The Bluffton Public Library has introduced a bright yellow summer reading mascot for 2023--and is inviting the community to help pick a name. Meow! See the Facebook invite HERE.
The community that has grieved and honored fallen police officer Dominic Francis since his loss in the line of duty on March 31, 2022, is now celebrating him with a first official memorial on Interstate I-75.
On Friday, April 28, ceremonies to commemorate the Officer Dominic Francis Memorial Highway--a portion of I-75 in Allen and Hancock counties--were held at Bluffton Town Hall. Signs will be located at mile marker 139 Northbound and 143 Southbound.
Election Day is Tuesday, May 2, 2023 and Bluffton voters have several local ballot items to consider. In Village of Bluffton voting precincts A, B and C, the following questions and issues will appear on ballots:
Two proposed tax levy renewals for Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District
A proposed Gas Aggregation resolution
Precinct B ballots will include
Local Liquor Option (a D-6 permit for alcohol sales on Sunday for the restaurant at 133 N. Main St., Luke’s Bar and Grill a.k.a. Kira’s Flipside Grill).
No candidates will appear on the May 2 primary ballot. Valid filers for mayor and council will be nominated to the general election in November.
AT THE POLLS
Polls are open from 6:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m.. The postmark deadline for absentee ballots in May 1 and the deadline to return absentee ballots in person to the county board of elections is 7:30 p.m. on May 2. (Note: 601 N. Main St. is still a Bluffton polling place.)
Voters are now required to show an Ohio or federally-issued photo ID when voting in person. If you do not have a state-issued photo ID, you can now get a free state ID from your local BMV.
Playing at home, the Bluffton High School baseball team beat Spencerville convincingly 6-2 in a Northwest Conference baseball game Thursday evening, April 27.
The Pirates improved to 8-7 overall and 4-2 in the NWC, good for third place in the league, with the victory. The struggling Bearcats dropped to 1-15 overall and 1-5 in the NWC after the defeat.
Playing at home, the Bluffton High School softball team crushed Spencerville 18-4 in a run-rule shortened Northwest Conference contest Thursday evening, April 27.
The Pirates scored seven runs in the second inning and plated eight more in the third frame to break the game wide open.
