UPDATE: With AEP Ohio crews working on multiple downed towers in the Bluffton area, service began to be restored to the area on the afternoon and evening of June 14.
Beginning 10:00 a.m. on June 14, a cooling station has been established at the EMS building behind the fire department on N. Main St. at Thurman.
Town Hall phone lines, including Police Department, are down. In an emergency call 911.
For non-emergency matters call the Allen County Sheriff's Office non-emergency line at 419-227-3535.
At approximately 6:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 8, an explosion shook the Bluffton area. Responders including Bluffton Fire and EMS were on the scene, where photos show the home at 2275 SR 103 was totally destroyed.
The Ohio Fire Marshal's office has issued the following information:
"Cause is under investigation and investigator cannot eliminate propane gas leak as cause at this time. No evidence or indication of criminal activity.
The Icon can attest that the Bluffton EMS has been extra busy lately, with all of the public events that require a unit on standby. We’ve seen them in attendance frequently, including the Bluffton Trout Derby and Memorial Day Parade and program.
Here’s an accounting of the volunteer crew’s May 2022 calls for service:
Allen County 911 Board and EMA has announced that beginning on May 10, 2022 Allen County will begin accepting text-to-9-1-1 emergency messaging.
Wireless customers can now send a text, up to 140 characters, to 9-1-1 in an emergency. Text to 9-1-1 should only be used in an emergency when placing
a call is not possible: for instance, if the caller is deaf, hard-of-hearing, speech impaired, or when speaking aloud would put the caller in danger.
The Ohio State Highway Patrol has released the identities of the three suspects arrested following an incident that killed a Bluffton Police Department officer. The names, ages, and locations where the suspects are incarcerated are as follows: Emin Johnson, 20, incarcerated at the Hancock County Justice Center; Zachary Love, 21, incarcerated at the Hancock County Justice Center; Dante Tate, 19, incarcerated at the Medina County Jail.
