Sen. Sherrod Brown was one of many members of the US Senate who co-sponsored a resolution recognizing Senior Corps Volunteers for over 50,000,000 hours served in 2018 of direct service through more than 23,000 nonprofit, educational, and faith-based community groups nationwide.
Senior Corps is a network of national service programs for Americans 55 years and older, made up of three primary programs that each take a different approach to improving lives and fostering civic engagement.
The American Red Cross Bloodmobile will be parked outside Bluffton Hospital on Thursday, June 27 for a local blood drive from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. The bloodmobile will be parked at 139 Garau Street, in the hospital parking lot.
To schedule your blood donation appointment, call 1-800-RED-CROSS or go to redcrossblood.org, sponsor code “bluffchos.”
The village parks and recreation committee (Ben Stahl council member; Mitch Kingsley council member; Mayor Richard Johnson and Jesse Blackburn, village administrator), sent a questionnaire to Bluffton elementary students.
Committee members wanted to know elementary youths thoughts on what would be good features for the Buckeye park.
A summary of the survey is at the bottom of this story.
The Bluffton Community Assistance board will hold its summer meeting at 7 p.m., Monday, July 15, in St. John's United Church of Christ, according to Ed Yeager, board president.
The Community Assistance Program oversees several programs that assist area residents with special needs, including the Bluffton food pantry, which is located in St. John's UCC.
AEP Ohio is considering improvements to increase electric reliability and support economic development in the Bluffton surrounding area.
The utility company will hold a public meeting from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., Thursday, June 13, in the Bluffton middle school to inform residents of feasibility upgrades proposed in Allen and Hancock counties.
