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Request issued by AEP Ohio at 9:00 a.m., December 24 with the note that customers should use electricity needed for personal safety and to protect against property damage.

"Extremely cold temperatures across the region have created extraordinary demands on the power system. PJM Interconnection, the electricity grid operator for 65 million people in 13 states and the District of Columbia, has requested the public in its region to conserve electricity.

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UPDATED 11:00 P.M. DECEMBER 24

On the second day of winter storm Elliott, being out of doors continues to be dangerous due to extreme cold, wind, snow and ice.

For the Bluffton area, the National Weather Service a Winter Storm Warning until 1:00 p.m. and predicts "Mostly cloudy and cold, with a high near 9. Wind chill values as low as -25. Breezy, with a west wind around 25 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph."

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PANDORA–Kevin F. Snavely, 78, passed away December 21, 2022, at his residence.

Kevin was born August 24, 1944 in McComb, to Floyd and Joyce (Sharninghouse) Snavely who preceded him in death. On July 24, 1970 he married Lynda (Norbeck) Snavely who survives.

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Village Administrator Jesse Blackburn passed along to the Icon that Rumpke will maintain the normal collection schedule during the holiday weeks for Christmas and New Year's.

Both holidays fall on a Sunday, which does not delay trash and recycling pick up collection.

He notes, "Thank you for spreading this news! December 26th is a trash pick-up most families can’t miss...."

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Events are free and open to the public.

Jan. 12-Feb. 19 Art Event: “Voices Together” art exhibit opens, Grace Albrecht Gallery, Sauder Visual Art Center

Jan. 17 Forum: “Why Me?” Martin Luther King Jr. Forum presentation by Clayton Moore, retired sergeant, Fostoria Police Department, award-winning author, 11 a.m., Yoder Recital Hall

Jan. 20 Colloquium: “Tina Howe's Unproduced Plays,” by Dr. Melissa Friesen, Mary Nord and Joseph Ignat endowed chair in theatre, 4 p.m., Centennial Hall Stutzman Lecture Hall

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On December 12 Bluffton Council member Joe Sehlhorst provided the following highlights for Village of Bluffton activities in 2022. He notes that these are highlights rather than a comprehensive list. His goal was to keep it to two printed pages.

November

Ottawa water rate for 2023: $3.02 per CCF; (2022: $2.62, 2021: $2.44, 2020: $2.06)

Year 2021 - Top 15 water users for 2021: SumiRiko (10x higher), GROB (2, 9 Caf.), Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton U. (4,8,11,13,14), Riley View Apt., Bluffton Hospital, Vance St. apts., Comfort Inn, A&B Car Wash, Alpine Village. (Jan. Council Report).

Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce-Jim Enneking thanks council, safety services, and cultural affairs for a successful Blaze of Lights. New entertainment zone on Vine St. (Beer and Bourbon, food, and tent) called Blaze after Lighting.

Village enters 3-year Allen County dispatch service for Police, Fire, and EMS. Cost is $55,600 Yr. 1, (1 ½% increase) Yr. 2 $56,442; Yr. 3 $57,289. 

Officer Rayle to participate in Police Unity Bicycle Ride from NJ to Washington DC and meet up with officers to honor fallen officers. Bluffton Police Force to represent Officer Dominic Francis. 

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