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Several area fire departments responded to a late afternoon fire at 10100 Lincoln Highway on March 26. Departments and EMS included Bluffton, Beaverdam-Richland, Ada-Liberty and Lafayette-Jackson. Lincoln Highway was closed to traffic at Pevee Road and and other intersecting road.
Bluffton police continue to investigate possible leads in an incident that took place in Bluffton over the weekend. The Icon understands that it took place near the Main Street-College Avenue intersection.
"An 18-year-old male was walking along the sidewalk and was assaulted by an unidentified black male in his late teens or early 20s," Rick Skilliter, Bluffton police chief, informed The Icon. "We would encourage anyone who may have seen the incident happen to contact the police to provide additional leads for us to follow up."
Early on the morning of Feb. 23, a massive fire at the Argyle Apartments building in downtown Findlay drove 20 families from their homes, with nothing but the clothes they were wearing.
The Red Cross was on scene quickly, to provide for the men, women and children who lost their homes that morning. An evacuation center was opened by Red Cross Disaster Action Team volunteers for the families.
Bluffton Police Department
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-Officers responded to an injury traffic crash in the 300 block of S. Main St. Danielle Basinger, 16, of Columbus Grove was issued a citation for failing to yield the right of way and the case is pending in Allen County Juvenile Court.
-A newspaper carrier reported being threatened by an unknown male while delivering papers on Cherry St. 3rd
The American Red Cross Hancock County Chapter is helping a family of four who lost their home to a fire March 7.
Volunteer members of the Red Cross Disaster Action Team responded to the scene south of Arlington to assist the mother and three children who lived in the home.
The Red Cross is providing emergency shelter for the family and assistance for food, clothing and other immediate needs, comfort kits with personal hygiene items and stuffed animals for the children.
