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On Tuesday, February 20, the Board of Directors of Citizens National Bank officially named Eric Faulkner as Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the bank. Faulkner has been acting President of the bank since 2019. He replaces Mike Romey in the role of CEO.

Faulkner began his banking career at CNB in 2009 in Columbus, heading up the loan participation program.

He’s currently a member of the Banker Advisory Board (BAB) for The Graduate School of Banking (GSB) in Wisconsin. He serves as a member of the CBAO Legislative and Regulatory Committee and also the Education and Training Committee, in addition to being a CBAO Board Director. Additionally, he is a member of the ICBA Bank Innovation and Solutions Committee. He’s actively represented the bank through participation in the OBL and CBAO lobbying efforts at both the state and national levels.

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ODOT District 1 has announced that two Interstate 75 entrance ramps in the city of Findlay will close for overnight surface milling to increase friction following this schedule:

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PHOTO Buckeye Park during the Bluffton Sportsmen's Club annual Trout Derby (2022).

The Village of Bluffton needs your help! A community task force is working together to make improvements to Buckeye Park. Let your voice be heard by taking a survey to let Allen County coordinators know which improvements/changes you would like to see at Buckeye Park.

The survey can be found at: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/3SRVZ2B.

Contact Bri Buzard with Allen County Public Health's Creating Healthy Communities Program at [email protected] or call/text 419-228-4457 with any question or to get involved.

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Registration: Allen SWCD | 419-222-0846
Program & Credits: OSUE Hardin Co. | 419-674-2297

HARDIN COUNTY__The Conservation Tillage & Technology Conference (CTC) will be held in-person on March 12-13 at Ohio Northern University in Ada.

The first day of this year’s conference will feature Alex Harrell, Soybean Yield Champion from southwest Georgia with a yield of 206 bushels per acre. His presentation has been made possible by sponsor Brandt Professional Agriculture.

Shawn Conley, Extension Soybean Specialist, University of Wisconsin, will return and be paired with Alex Harrell and Laura Lindsey, OSU Extension, during the Agronomic Crop Management session after lunch, Tuesday. Shawn Conley is always one of the conference’s most popular speakers.

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The following eight land transfers took place in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District in December 2023 as reported on the websites of Allen County Auditor Rachael S. Gilroy and Hancock County Auditor Charity A. Rauschenberg.

Address - Sale Date - Sale Price - Land Use 

Commercial

105 E ELM ST - 1/8/2024 - $90,000 - Office bldgs - 1 & 2 stories

N MAIN ST - 1/5/2024 - $454,000 - Commercial garages

311 N MAIN ST - 1/5/2024 - $454,000 - Other commercial structures

319 N MAIN ST - 1/5/2024 - $454,000 - Other retail structures

320 N MAIN ST - 1/2/2024 - $146,000 - Other commercial housing

Residential

243 E ELM ST - 1/30/2024 - $169,500 - Single family Dwlg

585 HARMON RD - 1/23/2024 - $79,900 - Single family Dwlg

129 WESTLAND DR - 1/18/2024 - $315,000 - Single family Dwlg

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The Board of Commissioners of the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District, which includes Bluffton's Motter Park, will hold their monthly Board meeting, on Tues., Feb. 20, 2024 at 9:00 a.m. at the Park Conference Room.

The Park District Office is located at 1682 Slabtown Rd., Lima, OH.

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