Regional news

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It looks like rain on the horizon. During the first seven days of July the area experienced only 0.6 of an inch of precipitation. But that may change soon. Here’s the first seven days of July weather summary from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

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The YFC House Project will have an open house at the 160 S. Bentley Road (near I-75) property from 2 to 4 p.m., Sunday, July 6.

PHOTOS AND A FLYER SHOWING SPECS OF THE PROPERTY ARE IN ATTACHMENTS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY.

The open house enables the public see the final project, to thank those that have helped in the project, to let people know more about the ministry of Youth For Christ in the Bluffton / Pandora area and to let potential buyers see the property.

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The month of June started and ended with a sizzle, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

For a look at the month's high and lows and precipitation, open the attachement at the bottom of this story.

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The 2014 Miss West Central Ohio Pageant Scholarship Program will take place in Bluffton this summer.

In recent years the event was held in Van Wert, but this year it will take place in Yoder Recital Hall on the Bluffton University campus. This year's pageant takes place on Saturday, Aug. 9.

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Managing school crises was the theme of a two-day seminar held in the Bluffton town hall earlier this week.

The seminar was made possible from support of the Mental Health and Recovery Services Board of Allen, Auglaize and Hardin counties.

The Critical Incident Stress Management Team of Allen County hosted the seminar.

Titled “Organizing School and Educational Setting Crisis Response Information,” those attending were professionals in a five-county area.

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“We are pleased to announce that progress on the named project has now moved to the next phase,” Dick Boehr told the Icon this week.

The announcement concerns the Shannon Cemetery Project. Click here for additional background on the project.

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