Tuesday edition of "Lima's Morning News" to discuss housing issues, replacing the City Director Public Works and the renovation of the City Building.
2024-08-2713 minLima's Morning News7-16-24 INTERVIEW WITH MAYOR SMITHLima Mayor Sharetta Smith joined Todd Walker on the Tuesday edition of "Lima's Morning News". They dicussed workforce development efforts, Brownfield grants, the swearing in of a new Police Chief and the impact of the influx of Haitian migrants.
2024-07-1612 min
Activate Your HealthActivate Your Health - April 2021In this episode, Josh & Kayla discuss all of the phenomenal work that is happening in downtown Lima, OH. We are joined by three special guests, Sally Windle - Executive Director Art Space Lima, Sharetta Smith - Chief of Staff of the City of Lima & Tracie Sanchez - President of the Lima Pallet Company to shine a light on Lima.
2021-04-0138 min