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The Bluffton Police Department provided the following report to the Village council on January 13. It includes an activity summary for December 2024 as follows:

Police calls for service 535
Police Chief calls for service 67
Traffic stops 39
   
Criminal complaints 12 Total
Animal Complaint 1
Mental Health 1
Miscellaneous 5
Persistent Disorderly Conduct 1                           
No Operators License 1
Theft 1
Underage Consumption - Juvenile Complaint 1
Warrant Service 1

The attached documents show Incident Breakdown for December 2024 and Ticket Statistics for 2024. A total of 8 parking tickets were issued in 2024 and a total of 28 warnings were issued.

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The Cory-Rawson Local School District is accepting applications from those interested in attending through open enrollment for the 2025-2026 school year.

Students living in any Ohio school district may apply and enroll at Cory-Rawson tuition-free.  

Applications are approved annually on a first come, first served basis and approval is subject to grade level enrollment and educational programs.  Applications are available in the school offices and online at www.cory-rawson.org/

Cory-Rawson Local Schools is taking registration for its five-star peer model preschool, begindergarten, and kindergarten for 2025-2026. To register, visit www.cory-rawson.org or call the Cory-Rawson Elementary School office at 419-963-3415, option 1.

Preschool screening will be held throughout the month of February for children who are at least 3 years of age by August 1, 2025. 

Except for breaking news including weather-related cancellations, the Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon are on pause for Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday, January 20. PHOTO Library of Congress.

Bowlus wins 2 races, Downey & Diller 1 each

By Cort Reynolds

NORTH ROBINSON – The Bluffton High School girls swim team finished second at the 10-team North Central Ohio Swim League championship meet hosted by Colonel Crawford Saturday, while the Pirate boys came in a strong third.

Perennial power Colonel Crawford swept the boys, girls and combined team titles.

Pirate Jackson Bowlus rolled to two individual league titles, both in meet-record times. He touched first in the 50 freestyle and 100 backstroke.

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School boys basketball team lost in overtime 65-60 to visiting non-conference power Liberty-Benton on January 18.

The Pirates dropped to 9-4 overall with the tough home defeat. 

L-B improved to 13-1 overall after the hard-fought road win, their sixth victory in a row. The lone Eagle loss was to Div. I Perrysburg by a 69-62 count on December 28.

Bluffton trailed 13-10 after the first period. L-B maintained a 29-22 margin at halftime as Jake Gerken scored 13 points.

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