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By Guy Verhoff

We don't know about dark of night, but neither rain nor snow has kept Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer from reporting local weather for Icon readers.

Here's the December 20, 2021 report. Thanks, Guy!

At the December 13 Bluffton council meeting, Assistant Village Administrator Bryan Lloyd explained why some Bluffton residents noticed discolored water beginning on Friday, December 10.

Lloyd detailed that the main 16" plastic water pipe from Ottawa had been hit by a utility crew on Road M around 11 a.m. that day. Following EPA guidelines and under the agency's supervision, the break was immediately isolated with shutoff valves and a repair was made. The line was reopened after flushing. Village crews flushed at numerous other locations as well.

By Guy Verhoff

Dry days outnumbered wet days during the first two weeks of December in the Bluffton-Pandora area. Guy Verhoff provides the details.

Powell arrested in Michigan

The following media release was issued on December 13 by the Allen County Sheriff's office detailing the engagement and pursuit of armed suspects in and near Bluffton, Ohio on December 10 and 11. Amanda Nicole Wrede was apprehended in the immediate area; Ronald David Powell surrendered to officers in the late afternoon in Monroe County, Michigan.

UPDATE 4:44 PM, DEC. 11: 

This suspect is in police custody.

The Allen County (Ohio) Sheriff's Office released this photo of a suspect pursued on Saturday, December 11 in the area southwest of Bluffton.

He is Ronald David Powell, last seen wearing blue jeans and a green hoodie. He was considered armed and dangerous.

Initial details were posted in the article https://www.blufftonicon.com/news/2021/12/11/police-incident-closes-area.... Police pursuit of Powell and a female followed an attempted traffic stop before midnight and included an exchange of gunfire.

UPDATE 6:28 PM, DECEMBER 11: The Bluffton Police Department reports that all officers are okay following this incident and that all future reports will come from the Allen County Sheriff's office. The suspect being pursued is in custody.

UPDATE: Area closed for pursuit of suspect is Hillville Rd. to Lincoln Hwy./Old 30. County Line Rd. to Phillips.

Bluffton area residents reported to the Icon that an incident involving shooting at law enforcement officials occured late Friday, early on Saturday, December 11.

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