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CORRECTION New Ottawa water rate is $3.98 per 100 cubic feet of water.

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Village of Bluffton held a regular meeting on Monday, October 26, with Mayor Rich Johnson presiding. Council member Ben Stahl and village legal counsel were absent. Business included a water rate increase from the Village of Ottawa, an electric aggregation program rate increase, and professional tree-lighting services for the 2026 Blaze of Lights.

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By Paula Scott / Video by Jamie Nygaard
Icon editor, 567-400-4266, [email protected]

UPDATED WITH VIDEO__Traffic flowed on the northbound side of Main between Cherry and Vine on Tuesday a.m., Oct. 27, while work was being done on the John Wagner Agency building. The road was fully reopened at about 12:30 p.m. 

A time-lapse video of the work is attached below.

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By Paula Pyzik Scott

The following local issues and candidates will be on Bluffton and Richland Township ballots in the November 3 General Election. Find Allen County sample ballots here and Hancock County candidates and issues here.

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