Regional news

The Allen County OSU Extension is providing county fair rule changes on https://www.facebook.com/allencountyextension/.

The posts note: "we did not write out each rule in its entirety but highlighted the changes to existing rules and the addition/removal of rules. If you have any questions we encourage to reach out to the Extension Office staff."

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce has awarded eight prizes in the 2021 Residential Lights contest. New this year: the competition had two geographic divisions with Main Street providing the dividing line between Northwest and Southeast.

Judging criteria were 

  • First impression
  • Decorating difficulty
  • Decorating creativity
  • Balance of lights and decorations
  • Amount of lights and decorations

You'll find the winners at the addresses below and in the attached photos.

 

Northwest

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1 is seeking public comments regarding:

U.S. 30 resurfacing – ODOT is proposing to resurface the roadway on U.S. 30 in Hancock County from the State Route 235 interchange (approximately three miles north of the village of Ada) to the railroad bridge just east of the U.S. 68 interchange (approximately 0.25 miles south of the community of Williamstown).

By Guy Verhoff

We don't know about dark of night, but neither rain nor snow has kept Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer from reporting local weather for Icon readers.

Here's the December 20, 2021 report. Thanks, Guy!

At the December 13 Bluffton council meeting, Assistant Village Administrator Bryan Lloyd explained why some Bluffton residents noticed discolored water beginning on Friday, December 10.

Lloyd detailed that the main 16" plastic water pipe from Ottawa had been hit by a utility crew on Road M around 11 a.m. that day. Following EPA guidelines and under the agency's supervision, the break was immediately isolated with shutoff valves and a repair was made. The line was reopened after flushing. Village crews flushed at numerous other locations as well.

By Guy Verhoff

Dry days outnumbered wet days during the first two weeks of December in the Bluffton-Pandora area. Guy Verhoff provides the details.

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