Bluffton council provide raises for 27 village employees at its May 11 council meeting – conducted in a virtual format. The raises are effective Jan. 1, 2020.
It also established requirements and starting wages for members of its police department and village employees, full-time, part-time and salaried.
The salaries lists and details of employee requirements is attached in the May 11 council package at the bottom of this story. Details are on pages 19 through 27.
Rhodes State will host Virtual Admissions Information Sessions as more students look to attend Rhodes State this summer and fall.
These sessions will help students navigate the enrollment process to also include an overview of available online services, financial assistance and majors/programs.
Attention Bluffton third, fourth, fifth and sixth graders. Want to cheer for the Bluffton Buccaneers midget football team in the fall?
If so, cheerleading coaches Stefani and Chase Koontz want to hear from you. Interested youth need to have parents email the following information to: [email protected]
Provide your name, parent’s name and a phone number to text or call with further information. The deadline sign-up is Saturday, May 30.
Here's today's installment of the Bluffton High School Class of 2020 Senior Spotlight. Each weekday until the end of May the Icon will feature photos and future plans for four BHS seniors. Students will be featured in a four-set random order.
Entire list posted at bottom of story -
The Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) announced the Christopher M. Ragsdale Sportsmanship teams for the Spring 2020 season.
Bluffton University honorees:
Baseball - Alex Lemanski
Golf - Nick Offenburger
Softball - Megan Hill
Men's track - Michael Lindhorst
Women's track - Hope Nixon
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine provided the following COVID-19 updates.
PANDEMIC EBT PLAN:
Governor DeWine announced that the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (OJFS) has received approval from the United States Department of Agriculture for its Pandemic EBT plan. The Pandemic EBT program was included in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020.
Teacher Appreciation Week was May 4-8. In cooperation with the Bluffton PTO, the Icon is posting drawings of elementary teachers created by elementary students. Abram Steiner, second grader, created this drawing of his teacher, Mrs. Fry.
The Icon invites all elementary students to submit a drawing of a teacher. Send to: [email protected].
You will see many Bluffton residents parked in strategic locations around town this week with a notepad and pencil.
They are volunteers involved in a twice-a-year bike and pedestrian count in the village. Twenty-seven residents are involved in this week's count.
You’ll find them near the Lion’s Way path on Lake Street, on College Avenue near the Triplett Bike Path, at Main and Parkview, at Augsburger and Elm Street and a couple other locations in town.
