What's it like in your neighborhood. A severe wind and rain storm struck Bluffton at 4 p.m. Power blipped off and on and off and on for 20 minutes. Here's a view of Grove Road at 4:35 p.m. The Icon asks viewers to send us photos of your neighborhood. As we collect them we will continue to post them. Click for a video.
Northwestern Ohio will be in an active severe weather pattern late today through the weekend, according to AEP.
The combination of unstable air, a stalled front, and several upper-level disturbances moving along the front will result in the severe storms. Severe thunderstorms are expected to develop this afternoon over Illinois. These storms may develop into a complex of severe storms - or even a squall line with widespread damaging winds - as they track across Indiana & Ohio this evening into tonight.
U6 Soccer registration is now open at BFR, according to Amy Byers, sports coordinator at BFR Sports and Fitness. Children ages 4-6 may sign up. The fall league begins Sept. 11 and registrations are due by Sept. 3. Call 419-358-4150 for more information.
The Bluffton Public Library Board of Trustees approved bids to move forward with its "Access for All" project at its June 26 meeting. The project includes adding push-button automation to entrances on both levels, a curb cut-out on the lower level and magnetic devices to hold open a set of heavy, fire-rated doors to improve access to the elevator from the lower level.
The final project cost is expected to be between $10,000 and $11,000, and the work is expected to be complete by the end of summer.
A book signing party in July at Common Grounds will launch a children's book titled "Look For Something Good," written by Bluffton resident Steve Yoder.
Yoder says the book is a story with a lesson, adding, "It's a parable, which deals with a tough set of circumstances involving a young boy." Yoder, who is lead pastor of First Mennonite Church, Bluffton, says that the book is written for youth, particularly at the fourth grade level.
