For the first of half of October the Bluffton area saw more than a 40 degree swing, with a high of 84 and low of 41. Thanks to Guy Verhoff for the local detailss.
Within the next two weeks, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1 is expected to open the first Restricted Crossing U-Turn (RCUT) in northwest Ohio on U.S. 30 in Allen County.
When Thayer Road at U.S 30 is reopened to traffic, motorists will find that direct access across U.S. 30 is no longer available. The RCUT will divert the Thayer Road traffic downstream on U.S. 30 where they can make a legal U-turn in a designated lane to access the opposite side of the highway.
State Route 235 between State Route 103 and County Road 24 will close for approximately two days (estimated Oct 12-15) for a culvert replacement according to the Ohio Department of Transportation’s October 7 Hancock County construction update.
Have you been bitten by the photography bug? The Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan park district invites non-professional photographers to enter the 45th annual Nature Photography Contest. Deadline for entry is Sunday, October 31. Competition categories are:
Specific Nature Subject – Flora
Specific Nature Subject – Fauna
Landscape
Parks Potpourri
For "Parks Potpourri," photos must be taken in a park operated by the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District (including Bluffton's Motter Metro Park, 10740 Columbus Grove-Bluffton Rd.)
Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer, provides this full weather report for September 2021. Hotter than average highs. Highest temperature: 90. Lowest temperature: 47.
