Ohio registered voters have received absentee balloting material from the Ohio Secretary of State’s office for the Tuesday, Nov. 6, general election.
To request an absentee ballot, simply complete the attached application and return it to your county board of elections as far in advance of the election as possible.
During the absentee voting period you may visit your county board of elections or designated early vote center to vote in person.
Bluffton Trinity United Methodist Church will hosts its 5th annual "DeColores Dash" 5-K color run/walk in conjunction with Bluffton Family Recreation as part of this year's Bluffton Fall Festival.
This year's event takes place Saturday, Sept. 22, at BFR, 215 Snider Road. Registration begins at 4 p.m. and the race/walk at 5 p.m.
There is a $20 pre-registration fee. Participants 10 and under have no registration fee.
Since its inception, this annual event has generated over $8,000 for local charities.
Teresa Lambert of the Hancock County Historical Museum, will present a program at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center about famous local entertainers on Monday. The talk, free and open to the public, is at 3 p.m. at the center, 132 N. Main St., according to Tonya Meyer, director.
This is the first of monthly programs provided by the Hancock museum at the sernior Center. The next program is Monday, Oct. 8. The program theme is “Driving Track Auto Industry.”
Bluffton seventh graders will have an overnight learning experience in October. Eighth graders will take a trip to the nation’s capital in May.
Both trips are annual experiences for junior high students. Bluffton’s school board will make these official during its Monday night school board meeting.
Seventh graders will participate in Outdoor School at Camp Berry, Arlington, Wednesday through Friday, Oct. 10 to 12. Eighth graders have an option to participate in a trip to Washington, D.C., Monday to Thursday, May 20 to 23.
The Bluffton community’s 14th annual Fall Festival, with many family-oriented activities, takes place throughout the community on Saturday, Sept. 22, according to Daren Lee of Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio, who coordinates the festival.
All activities are free unless otherwise designated. Food and other items are available for purchase at multiple locations.
During August Bluffton police responded to four domestic violence reports, used its K-9 unit on four searches and made five illegal narcotic discoveries. And, in one report, a person faces nine charges in Lima Municipal Court.
August 1
A Columbus Grove resident reported someone stole his identity to open an account at a local store.
August 2
A Spring Street resident reported an unknown person(s) entered her unattended vehicle and stole her purse from inside.
Two grave marking services for Revolutionary War veterans buried in the Bluffton and Pandora communities takes place on Saturday.
The two are Hezekiah Bloomfield Hubbell, buried in Hubbell Cemetery on Shifferly Road, rural Bluffton, and Israel Hubbard, Jr., buried in Malahan Cemetery, rural Pandora.
The Northwest Territory Chapter of the Ohio Society, Sons of the American Revolution, will conduct the services at the cemeteries, according to David Lupien of Bryan, the secretary of the chapter.
St. John’s United Church of Christ, 223 W. College Ave., Bluffton, will celebrate its 145th anniversary on Sunday, Sept. 16, according to Rev. Carol Clements, pastor.
The celebration begins with a 10:30 a.m. worship service. The Northwest Ohio Association Minister, Rev. Dan Busch, will be the speaker. Special musical selections provided by the choir and instrumentalists will enhance the celebration.
The Bluffton University volleyball team fell to Indiana University-East in four sets (25-23, 19-25, 25-20, 25-22) on a hot Tuesday, Sept. 4. A .130 hitting percentage and 10 service errors were too much to overcome on a night when the Beavers (1-3) kicked off their home slate in the Sommer Center.
