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Registration is open for Bluffton Schools kindergarten 2024-2025 

Posted by Staff on January 22, 2024 - 6:00am

April 25-26 are Kindergarten Screening dates; sign ups will be later in February

Bluffton Elementary School has announced that kindergarten registration for the 2024-2025 school year is now open. To register, visit https://www.blufftonschools.org/parents/student-registration/ and select the 2024-2025 school year to begin the registration process.

Documents needed to complete the registration are:

1. Child's Birth Certificate

2. Parent Driver's License

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December 2023 local weather summary

Posted by Paula Scott on January 18, 2024 - 8:24am

Have weather on your mind? In December 2023 the area saw a high of 62 degrees F. Highlights of National Weather Service observations at the Lima Municipal Airport are below. A complete table of observations is HERE.

Climatological Data for LIMA WWTP, OH - December 2023

Temperature

High - 62 degrees F on December 9

Low- 24 degrees F on Dec. 13-14-19-20

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Bluffton weather forecast for single digit temperatures

Posted by Paula Scott on January 13, 2024 - 7:23am

Following steady rain and wind on Friday, January 12, the National Weather Service forecast is for dramatically colder weather on Saturday, January 13, 2024.

The forecast, provided HERE, includes a wind advistory until 7:00 p.m. and a wind chill advisory.

On the evening of January 13, temperatures are expected to drop to a low of 4 °F. There is a slight chance of snow and conditions will be breezy.

Single digit lows are forecast through Tuesday.

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January 9 Winter Weather Advisory

Posted by Staff on January 8, 2024 - 11:11am

A Winter Weather Advisory will be in effect for the US National Weather Service Northern Indiana forecast area from 1-7 AM EST Tuesday, January 9.

North of US 24, snow totals of 2-4" are expected, while south of US 24, totals will be between 1-3". Heavy, wet snow will quickly change to heavy rain around daybreak, leading to a tricky morning commute. Roads will be slick and slushy so take it slow! Untreated roads are likely to become hazardous for travel. Roads conditions will gradually improve throughout the morning as temperatures rise above freezing.

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Happenings at the senior center in January 2024

Posted by Paula Scott on January 3, 2024 - 7:49am

What’s coming up at the Bluffton Senior Citizen Center in January? Look no further than the Happenings newsletter, a compilation of announcements, previews and membership information.

Daily happenings at 132 N. Main St. are listed–including exercise, games, music and social events–as well as opportunities to travel the state and the country. A January 30 presentation will give details on Best of Alaska and Blue Ridge Country trips.

The Center welcomes 25 new members, listed in the newsletter, from Bluffton and seven other communities.

The newsletter also features 28 advertisers–including the Bluffton Icon–who support mailing the newsletter to over 700 members.

Click HERE to read the January 2024 Happenings newsletter.

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'Tis the season to drive sober

Posted by Staff on December 18, 2023 - 6:00am

Drive sober or get pulled over

LIMA__During this busy winter holiday season, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is teaming up with local law enforcement agencies to urge drivers to think twice before drinking and driving. Drivers will see officers working on a special high-visibility enforcement campaign to spread the message about the dangers of drunk driving from December 15, 2023, through January 1, 2024. 

Tragically, December can be a dangerous time for people on the roads. During the 2017-2021 December months, there were more than 4,500 people killed in alcohol-impaired driving crashes. In December 2021 alone, 1,013 people died in alcohol-impaired driving crashes. More parties and festivities celebrating the season bring out more drunk drivers.

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