Posted by Fred Steiner on February 12, 2020 - 9:11pm
At 8:59 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 12, the Allen County Sheriff has issued a Level 1 roadway advisory: Roadways are snow or ice covered with possible drifting.
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 12, 2020 - 4:38pm
February is a short month, but lots of activities take place in the Bluffton elementary school. Here is a summary of those activities from the February elementary newsletter.
• Bluffton Elementary PTO will sponsor “Family Science Night” Friday, Feb. 21, from 6-8 p.m. in the elementary gym and middle school cafetorium.
• Elementary Memory Books for 2019-2020 school are on sale until Feb. 13. You can directly order online at ybpay.lifetouch.com.
Interested in putting your volunteer skills to work? Here's a list of volunteer opportunities at Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio. Contact Jessica Strahm, volunteer coordinator at [email protected] or 419-358-1015, extension 248 for more details.
Willow Ridge Games
Volunteers to play “One on one” games including:
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 9, 2020 - 9:11pm
Economic development in Bluffton and Allen County is the theme of Friday's Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast.
The event is Friday, Feb. 14, in the third floor of the Bluffton town hall, 154 N. Main St. Breakfast is served from 7 to 7:30 a.m. and the program is from 7:30 to 8:30 a.m.
The breakfast sponsor is the Allen Economic Development Group (AEDG), a public/private partnership formed in 1993 as a facilitator for countywide economic development.
This cooperative effort has been a significant catalyst for economic growth in Lima/Allen County.
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 7, 2020 - 4:47pm
Registration for the 2020-2021 Kindergarten classes in the Cory-Rawson Local
School District will be held during the week of Feb. 18-21.
Registration hours will be from 9 –11:30 a.m. and 12:30 –3 p.m. daily. There will be two evening times available also for registration, Feb. 19 and Feb. 20 from 4 – 6 p.m.
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 7, 2020 - 8:04am
For the second day in a row wintery weather forced Bluffton schools to cancel classes. The announcement was made on Ohio Alerts at 7:55 a.m.
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