Quiet off-year election on Tuesday
With one exception, it will be a quiet local election on Tuesday. The exception facing Bluffton and Richland Township voters is a two-person race for township fiscal officer.
In that race, two candidates (one will be elected) for the fiscal officer position are:
• Trisha Nieman, whose name will be on the ballot, and
• Neil J. Reichenbach, who is a write-in candidate.
In the Bluffton school board race, two candidates will be elected. Candidates are:
• Jeremy Scoles, whose name will be on the ballot, and
• Lawrence Hoffman, who is a write-in candidate.
One county-wide issue in on the Allen County ballot. It is a five-year renewal levy for Allen County Children Services. It is a 0.75 mill levy
In addition to the county-wide levy, the following persons are on local ballots:
Village of Bluffton
Mayor
Richard L. Johnson
Unopposed
Council (vote for 2)
Joseph W. Sehlhorst
Benjamin Stahl
Bluffton school board (vote for 2)
Jeremy Scoles
Lawrence Hoffman (write-in)
Richland Township
Trustee
Donald K. Brauen
Unopposed
Fiscal Officer
Trisha Nieman
Neil J. Reichenbach (write-in)
Village of Beaverdam
Mayor
Pamela S. Lepine
Unopposed
Council (2 seats open; 1 candidate filed)
Franklin L. Gillette, Jr.,
Monroe Township
Trustee
Jon E. Basinger
Unopposed
Fiscal officer
Amy S. Stechschulte
Unopposed
Polling hours are 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Click here for the Allen County board of elections website.
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Sunday, November 1, 2026
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Friday, October 30, 2026
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- Annual meeting and dinner for Senior Center members, November 9
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Thursday, October 29, 2026
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- Scam talk with Chief Ryan Burkholder
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- Peanut brittle time at the Senior Center begins Nov. 9
- Bluffton University Forum explores faith, hope and care for creation
- Business Collective networking night, Nov. 5
- Radio play staging of It's a Wonderful Life on Nov. 29
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