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New Year's holiday crash fatalities report

Posted by Staff on January 3, 2024 - 7:58am

The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reporting six fatal crashes resulting in seven fatalities on Ohio’s roadways during the 2023-2024 New Year’s holiday according to provisional statistics. Of the seven fatalities, five of those killed were not wearing an available safety belt.

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Police/Fire/EMS
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2024 Allen County Ag Outlook and Agronomy Day in February

Posted by Staff on January 3, 2024 - 7:55am

ALLEN COUNTY__ Ohio State University Extension Allen County will host the 4th Annual Allen County Ag Outlook and Agronomy Day on Tuesday, February 6, 2024. The day will include presentations on the latest in Ag economics, agronomy and agriculture technology.

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Business
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Happenings at the senior center in January 2024

Posted by Paula Scott on January 3, 2024 - 7:49am

What’s coming up at the Bluffton Senior Citizen Center in January? Look no further than the Happenings newsletter, a compilation of announcements, previews and membership information.

Daily happenings at 132 N. Main St. are listed–including exercise, games, music and social events–as well as opportunities to travel the state and the country. A January 30 presentation will give details on Best of Alaska and Blue Ridge Country trips.

The Center welcomes 25 new members, listed in the newsletter, from Bluffton and seven other communities.

The newsletter also features 28 advertisers–including the Bluffton Icon–who support mailing the newsletter to over 700 members.

Click HERE to read the January 2024 Happenings newsletter.

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Regional news
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Council considers dwindling cemetery plots

Posted by Staff on January 3, 2024 - 7:36am

The Village cemetery board meets at 2:00 p.m. on January 3 at Bluffton Town Hall.

By Andy Chappell-Dick

Maple Grove Cemetery may be the quietest place in Blufton, but it's also pretty crowded. Only about 65 plots remain. How is the Village planning for its future?

Awash in a sea of year-end financial legislation, Village Council took a few minutes at Monday's meeting to also talk about Maple Grove Cemetery. They voted to accept the resignation of sexton Bernie Ludwig, passed the first reading of a fee increase, and set a meeting of the Cemetery board to plan next steps.

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Public Meetings
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Cemetery board meets at 2:00 p.m. on January 3

Posted by Staff on January 2, 2024 - 9:51am

The Village of Bluffton Cemetery Board meeting scheduled for Wednesday, January 3 has been moved to 2:00 p.m.

The meeting will still be at the Bluffton Town Hall.

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Public Meetings
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PHOTO Still in the mood for Christmas?

Posted by Paula Scott on January 2, 2024 - 8:34am

While Bluffton's holiday lights and music stopped blazing on January 1, the Bluffton Public Library is displaying a collection of nativity scenes through the month of January. 

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