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9/11/2026 FACEBOOK__Business phone lines remain out of service for all three Mennonite Home Communities locations in Bluffton. This outage remains a widespread issue, affecting thousands of customers. Some customers have had service restored, but MHCO does not have any update regarding the timeframe for service restoration.

The following temporary phone numbers have been set up for each location:

Mennonite Memorial Home is 567-712-0454

Willow Ridge is 567-712-4233

Maple Crest is 419-722-4444

MHCO will provide an update when business line service has been restored.

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MAPLE GROVE RECORDS ONLINE
The Village of Bluffton has partnered with CemSites, an online cemetery record and mapping platform that allows the public to search burial records for Maple Grove Cemetery. You can search for individuals by name, date of birth or date of death. CemSites even provides a map of the cemetery with a marker of roughly where the individual is buried.

Contact Greg Probst, cemetery sexton, at [email protected] with any corrections or if you or a family member find you no longer need a burial plot you purchased at Maple Grove Cemetery.

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Bluffton Child Development Center sponsorship of the USDA-funded CACFP
325 County Line Rd., Bluffton, Ohio 45817

In accordance with federal civil rights law and USDA civil rights regulations and policies, the USDA, its agencies, offices, employees, and institutions participating in or administering USDA programs are prohibited from discriminating based on race, color, national origin, religion, sex, disability, age, marital status, family/parental status, income derived from a public assistance program, political beliefs, or reprisal or retaliation for prior civil rights activity, in any program or activity conducted or funded by USDA (not all bases apply to all programs). Remedies and complaint filing deadlines vary by program or incident. Persons with disabilities who require alternative means of communication for program information (e.g., Braille, large print, audiotape, American Sign Language, etc.) should contact the state or local agency that administers the program or contact USDA through the Telecommunications Relay Service at 711 (voice and TTY). Additionally, program information may be made available in languages other than English.

To file a program discrimination complaint, complete the USDA Program Discrimination Complaint Form, AD-3027, found online at How to File a Program Discrimination Complaint and at any USDA office or write a letter addressed to USDA and provide in the letter all of the information requested in the form. To request a copy of the complaint form, call (866) 632-9992. Submit your completed form or letter to USDA by: Mail: U.S. Department of Agriculture, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, 1400 Independence Avenue, SW, Mail Stop 9410, Washington, D.C. 20250-9410; Fax: (202) 690-7442; or Email: [email protected].

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VILLAGE OF BLUFFTON PLANNING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS

Notice is hereby given that the Village of Bluffton Planning Commission will hold public hearings on Monday, October 19, 2026, at 7:00 p.m. on the third floor of Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main Street, Bluffton, Ohio, to consider the following matters:

1. Chestnut Lane Development – Amendment to Approved Plans

Bob Fett is requesting approval of an alteration to the previously approved plans for the Chestnut Lane development to allow the addition of one condominium unit at the end of the existing cul-de-sac.

2. Brandon Blackford – Zoning District Amendment

Brandon Blackford is requesting an amendment to the Official Zoning Map of the Village of Bluffton to change the zoning classification of Parcel No. 28-1108-01-001.001, located at the intersection of Parkview Drive and South Main Street, from R-I Residential District to R-II Residential District to allow for the proposed development of a professional financial services office. 

The proposed office use would require a separate Conditional Use review, public hearing and approval from the Board of Zoning and Building Appeals if the requested zoning amendment is approved.

The Planning Commission will receive comments from interested property owners and members of the public concerning these requests before making a recommendation to Village Council.

Information concerning either request is available for public inspection during normal business hours at the Village of Bluffton Administration Office, 154 N. Main Street, Bluffton, Ohio 45817.

Jesse Blackburn
Village Administrator

 

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