Lima Sister Cities is currently accepting applications for the 2023 Japanese Youth Tour and Exchange Program. To be eligible, students must be current 9-11th graders in Allen County, Ohio.
The trip is a 2-week educational tour across many cities and sites across Japan. The tour will include visiting schools, learning their history and meeting the mayor of Sister city Harima-cho.
From 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. on Saturday, October, 15, Bentley Rd. from Campus view to Elm Street will be closed for Homecoming events at Bluffton University.
The Board of Allen County Commissioners is asking voters in unincorporated areas of the county to approve a Natural Gas Aggregation program on the November 8 general election ballot. The program would offer the opportunity for residents and small businesses in these unincorporated areas to save money on their utility costs. (See attached sample ballot for Richland Township.)
Ohio Law allows political subdivisions to form aggregated buying groups to purchase natural gas supply on behalf of their citizens.
BLUFFTON--Lee Michael "Lee Boy" Brodman, 38, passed away October 12, 2022 at his residence. Lee was born September 7, 1984 in Bluffton, Ohio to Roger Brodman and April (Augsburger) Dorman.
The Ohio Department of Development and West Ohio Community Action Partnership will help income eligible Ohioans stay warm during the cold winter months.
The Home Energy Assistance Winter Crisis Program provides eligible Ohioans assistance paying an electric bill or assistance paying a utility or bulk fuel bill or assistance paying for heating system repairs. The program runs from November 1, 2022, until March 31, 2023.
By Karen Kier
Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
"Be safe" is part of the Urban Dictionary as a statement of farewell. The Urban Dictionary is an online source started in 1999 to help us understand slang words and phrases. "Be safe" is a way to say goodbye and to stay out of trouble, especially with the law.
The visiting Bluffton High School girls soccer team defeated non-league foe Upper Sandusky 3-0 Thursday night to register their eighth straight victory.
The regular-season ending win upped the Lady Pirate record to 14-2. US fell to 6-5-3 with the shutout defeat.
Pirate Sami Scoles scored the first goal on a Karson Hauenstein assist 18 minutes into the match.
Allison Diller found the back of the net in the 34th minute on a Riley Eachus pass to make it 2-0 by halftime.
