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Hundreds of prizes still in play

By Paula Scott

In keeping with Bluffton Sportsmen’s Club traditions, the May 7 Bluffton Trout Derby provided anglers with an opportunity to fish for stocked trout in Buckeye Lake and to win prizes provided by local individuals and businesses (booklet attached HERE).

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The Allen County Engineer Office has announced that following roads will be temporarily closed for bridge inspections on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. They include

  • NAPOLEON ROAD, between SR 81 and Sandusky Road
  • PANDORA ROAD, between Putnam and Bixel Roads
  • STATE ROAD, between Wapak and Dutch Hollow Roads

During closure through traffic will be prohibited. 

Check out the high and low points of area weather in April 2023 with the month's weather summary from NWS weather observer Guy Verhoff of Pandora.

April 2023 Weather Observations Chart

APRIL 2023 - PANDORA OBSERVATIONS

Avg. Temp. 51.4

Normal Avg. Temp 49.7

Total April Prec. 1.89

Normal Avg. Prec 3.48

Max Temp 84 on April 14

Min Temp 29 on April 26

 

The Bluffton 6th grade orchestra and junior high orchestra received superior ratings at OMEA Large Group Adjudicated Event on Friday, May 12 held at Parkway High School.

FINDLAY–Northwest Ohio’s public lakes and reservoirs teem with fish such as yellow perch, largemouth bass, and more. Now is the perfect time to grab a fishing pole and try to catch them, according to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife.

Striping work to take place Sunday night into Monday morning.

The following work is anticipated to affect highways in Hancock County this weekend. All outlined work is weather permitting.

Interstate 75, in both directions, between the city of Findlay and the village of Bluffton will have delays in the left (passing) lane overnight Sunday, May 14, into Monday morning, May 15, from approximately 6:00 p.m.-6:00 a.m. for mobile painting operations. 

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