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Monday's low temperature was warmer than recent highs

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 12, 2014 - 4:02pm

We aren't in February anymore. Monday's low temperature reading of 35 was even tolerable. Here's the recent 10-day weather summary provided by Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

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Just want you wanted: Another snow day

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 12, 2014 - 9:59am

*** Major Late-Winter Storm for AEP’s East Utilities Today ***
*** Heavy Wind-Driven Snow for I&M Power and NW Ohio ***
*** High Winds & Severe Thunderstorms for APCo ***

A intensifying storm will track directly across AEP’s East Utilities today bringing a range of wild weather.

Heavy, wet, wind-driven snow now falling over I&M Power & northwest Ohio will gradually become a dry snow as temperatures fall into the 20s. However, enough heavy wet snow has already fallen to generate some problems for the utility.

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Activate Allen County featured Friday chamber program; social media workshop follows breakfast

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 9, 2014 - 4:05pm

Activate Allen County is coming to Bluffton on Friday.

The public health initiative, committed to reducing obesity and smoking in Lima and Allen County by promoting healthy eating, active living and a tobacco free lifestyle, is the featured program at Friday's Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce breakfast.

The free event is open to the public and takes place in the Bluffton town hall.

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Elida, Ottoville and Glandorf teams win at BFR boys bball tourney

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 5, 2014 - 4:00am

 

Twenty-seven teams from northwest Ohio gathered in Bluffton for the nineteenth annual BFR boy’s basketball tournament on March 1-2. Thirteen 4th grade teams, seven 5th grade teams and seven 6th grade teams competed to win their respective divisions.

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Donors invited to support 2014 fireworks; enter the contest to name the event

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 4, 2014 - 5:32pm

Fireworks returns to Bluffton in 2014. Co-sponsored by First National Bank and Springfield Fireworks, a production of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, the event is Saturday, June 28, on the Bluffton University athletic complex.

Interested in naming the event? You could win a $25 chamber gift certificate. See details at the bottom of this story.

First National Bank and Springfield Fireworks have a challenge match to the community. The two businesses will match up to $4,000 of community donations made to the fireworks fund. 

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Bluffton chamber enters March like a lion - with lots of events

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 4, 2014 - 5:09pm

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce enters March like a lion - with many activities planned. Here's a summary of events:

WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5 - BROWN BAG ROUND TABLE

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce continues its experiment with a noon meeting from noon to 1 p.m., Wednesday, March 5. The brown bag round table (bring your own lunch and ideas), takes place in the small meeting room in the third floor of the town hall.

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