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Culvert work proposed in 2023

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 19, 2021 - 2:32pm

ODOT is proposing to rehabilitate six culverts (located in Hancock, Hardin, and Wyandot Counties) in order to extend the life of the existing structures.

Construction activities may require temporary lane closures, but the need for full vehicular detours is not anticipated. Construction is anticipated to begin in the spring of 2023.

Hancock County –
U.S. 68 at mile marker 7.28 carrying an unnamed tributary to Eagle Creek, approximately 1.25 miles north of the village of Arlington.

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2022 resurfacing of portion of U.S. 30 proposed

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 19, 2021 - 2:26pm

The Ohio Department of Transportation is proposing to resurface a portion of U.S. 30 in Allen County in the summer of 2022.

Resurfacing is proposed from the railroad bridges located approximately one-half mile east of the State Route 65 interchange, just south of the Village of Cairo, to the ramps at the U.S. 30 and S.R. 696 interchange near the Village of Beaverdam.

 All work will occur within the existing roadway right of way.

Traffic detours are not anticipated during construction. 

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In case you forgot

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 19, 2021 - 2:00pm

In case you forgot the appearance of the inside of the Bluffton Public Library, here's a view from this afternoon (March 19). Some people crave coffee, others sports, and still others crave browsing through the library stacks. It's reopened to the public with all the details here.

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In case your forgot

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 19, 2021 - 2:00pm

In case you forgot the appearance of the inside of the Bluffton Public Library, here' a view from this afternoon (March 19). Some people crave coffee, others sports, and still others crave browsing through the library stacks. It's reopened to the public with all the details here.

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You may now book it to the public library

Excuse the pun, but this is exciting news – Bluffton Public Library is now open for patron visits
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 19, 2021 - 1:13pm

The Bluffton Public Library is once again open to the public.

The announcement came from the library yesterday, now that Allen County is at Level 2, according to the Ohio Public Advisory System.

Here’s what you need to know:
Patrons must wear a mask, distance physically, and observe capacity requirements.

Children ages 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult (ages 18+) who will remain with them during their visit. 

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Bluffton Public Library
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Remembering Dave Smucker

He was a very, very smart guy. No, not a geek. Despite the fact that he held a bachelor’s from Oberlin, master’s from Hartford Seminary and doctorate from Boston University
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 19, 2021 - 12:50pm

David Rempel Smucker – we knew him as Dave Smucker. He was the guy you wanted to sit beside in study hall.

To read is obituary, click here.

He could answer math questions that you had no idea how to solve – while he did his own homework.

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