ALLEN COUNTY__ODOT is proposing to perform bridge maintenance on the County Road 185 (Hillville Road) bridge over Interstate Route 75 near interstate mile marker 138, located about 2 miles southwest of the village of Bluffton.

 Local Voices Bluffton. is hosted by Sam Sprunger of Lounge Media Group and Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce Director Jim Enneking. Visit the PODCAST page for a full list of episodes.

In the June 6 editor of Local Voices Bluffton, Sam Sprunger and Jim Enneking have a conversation with Jessica Meyer, co-owner of Sanctuary Housing, currently under development at 104 E. Elm St.

Compiled by Liz Gordon-Hancock

The following ten land transfers took place in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District for the month of May 2024 as reported on the websites of Allen County Auditor Rachael S. Gilroy and Hancock County Auditor Charity A. Rauschenberg.

Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) is supporting Bluffton youth in a partnership that provides meals for the Bluffton Family YMCA Summer Day Camp three days each week. Bluffton Hospital dietary associates have made and donated camp meals for four years.

New hours for 1861 Wine Lounge and the opening of patio space have been announced by owners Mike and Mary Burris. The business is now open:

Thursday, 3:00-8:00 p.m.
Friday, 3:00-10:00 p.m.
Saturday, 12:00-10:00 p.m.

The wine lounge is located at 115 N Main St, Bluffton.

Above) Terry Mullenhour, Triplett Foundation board member, presents a $1,020 check to Amy Byers, executive director of Bluffton Family YMCA for youth volleyball and soccer supplies. Below) Amber Gladwell will receive a $2,000 scholarship to continue her education at Bluffton University. This is the second year she had received the Triplett scholarship.

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