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The Bluffton Board of Zoning and Building Appeals will meet at 7:00 p.m. on January 10 in the third-floor Community Room at the Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main St.

Applicants Ryan and Jessica Meyer are asking the Village of Bluffton for permissions to convert the former True Word Tabernacle church at 104 East Elm St. into a multiple apartment facility. Allen County Assessor's records show the 9,844 square foot building was constructed in 1920 and renovated in 2004.

A packet for the January 9 regular meeting of the Bluffton Council has been issued. The meeting will take place at 7:00 p.m. on the third floor of Bluffton Town Hall, 154 N. Main.

The 33-page document includes:

- Agenda

- Voucher Report

- Covid- 19 Report from Allen County Health Department (community risk level high)

- Proposed Ordinance No. 01-2023 regarding publishing changes to the Code of Ordinances

Kay L. Ziessler, 80, passed away January 9, 2023 at the Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay.  Kay was born August 19, 1942 in Bluffton to the late Denver and Olive (Schumacher) Zimmerly.  On May 11, 1963 she married Owen Ziessler and he survives.  

Larry F. Brunswick of Ormond Beach, Florida passed away peacefully at the age of 82 on December 16, 2022.  He was born in Burkettsville, Ohio to the late Raymond and Agnes (Jacobs) Brunswick.  

What 'cha doin' tonight? Care for a little Hummin' & Strummin'?

The Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St. is hosting a laid-back song-circle style gathering every Monday the library is open in 2023.

You are invited to bring your instrument, voice or listening ears. Open to all ages.

The event is from 5:30-7:15 p.m. on the main level of the library.

For more information email [email protected].
www.blufftonpubliclibrary.org

Do you remember the news from December 2022? Play the Bluffton Icon crossword puzzle to find out!

Play the puzzle online or print and play HERE.

Here's a sampling:

ACROSS

11. Zoning meeting will review request to turn a church into _____

13. Happy ____ Year!

DOWN

1. Just like last year, the Bluffton Public Library did a "Home for the ____" fundraiser

2. Name of the winter storm that swept through Bluffton this December

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