OCT 29 MEDIA RELEASE__Kenton/Hardin County Soroptimist International attended the Midwestern Region Fall Conference in Columbus on October 24-25 at El Dorado Gaming (Scioto Downs). Member clubs from Indiana, Michigan, Wisconsin and Ohio met with "DREAM BIG" as the conference theme.
Members met with old friends and new friends for a social hour. Clubs with fundraising projects shared their work and offered some of their projects for sale.
FROM FACEBOOK__The Hardin County Board of Elections posted on October 30, "If you are a registered voter in Hardin County and would like to help us on Election Day give us a call! We are in desperate need of Democrat precinct election officials!
We still have 2 trainings left, so there is still time to be ready to help on November 4th!"
FROM BLUFFTONICON.COM AND THE BSC NEWSLETTER__Volunteers at the Bluffton Senior Center will start making its famous peanut brittle on Monday, November 3 at 8:00 a.m. and continue every Monday in November.
This is one of the center's biggest fundraisers of the year. It takes around 30 volunteers to make the candy. Many hands make light work and more fun. New volunteers are always welcomed.
BLUFFTON ICON.COM__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.
UPDATE 1:30 p.m. on October 29, the AEP website showed 863 customers affected. AEP estimates power restoration to all customers in the area by 4:30 p.m. 10/29
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.
"Drivers can protect themselves and those nearby by simply wearing a seatbelt and putting away their phones," said Governor Mike DeWine. "These small actions make a big difference because they vastly increase the odds of surviving a crash or preventing one in the first place."
MEDIA RELEASE__The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT), in partnership with the Hocking-Athens-Perry Community Action Program (HAPCAP), recently announced a major expansion of Ohio's GoBus intercity transit network—significantly increasing mobility options for rural communities and strengthening statewide connectivity.
Through this investment, ODOT will fund four new intercity bus routes designed to extend GoBus service into previously unserved regions of the state. The expanded service will connect thousands more Ohioans to essential services, higher education, and employment opportunities.
