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Unofficial results for May 6 election

By Paula Pyzik Scott

In unofficial primary election results for May 6, 2025, the Allen County Board of elections reports that the Proposed Tax Levy (Renewal) for the Bluffton Exempted Village School District passed by a wide margin.

 

For the tax

TOTAL

565

VOTE %

74.64%

Election Day

521

Absentee

44

Provisional

0

Against the tax 192 25.36% 179 13 0

 

Allen County voters also renewed a Tax Levy for Children Services with 5,662 yes votes and 2,358 no votes.

County voters approved State issue 2, which passed on the state level with support comprising 67.76% of votes.

Bluffton Public Library will host a Not@Noon Book Group (R) with the same monthly title as Noon Book Group for the months of May, June, August and September, For the 6 p.m. meeting on May 8, the group is discussing Vera Wong's Unsolicited Advice for Murderers by Jesse G. Sutanto.

By Hayden Stutz, Student Pharmacist and Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of ONU Healthwise Pharmacy 

To sow a seed of doubt means to cause someone to have doubts, worries, or concerns.  The sower of the seed conveys that someone is planting information into your head, creating doubt. A recent study may be planting a seed!

The following 14 residential land transfers took place in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District during the month of April 2025, as reported on the websites of Allen County Auditor Rachael S. Gilroy and Hancock County Auditor Charity A. Rauschenberg.

BEAVERDAM

107 E MAIN ST- $40,000 - Single Family Dwelling - ANDREWS, MICHAEL to CDN PROPERTIES LLC

208 E PEARL ST- $86,000 - Single Family Dwelling - KIZER, SHARON K to YEDARM CHURCH

The 2025 Bluffton Community Vacation Bible School (VBS) has been scheduled for July 13-17 from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at the Bluffton Family YMCA.

Sponsored by the churches of the Bluffton Area Ministerial Association, VBS is open for children ages 3 (who are potty trained) through those entering 6th grade in fall 2025. 

Register online at https://vbspro.events/p/a2b6a6 or visit Bluffton Family YMCA for a form.

In an April 2025 video, the Bluffton PTO reminds viewers that they can scan Community Markets receipts to make donations to the Bluffton Schools. The reel proves that the app is so easy even school therapy dog Marty can do it.

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