2021 will see completion of a nearly $1 million updgrade at the Bluffton airport, according to Jesse Blackburn, village administrator.
A November airport planning meeting included a review of 2020 and earlier grants and status updates for several future grants. The discussion points of that November meeting were part of the Dec. 14 Bluffton council agenda.
Blackburn told council members that in 2020 the village received a federal grant to upgrade certain airport taxiways. In 2021 engineering for those upgrades will take place.
Bluffton residents know her as Lucinda Stratton Guthrie. She writes mystery books under the pen name Bluette Matthey.
Today she lives in Béziers in the south of France with her husband and, as she puts it, two demanding cats. (As an additional Bluffton connection, her brother is Rodney Stratton.)
The former Blufftonite and BHS grad says she grew up reading mysteries and being frightened to death as a child watching Alfred Hitchcock on Friday nights. The result: “Two Murders Too Many,” Bluette’s latest mystery.
15 minutes with Lily Shadle
Interviewed by Derek Swartzlander Icon: You graduated from Bluffton in 2019. What have you been doing since then? Lily: I have been attending Ohio Northern University for pharmacy.
What are your goals after you graduate? Lily: Right now my only real goal is to make my way through pharmacy school. Eventually, after that I would like to get married one day and start my own family.
Lima Rotary Club awarded scholarships to 17 non-traditional students for the winter 2020 – 2021 sessions in mid-December.
These students are attending Apollo Career Center, Bluffton University, Ohio State University–Lima, Rhodes State College and the University of Northwestern Ohio.
They are pursuing degrees in Biology, Education, Social Work, Nursing, Medical Assisting, Health Care Administration, Structural Plate & Pipe Welding and CDA.
By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton girls basketball team raced to a big early lead and convincingly defeated North Baltimore 50-33 in non-conference action Tuesday night.
The Lady Pirates jumped to a 20-6 first period lead and held a 30-18 cushion at intermission. They extended the margin to 39-22 after three periods and cruised to the victory.
Bluffton improved its record to 4-3 overall with the win. The Tiger girls dropped to 3-2 with the defeat.
Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center once again was awarded an ‘A’ in the fall Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade, a national distinction recognizing St. Rita’s achievements providing safer health care.
This is the sixth consecutive top grade awarded to St. Rita’s by the nationally recognized rating organization.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Lt. Governor Jon Husted provided the following updates on Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
VACCINATIONS BEGIN IN OHIO
The first COVID-19 vaccinations have been administered in Ohio. Shipments of 975 doses were delivered this morning to both The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center in Columbus and UC Health in Cincinnati.
Several healthcare workers and personnel who are routinely involved with the care of COVID-19 patients immediately received vaccinations.
