The next Crime Victim Services information session on volunteer guardianship is Tuesday, Nov. 12, according to Elysia Bush of Bluffton, director, Elderly Victim Ministry and CVS Guardian Programs.
The sessions take place in the CVS training room, 220 N. Elizabeth St., Lima. This session is from noon to 1 p.m.
Bush said, “Helping a vulnerable person live to that person’s full potential deepens the reach of Allen and Putnam County’s caring community."
Hosted by Mercy Health - St. Rita’s Medical Center Nov. 8
Posted by Icon K on November 6, 2019 - 6:00am
St. Rita’s Medical Center will hold its Robotic and Minimally Invasive Surgery Symposium Friday, Nov. 8, at the St. Rita’s Conference Center, 718 W. Market St., Lima.
It will be a day of presentations and discussion to emphasize the importance and advantages of robotic and minimally invasive surgical procedures. Registration will begin at 7 a.m., with various presentations going from 7:30 a.m. until 2:30 p.m.
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 5, 2019 - 11:14pm
Unofficial results from the Allen County board of election show Trisha Nieman defeating Neil Reichenbach by 9 votes in the race for Richland Township fiscal officer. Results show Nieman with 486 votes and Reichenbach with 477.
CLICK HERE for the entire Allen County election results .
CVS began in 1981 in Allen County as the second Victim Offender Mediation Program in the U.S. and expanded to comprehensive victim services in 1985
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 5, 2019 - 2:37pm
Crime Victim Services (CVS) will present the program for the Friday Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast, according to Paula Scott, chamber CEO.
Breakfast is served from 7 to 7:30 a.m. in the third floor of the Bluffton town hall, 154 N. Main St. The program follows from 7:30 a.m. to 8:30 a.m.
Citizens National Bank sponsors this month's breakfast. Persons interested in attending should email an RSVP to [email protected]
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 5, 2019 - 6:56am
Looking for a weekend get-away?
Tipp City, just off Interstate 75, hosts A Shopkeeper's Open House located in historic downtown Tipp City, Ohio, Saturday, Nov. 9, from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., and Sunday, Nov. 10, noon to 6 p.m.
The event is sponsored by Tippecanoe Downtown Merchants. For more information go to: Yuletide Winter's Gathering on Facebook, or click here.
One exception is two candidates for Richland Township fiscal officer
Posted by Fred Steiner on November 4, 2019 - 2:56pm
With one exception, it will be a quiet local election on Tuesday. The exception facing Bluffton and Richland Township voters is a two-person race for township fiscal officer.
In that race, two candidates (one will be elected) for the fiscal officer position are:
• Trisha Nieman, whose name will be on the ballot, and
• Neil J. Reichenbach, who is a write-in candidate.