AUGUST 21 MEDIA RELEASE__The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today, that an OVI checkpoint will be held in Allen County tomorrow evening, August 22.
The location of the checkpoint will be announced Friday morning. Additionally, to aggressively combat impaired driving-related crashes, troopers will conduct saturation patrols in the area of the checkpoint.
In 2024 there were 10,697 OVI-related crashes in which 567 people were killed on Ohio’s roadways. State troopers make on average 15,000 OVI arrest each year in an attempt to combat these dangerous drivers.
Bluffton hosts Miller City (2-0) in a non-league play, Saturday, Aug. 23.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Bluffton High School volleyball team earned its first win of the season with a sweep of visiting non-league local rival Pandora-Gilboa on Wednesday, August 20.
The Pirate girls beat the Rockets 25-16, 25-23, 25-17.
Bluffton improved to 1-2 with the home victory. P-G fell to 1-1 after
the defeat.
Ebenezer Mennonite Church, 8905 Columbus Grove Road, will host the GriefShare Support Group weekly on Thursdays, 7 :00-8:30 p.m. through December 4, 2025. The next event is Thursday, August 21.
GriefShare is a 13-week, video based support group for those who have lost a loved one. You’ll find it to be a warm, caring environment and will come to see your group as an “oasis” on your long journey through grief.
The Bluffton Board of Education held its monthly meeting on August 18, which included regular business such as approval of contracts and assignments, as well as the treasurer’s report and reports from staff. The district’s proposal to create a practice field on land adjacent to the elementary school was the subject of visitor comments and officially approved by the board.
AUG 20 MEDIA RELEASE__The United Way of Greater Lima will hold the 2024 Campaign Awards Ceremony and the 9th Annual Day of Caring on Friday, September 5, 2025 at The Ohio State University Lima, Cook Hall Gymnasium, 4240 Campus Drive, Lima, 45804.
The breakfast event begins at 7:30 a.m. and kicks off the 2025 campaign with the theme "United then. United now. Every dollar raised here stays here.
The 2025 campaign goal is $1.8 million dollars. The total funds raised for the 2024 campaign will also be announced.
