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49 new covid-19 cases in Bluffton in past 2 weeks

248 cumulative cases reported here
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 19, 2020 - 3:19pm

According to data from the State of Ohio and Ohio Department of Health the Bluffton 45817 zip code area has experienced:

• 248 cumulative cases of covid-19
• 105 cases the past 30 days
• 49 from the past two weeks 

This data is from an Ohio zip code dashboard. Click here to view the data.

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Your invitation to adopt a family for the holidays

Bluffton Community Assistance Program assisting over 60 families this season
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 18, 2020 - 2:59pm

The Bluffton Community Assistance Program is busy this time of year.

Jami Crawfis, who directs the program's food pantry, and Ed Yeager, Community Assistance board president, provided the following details for persons, groups and organizations interested in adopting a family, an individual or interested in providing donations this holiday season.

Crawfis said that there are over 60 families receiving assistance.

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So, you think you know Bluffton? The answer

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 18, 2020 - 6:40am

So, you think you know Bluffton? Here's the answer.

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21-day 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. statewide curfew

The curfew will not apply to those going to or from work, emergencies, or medical care. • Curfew is not intended to stop anyone from getting groceries or going to a pharmacy
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 18, 2020 - 6:30am

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted provided the following updates on Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. 

STATEWIDE CURFEW
Governor DeWine announced today that the Ohio Department of Health will be issuing a 10 p.m. to 5 a.m. statewide curfew beginning on Thursday, Nov. 19. The curfew will be in effect for 21 days. 

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Nov. 19 community meal canceled

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 17, 2020 - 11:29am

The community meal scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 19 has been canceled. With the high number of COVID cases in the area, it was decided that it was unsafe for the volunteers to be working so closely together to prepare the meal, according to Tonya Meyer of the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center.

 

 

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So, you think you know Bluffton?

Posted by Fred Steiner on November 17, 2020 - 10:32am

So, you think you know Bluffton? Okay, where is this? Answer tomorrow.

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