Latest flood damage in monetary figures: $179,400
Bluffton's Feb. 28 flood damages are estimated at $179,400, according to Rick Skilliter, Bluffton police chief. It is likely that the figure will climb.
Skilliter released additional figures for the response to the flooding:
o Village General Fund Expenditures (payroll, supplies, dumpsters) - $3,707.96
o Total sandbags generated - 2,354
o Volunteers (making sandbags, feeding assistance) - 182 (average 2 hours of work per person) = 364 hrs
Donations and contributions
Bluffton Community Members - Helped in a variety of ways including making and distributing sandbags:
o Bluffton University Athletics and Employees - Helped make sandbags
o Bluffton Exempted Village Schools - Students helped make sandbags
o Community Markets / Fresh Encounters - Provided food for volunteers
o DTR, Inc and Associates - Provided volunteers to help make sandbags
o Bluffton First United Methodist Church - Assisted with feeding volunteers
o Jerry Lewis' McDonalds of Bluffton - Provided food for volunteers
o Bluffton Stone Quarry - Donated sand for sandbags
o Quality Ready Mix -Donated sand for sandbags
o REACT - Assisted with traffic control
"Emergency services managers would like to thank the community for the generous response and support during the flooding event. While the community was impacted by the extreme weather event, the situation might very well have been much worse without the efforts of the many volunteers who came together and helped out in any way necessary," said Skilliter.
The fire and EMS departments had 24 volunteers working during the flooding event, two of whom chose to help their fellow citizens to the detriment of their own property.
Stories Posted This Week
Saturday, August 30, 2025
Friday, August 29, 2025
- Community Dog Park officially opens as memorial to Katrina Riepenhoff
- Obituary for Ian Christopher Shriner
- 2025 Blaze of Lights theme is "Home for the Holidays"
- Pirate volleyball win vs. Defiance Ayersville
- Highway Patrol focused on removing impaired drivers from the road
- Beaverdam Bunch 4-H results at 2025 Allen County Fair
- Porchfest brings live music to Bluffton neighborhoods
Thursday, August 28, 2025
- Pirate girls golf close 2nd at tri; Bauman 1st
- Pirate boys golf 2nd in NWC quad-match
- Pirate girls tennis loss at Wapak
- "You Made It" Forum welcomes Class of 2029
- 2nd annual Bluffton Porchfest celebrates live music
- Learn to play bridge at the Senior Center
- Blanchard Valley Health System enhances “Find-a-Doc”
- Taste of Bluffton serves as mixer for students and residents
- Heart to Heart: New Blood Pressure Guidelines
Wednesday, August 27, 2025
Tuesday, August 26, 2025
- Mayberry Rd. closure Aug. 27-28
- Janet M. Leonard was a teacher
- Pirates boys golf wins NWC tri
- Inside Innovations brings established design studio to Bluffton
- Walking thru Autumn hikes include Motter Park
- Colloquium Presentation: Emotional Education in 18th Century Germany
- Student to Share Lessons from Study Abroad Experience in Mexico