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Number of farms in Ohio decreased in 2022

Posted by Staff on February 24, 2023 - 6:30am

The number of farms in Ohio in 2022 was 76,500, according to the USDA, NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. Land in farms was 13.1 million acres, down 400,000 acres from last year. The average size farm in Ohio was 171 acres per farm, down 5 acres 2021. 

The number of farms in the United States for 2022 is estimated at 2,002,700, down 9,350 farms from 2021. Total land in farms, at 893,400,000 acres, decreased 1,900,000 acres from 2021. The average farm size for 2022 is 446 acres, up from 445 acres the previous year.

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Letter: BFR and Lima Family YMCA to consolidate effective April 2023

Posted by Staff on February 24, 2023 - 6:00am

The boards of directors of Lima Family YMCA and Bluffton Family Recreation Center  (CFR) are pleased to announce they have agreed to come together and operate as one organization. The organization will continue to operate existing facilities and offer programs in both Lima and Bluffton, with the Bluffton Family Recreation Center being re-named Bluffton Family YMCA.

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Business After Hours networking on February 28

Posted by Staff on February 23, 2023 - 6:00am

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce is hosting the first Business After Hours for 2023 on Tuesday, February 28 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Greenhorn, 112 Vine St.

This even is sponsored by Eikenbary Landscaping and Jazzercize Bluffton.

Business After Hours networking events help Chamber members share what they can do to help each other succeed. 

Trista Pollock from Trista Pollock Photography will be on hand to take professional headshots for social media accounts at no charge. 

Director Jim Enneking notes, "Come dressed for success! Hope to see you there."

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Superior Energy Solutions purchased by Greensburg Investment Group, LLC

Posted by Staff on February 22, 2023 - 6:01am

Northwest Ohio solar energy design and installation company, Superior Energy Solutions, has been acquired by Greensburg Investment Group, LLC, a local real estate and investment firm. The sale includes all assets, current customers and some existing and upcoming projects as well as the name.

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Betterment Foundation assets given to Triplett Memorial Foundation

Posted by Staff on February 22, 2023 - 6:00am

The Bluffton Community Betterment Foundation, supporting community non-profits since 1972, has closed and turned its assets of $49,477.95 to the R.L. and Etta L. Triplett Memorial Foundation. 

The announcement was made by Kathy Steiner, secretary-treasurer of the Betterment Foundation and Tomm Triplett of the Triplett Memorial Foundation. The two foundations are similar, supporting Bluffton community, educational, charitable and recreational non-profit organizations.

Triplett said, “We’re very pleased that the Bluffton Community Betterment Foundation has chosen the Triplett Foundation as the recipient of its funds. We will continue to be good stewards of these funds as both foundations have worked to support similar non-profits in Bluffton.”

The Betterment Foundation has disbursed nearly $70,000 in funds since 1990. Recipients during that period include:

• Bluffton Senior Citizens Association, $37,974 
• Bluffton Family Recreation, $15,791 
• Bluffton Child Development Center, $7,444, and 
• Bluffton Weekday Religious Education, $7,057. 

These figures do not include disbursements from the first 18 years of the Foundation’s existence; those figures are unavailable.

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JAMPD survey open through February 28

Posted by Paula Scott on February 21, 2023 - 8:03am

The Johnny Appleseed Metro Park District is conducting a survey until February 28, inviting the public to provide feedback on ways to improve area parks, including Bluffton's Motter Park.

What can we do to improve the quality of your visit to the Park?

What do you want to see more of?

Are there updates you'd like to see?

Click HERE to participate in the survey.

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