OCT 28 MEDIA RELEASE__Allen County WIC, the supplemental nutrition program for Women, Infants and Children, will continue to operate as normal into November, despite pauses to other federal government programs.
Current WIC clients can continue to receive services as normal, and WIC is accepting new qualifying clients.
WIC provides wholesome foods, nutrition education, and community support to income-eligible people who are pregnant or postpartum, infants and children up to five years old.
OCT 28 MEDIA RELEASE__The St. John Bible Church Youth are hosting an interactive Seder Meal presented by David Brickner, a Messianic Jew and Executive Chairman of Jews for Jesus, on Sunday, November 16, at 7:00 p.m. (doors open at 6:30).
This event is free and open to the public, but reservations are limited to 150 people.
To learn more about this event and to reserve your seat at the table, please visit: https://bit.ly/SJBCSederMeal. St. John Bible Church 15988 Road 4, Pandora, Ohio.
Ada’s volleyball team held our annual Dig for a Cure event earlier this month on Monday, October 6 with Pandora Gilboa. Together, both teams raised a grand total of $2,602.
Wilma J. Laeufer, 92, passed away on October 26, 2025, at Lima Memorial Health System. Wilma's service will begin at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, October 31, 2025, at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Arrangements are incomplete at Chiles-Laman Funeral & Cremation Services, Bluffton.
FROM BEVS ALERTS__Bluffton High School football will host Western Reserve this Friday night, Oct. 31, in the first week of the OHSAA Football Playoffs. Kick off is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. and the gates will open at 6:00 p.m.
This seemed like a good week to check on an old friend, Bluffton's monumental oak in Maple Grove Cemetery. With the area enjoying peak fall color, this 300+ year old specimen of white oak is lush and green. Is this tree a good candidate for Bluffton's America 250 celebrations?
