A November 9, 2026 mailer has been sent to Bluffton residents and small businesses to announce the new Allen County Community Electric Aggregation program price and opportunity to opt out of the program.
The mailer includes a letter explaining the program authorized by local officials to purchase electricity from a retail electric generation supplier.
The new rate is 11.74 cent per kWh and will commence on your next available meter-read date thereafter.
The deadline to opt out is November 30. The mailer includes an Opt Out Code for your location.
MEDIA RELEASE__Generous community support brought in an impressive 659 pairs of socks during the community-wide Socktober drive sponsored by Bluffton Presbyterian Church.
At the November 8 worship service, the church held a “Blessing of the Socks,” with socks piled on the communion table and on the floor around it, and even dangling from the pulpit.
Local organizations, including Bluffton Community Assistance Corporation, will receive the socks to distribute to those in need. Thank you to everyone who donated socks or contributed financially!
FROM BSC HAPPENINGS__Hailey Ballinger, owner of Hailey's Wellness and Massage, will once again be at the Bluffton Senior Center on Monday, November 16 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. to provide chair massages.
The cost is $15 for a 15-minute massage. A sign-up sheet is in the Senior Center office, or you may call the center to reserve your spot. Ballinger will also take walk-ins that day if spots are still available.
Volunteers will bake and donate pies for the evening. A pie list is in the office. Volunteers will also work during the meal to serve food and clean up. Organizers note, "Many hands make light work!"
FROM BSC HAPPENINGS__Marlena Ballinger will be at the Bluffton Senior Center on Thursday, November 12 at 1:30 p.m. to teach participants all about streaming TV shows and movies.
If you want to learn how to operate that smart TV or stream movies on your iPad (or tablet), Marlena will help you. She will use a large smart TV, iPads, and any device you'd like to bring to teach you.
The class is free and open to the public, so bring a friend and all of your questions.
