Lima Sister Cities is currently accepting applications for the 2023 Japanese Youth Tour and Exchange Program. To be eligible, students must be current 9-11th graders in Allen County, Ohio.
The trip is a 2-week educational tour across many cities and sites across Japan. The tour will include visiting schools, learning their history and meeting the mayor of Sister city Harima-cho.
The Board of Allen County Commissioners is asking voters in unincorporated areas of the county to approve a Natural Gas Aggregation program on the November 8 general election ballot. The program would offer the opportunity for residents and small businesses in these unincorporated areas to save money on their utility costs. (See attached sample ballot for Richland Township.)
Ohio Law allows political subdivisions to form aggregated buying groups to purchase natural gas supply on behalf of their citizens.
The Ohio Department of Development and West Ohio Community Action Partnership will help income eligible Ohioans stay warm during the cold winter months.
The Home Energy Assistance Winter Crisis Program provides eligible Ohioans assistance paying an electric bill or assistance paying a utility or bulk fuel bill or assistance paying for heating system repairs. The program runs from November 1, 2022, until March 31, 2023.
The Allen County Board of Elections has posted sample ballots for Bluffton precincts A, B and C for the November 8, 2022 general election at www.allen.boe.ohio.gov
October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Crossroads Crisis Center of Lima will be posting a "Have You Ever Said?" daily in October to help raise awareness of abusive relationships.
