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Closing of Hilty Preschool & Child Care announced

The Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO) Board of Directors has announced that "after much thoughtful consideration, discussion, and prayer," it plans to close the Hilty Preschool and Child Care Center in Pandora, Ohio at the end of January 2024.

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2024 Allen County Ag Outlook and Agronomy Day in February

ALLEN COUNTY__ Ohio State University Extension Allen County will host the 4th Annual Allen County Ag Outlook and Agronomy Day on Tuesday, February 6, 2024. The day will include presentations on the latest in Ag economics, agronomy and agriculture technology.

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Crossroads Crisis Center seeks Safe Exchange Center location

Crossroads Crisis Center plans to open a Safe Exchange Center for the residents of Allen County in 2024.

For domestic violence survivors, leaving the abusive relationship doesn’t always end the abuse. Post-separation abuse continues to impact survivors long after the relationship ends.

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Peanut Brittle still available at Senior Center

Selling peanut brittle has been a major fundraiser for the Bluffton Senior Center since the early 1970s and 2023 is no exception. For five Mondays in October and November, over 30 volunteers gathered to make this delicious holiday treat.

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Lions Club accepting Citizen of the Year applications

The Bluffton Lions Club is seeking nominees for the 2023 Citizen of the Year Award. 

The award was established in 1981 to honor a person, couple, or person representing a group, who has selflessly given time, effort, and talent for the benefit of those in the Bluffton area, and whose dedication and achievements have profoundly improved the quality of life of the people in this area. 

The nominee may be living, or deceased within the last year. This next winner will be feted at a banquet on April 11, 2024. 

Anyone interested in making a nomination may obtain an application by contacting John Rich at 419-358-5405 or by visiting the Lions Club website at www.blufftonlions.org/ 

Nominations will be accepted until February 28, 2024, and should be returned to Bluffton Lions Club, Box 223, Bluffton, Ohio 45817.

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Goings named as next Superintendent of the Board of the Allen County Board of Developmental Disabilities

At the December meeting of the Allen County Board of Developmental Disabilities, the appointment of Tyson J. Goings as the next Superintendent of the Board was announced.

On January 1, 2024, Goings will assume the duties of Assistant Superintendent for a transition period with the current Superintendent, and then on July 1, 2024, he will become the board's 10th Superintendent in the 57 year history of the board.

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