Regional news

By Liz Gordon-Hancock

The Village of Bluffton will provide dumpsters for Village Clean-up on May 24-26 at the Spring St. brush dump, when village residents can dispose of items that don't fit in their weekly trash. See guidelines below.

But before you send unwanted items to a landfill, consider these local recycling and reuse programs:

TOWN HALL COLLECTIONS

Residents can drop off the following at Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main St. in the ground floor stairwell:

At about 7:30 a.m. on May 7, the Village of Pandora lifted the boil water advisory that began on May 5.

Notifications have been made on Facebook and local radio.

 

Reported at approximately 8:30 a.m. on www.facebook.com/villageofpandoraoh/

The village of Pandora has issued a boil water advisory until further notice. Please boil all drinking water. Sorry for the inconvenience. Crews are working to resolve the problem.

CORRECTION: Day bus trips are coordinated by Debbie Klingler.

Spoiler alert: we're going to provide you with some but not all of the May news from the Bluffton Senior Center, 132. N. Main St. Each month, director Tonya Meyer sends members a preview of what's happening at the center: 

"Sun, rain, wind, flowers, spring is in the air. We will soon have graduation parties to go to and before you know it, summer picnics. Remember, when the weather is bad or you just need a place to go to get out of your house, we are up and running with a full schedule of activities. Except on May 30 when we will be closed for Memorial Day. You will find me at the cemetery on that day."

A National Weather Service Storm Survey confirmed an EF-0 Tornado occurred on Tuesday, May 3, 2022. The tornado touched down a half mile south of Rawson and lifted a quarter mile west of the Findlay Airport.

A barn metal roof was ripped off and wood beams were snapped and driven into the ground. In addition, a residential barn was destroyed, several power poles were snapped and blown down, and several trees were blown down. For more information: http://ow.ly/PXER50IZq1g

The Allen County Board of Elections has posted a "Summary Report-Unofficial Report" for the May 3, 2022 primary election at

https://www.dropbox.com/s/p9m9razohgr7woc/P2022_UNOFFICIAL_GROUP.pdf

BLUFFTON BALLOT ISSUES

Unofficial results for the proposed income tax (renewal) for Bluffton Exempted Village School District

For the Income Tax - 1,074

Against the Income Tax - 389

Total votes cast - 1,463

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