Board will offer girls' varsity soccer coach post to Jamie Mehaffie
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 14, 2021 - 1:03pm
Tim Closson, a fixture in Bluffton schools and currently Bluffton elementary principal, has announced his retirement effective June 30.
Closson, who attended school in Bluffton all 12 years – including fifth to eighth grade in Beaverdam - and graduated in 1979, has served as Bluffton elementary principal for 14 years.
He also graduated from Bluffton College, where he majored in business and education.
Prior to being hired as elementary principal at Bluffton, he was employed in Ada, Shawnee and Wayne Trace school systems.
Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on March 13, 2021 - 11:37am
According to the World Health Organization one-third of adults worldwide have suffered from a headache in the past year. Among the most common disorders of the nervous system, headaches are characterized by consistent, recurring pain in the head. They can range from a dull ache to severe migraines—a type of headache that inhibits one’s ability to function.
University's corporate partnership program first session March 18
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 12, 2021 - 2:45pm
As part of Bluffton University’s Corporate Partner Program, Dr. George Lehman, professor emeritus of business, will begin providing training sessions on emotional intelligence (EQ) in the workplace.
Lehman’s first presentation will be for the Lima-Allen County Chamber of Commerce’s Chamber University. The Thursday, March 18, online training is free and open to the community by registering at Chamber University Online Training - Mar 18, 2021 - chamber – Lima Chamber
Bluffton council's approved a recommendation from its insurance committee to continue its employee insurance agreement with Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield through April 30, 2022.
The action took place on March 8. Jerry Cupples said that Fortman Insurance provided six base rate quotes from competitive companies and the committee chose to remain with Anthem.
In other action, council set pay increases for village employees. Those are spelled out in the council packet attached to this story.
Once completed Jefferson Street will have a neighbor feel to it, unlike now, where is appears to be an industrial entrance to the village
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 12, 2021 - 2:21pm
Spring construction season begins in a few weeks in Bluffton.
The village's major project involves the continual upgrade of Jefferson Street.
Work on Jefferson Street Phase II will begin if not before, certainly by Monday, April 5, and will continue until the end of July.
Jesse Blackburn, village administrator, updated Bluffton council on the project on March 8. On Friday he provided the Bluffton chamber will a Zoom meeting update.
Bluffton chamber members received an update on the Jefferson Street-State Route 103 improvement project on a Friday Zoom meeting by Jesse Blackburn, village administrator. The 2021 project focus involves the center map on the graphic. The project is projected to begin on April 5. It will block off traffic from Main Street to the County Line Road.