Four council seats, three school board seats and two township trustee seats will be on the Nov. 2 general election ballot. Winners of those races will have 4-year terms beginning Jan. 1, 2022.
Bluffton school board selected Wes Klinger as its president for 2021 during its Jan. 11 reorganization meeting.
Several additional board appointments were made. Those follow:
• Larry Hoffman, vice-president
• Brad Dailey, official delegate to the 2021 Ohio School Board Conference
• Larry Hoffman, alternate delegate
• Brad Dailey, legislative liaison to the Ohio School Board Association
• Wes Klinger, student achievement liaison
With afternoon temperatures in the 40s, this so-far-mid-January offers opportunties for a walk in the park. The icon photographed this family on the dyke between the Buckeye and Riley Creek.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted provided the following updates on Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
PHASE 1B TIMELINE
Governor DeWine reemphasized the vaccine distribution timeline for Phase 1B of Ohio's vaccination program, which is set to begin next week with those ages 80 and older.
The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) and the Allen County Engineer's Office have completed the initial scope for the repair of the Slabtown Road bridge over U.S. 30, which closed in December due to a bridge strike.
The tentative schedule for the repairs sets construction to begin as early as mid-April and will take approximately 60 days to complete.
