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Fun and dodgeball games

Posted by Paula Scott on August 3, 2023 - 6:00am

A taller--but smaller in number--team of Village of Bluffton employees accepted a dodgeball challenge by day campers at Bluffton Family Recreation-YMCA on August 2. The competition was fun, fierce and vocal. 

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Margaret “Peggy” J. Hursey worked for the Columbus Grove Fraternal Order of the Eagles

Posted by Staff on August 2, 2023 - 8:20pm

Margaret “Peggy” J. Hursey, 94, passed away August 1, 2023, at 2:54 p.m, at Putnam Heritage Assisted Living.

Margaret was born July 11, 1929 in Bluffton, to Frederic and Eva (Wiess) Martin who preceded her in death. On December 18, 1949 she married Robert Hursey who preceded her in death on January 2, 2006. 

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Obituaries
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August 4-6 is Ohio Tax-Free Holiday for school shopping

Posted by Paula Scott on August 2, 2023 - 9:51am

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Bluffton Schools supply lists provided below

This weekend, August 4-6, is the annual Ohio Tax-Free Holiday for specified school-related items. The window of opportunity is from Friday at 12:00 a.m. to Sunday at 11:59 p.m.

During the holiday, the following items are exempt from sales and use tax:

  • An item of clothing priced at $75 or less
  • An item of school supplies priced at $20 or less; and
  • An item of school instructional material priced at $20 or less.

Items used in a trade or business are not exempt under the sales tax holiday.

For more information regarding the sales tax holiday, visit the Ohio Department of Taxation's Sales Tax Holiday web page HERE

Qualified items sold to consumers by mail, telephone, e-mail, or Internet qualify for the exemption if you order and pays for the item and the retailer accepts the order during the exemption period for immediate shipment, even if delivery is made after the exemption period. 

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Regional news
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90th anniversary of Dillinger robbery recalled on Bluffton History Day, Aug. 12

Posted by Staff on August 2, 2023 - 7:40am

Family members of eye witnesses to the Dillinger robbery will participate

Bluffton, Ohio will turn back the clock to 1933 on its first-ever Bluffton History Day, Saturday, August 12, recalling the 90th anniversary of the Dillinger gang bank robbery in Bluffton. In 1934, Dillinger was declared Public Enemy #1.

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Events
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First National Bank to open second Lima location in 2024

Posted by Staff on August 2, 2023 - 7:17am

PANDORA—First National Bank of Pandora has announced the future site of its second location in Lima at 1991 Bellefontaine Road, on Lima’s east side near the intersection of State Route 117 and Greely Chapel Road.

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Business
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Jena Sammetinger named VP/Human Resources Officer at CNB

Posted by Staff on August 1, 2023 - 11:37am

Citizens National Bank (CNB) has promoted Jena Sammetinger to VP/Human Resources Officer. In this expanded role, Jena manages the bank’s retirement plan, as well as shareholder administration, in addition to her other HR duties. Katie Cheeseman, HR Director, states, “Jena has been a valuable part of the HR team, continuing to hone her skills and always willing to learn new things. I’m excited to see her take on more responsibility and leadership through her new role.”

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