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On Saturday, Dec 7, Jacomet's Martial Arts will be hosting a self-defense class for the community from 10:00-11:00 a.m. The business is located on the lower level of 121 S Main St.

There are no prior skills, training or athleticism required for this session.

The class is intended for adults, but you may attend with and supervise your child (age 7+).

The cost is $10/person, cash (in exact amount), check or Venmo/Paypal (with $2 service fee).

Doors will open 15 min prior to class.

In November 2024, Bluffton Emergency Medical Services responded to the following calls for service, reported by Chief Jan Basinger: 60 calls for service including 27 Medical Calls, 7 Hospital to Hospital transports, 5 Motor Vehicle Crashes, 10 Fire Calls, 6 Mutual Aid Calls, 5 Special Events Crews also transported 35 patients. January-November 2024 total calls for service: 767.

By Liz Gordon-Hancock

The following five land transfers took place in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District for the month of November 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 - FROM/TO

Commercial

THURMAN ST – 11/13/2024 – $40,000 – Commercial structures – From Andrew & Annette Herrmann to GRASS FARMER LLC

Residential

9051 HANCOCK RD – 11/8/2024 – $475,000 – Agricultural land with house and building – From Susan Holstein to Jacob & Kelli Blackburn

303 PARKVIEW DR – 11/21/2024 – $100,000 – Residential vacant land – From THREE S DEVELOPMENT GROUP LLC to SAHAJ BLUFFTON PROPERTIES LLC

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Bluffton University’s 130th and 131st performances of Handel’s “Messiah” have been sold out. Doors to both performances will open at 7 p.m. Guests are encouraged to arrive early and have their tickets ready.

The 130th performance will be held at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 6, in Yoder Recital Hall, Bluffton University, and the 131st performance will be at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7, in Winebrenner Auditorium, University of Findlay.

Comments requested by Friday, Dec. 20, 2024

LIMA – The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1, in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) and Executive Order 11988, is seeking public comments regarding the following proposed projects:

ODOT is proposing to paint various bridges in Allen, Defiance, Hancock, and Wyandot counties.

Allen County 

County Road 173 structure over Interstate Route 75 at mile marker 4.83, about two miles southwest of the village of Beaverdam.

By Katie Prater, ONU PharmD Candidate 2025 and Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of ONU Healthwise Pharmacy 

In 1992, Billy Ray Cyrus released his song Achy Breaky Heart. Originally, this song was written by Don Von Tress in 1990 and initially released as Don’t Tell my Heart by the Marcy Brothers in 1991.

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