UPDATE 4:22 P.M. FROM AEP: The wind was causing some issues with overhead lines and crews have been assessing the area since yesterday. Today, they found the issue that caused the flickering lights for customers and made the necessary repairs to get the power back on. We understand that there is never a convenient time to experience power quality issues but know that our field personnel worked as quickly as they safely could to make repairs.
Thursday, October 30, from 6:00-7:30 p.m. is the designated Trick or Treat night in the Village of Bluffton. It's also "Trick or Can" night for Bluffton University students who will be collecting donations for the Bluffton Food Pantry. Forecasts show a decreasing change of rain by evening.
Bluffton ballots for the November 4 General Election include the opportunity to vote for three Village of Bluffton council candidates. Four seats on council will be open in January 2026, with Jerry Cupples, Mitch Kingsley and David Steiner not running for reelection.
The three candidates are Thomas Downey (write-in), Liz Gordon-Hancock and Phill Talavinia (incumbent).
OCT 28 MEDIA RELEASE__In an effort to reduce serious and deadly crashes, the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) will join several other state transportation departments to mark Buckle Up Phone Down Day on Wednesday, October 29. This national effort aims to bring attention to two of the most common factors in deadly crashes each year.
COLUMBUS – The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), in partnership with the Hocking-Athens-Perry Community Action Program (HAPCAP), today announced a major expansion of Ohio's GoBus intercity transit network—significantly increasing mobility options for rural communities and strengthening statewide connectivity.
OCT 28 MEDIA RELEASE__Allen County WIC, the supplemental nutrition program for Women, Infants and Children, will continue to operate as normal into November, despite pauses to other federal government programs.
Current WIC clients can continue to receive services as normal, and WIC is accepting new qualifying clients.
WIC provides wholesome foods, nutrition education, and community support to income-eligible people who are pregnant or postpartum, infants and children up to five years old.
