Philip Walter Compton, age 82, of Bluffton, passed away on Wednesday, January 1, 2025 at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, Columbus, surrounded by his family.
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) Division of Wildlife has collected and submitted samples from multiple dead wild birds to test for the presence of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) in Ohio. While awaiting test results from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Veterinary Services Laboratory, the Division of Wildlife is considering reports of dead birds in Auglaize, Erie, Huron, Lucas, Mercer, Montgomery, Richland, Sandusky, and Warren counties as presumed positive for HPAI.
The following docket was provided by the Bluffton Police Department, 154 N Main St, Bluffton, OH 45817; phone 419-358-2961 (non-emergency).
December 2
Officers responded to the 100 block of East Jefferson Street for a civil issue.
Officers responded to a residence in the 100 block of Garmatter Street in regards to an underage consumption by a juvenile complaint.
December 4
Officers responded to an apartment complex on County Line Road in reference to a mentally ill individual. The individual was taken to St. Rita’s Medical Center to be evaluated.
Officers responded to the university in response to a tree that had fallen on a student’s parked vehicle.
December 6
Officers responded to the hospital ER in reference to an individual who was injured by a dog that was running at large. Contact was made with the Allen County Dog Warden’s office to investigate the incident further.
The following eleven land transfers took place in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District for the month of December 2024 as reported on the websites of Allen County Auditor Rachael S. Gilroy and Hancock County Auditor Charity A. Rauschenberg.
Address - Sale Date - Sale Price - Land Use - Owner - From / To
Commercial
415 N MAIN ST - 12/12/2024 - $220,000 - Retail - From Jeffrey & Beth Boehr to Emmetts Rentals LLC
Residential
107 SALLY LN - 12/3/2024 - $206,000 - Condominium Residential Unit - From Kenneth & Evelyn Doris Samsal to HKS INVESTMENTS LLC
9740 N DIXIE HWY - 12/4/2024 - $400,000 - Single family dwelling unplatted - From Cindy Luginbhul & Stacy Allgire to Nathan & Heidi Cheney
By Chayden Pitzer, Student Pharmacist and Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist
Elvis Presley released the song Stay Away in February of 1968 as part of the soundtrack for the movie Stay Away, Joe. This song only hit number 67 on the top 100 hits in the United States. This was unusual for the King of Rock and Roll since he had 18 number one hits and 40 top ten songs during his career.
