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So, you think you know Bluffton?

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 20, 2020 - 9:30am

So, you think you know Bluffton? Okay, where is this? Answer tomorrow.

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Free breakfast and lunch program extends until end of Bluffton school year

Tonight's board agenda has 26 winter supplemental contacts
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 19, 2020 - 3:09pm

On Oct. 9, the U.S. Department of Agriculture extended its free breakfast and lunch program offered to school from Dec. 31 until the end of the school year.

Bluffton Schools participates in the federal meal program, which began Sept. 10.

The program was extended to all schools as a response to economic concerns brought on for many families by the COVID-19 pandemic.

Students who have balances on their accounts can be used in the meantime for additional ala cart menu items beyond the basic lunch.  

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Last week's poll results; invitation to take this week's poll

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 19, 2020 - 8:40am

Here are the poll results from last week's Icon poll. This week's poll concerns you plans for handing out trick-or-treats. Click here to take this week's poll.

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392 new covid-19 cases in Allen County in October; 33 hospitalizations

Posted by Fred Steiner on October 18, 2020 - 3:28pm

According to the Ohio Department of Health the number of new COVID-19 cases per capita for Allen County is 248. This number represents the number of new cases per 100,000 people in Allen County over the past 14 days.

Local public health officials are noting a drastic increase in the number of new daily reported cases:

There have been 392 newly reported cases to date in this month, and 33 hospitalizations 

If this pace continues, October will record the most cases and hospitalizations in a month since the start of the pandemic

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Cementing a relationship with bikes

Work underway today for creation of 17 bike parking spaces on Main Street
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 16, 2020 - 2:36pm

You noticed some serious concrete work underway in various locations along Main Street today.

Specifically –
• Three stamped concrete pads for downtown bike racks are being poured by Patriot Concrete.

• Two ADA ramps are being added at the Lake Street intersection along North Main Street by Jim’s Excavating, Ft. Jennings.

The Village Public Works Department excavated and prepared all sites for concrete.  

As Bluffton becomes a more friendly bicycle village, more incentives become available to encourage bike use here.

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Women's ride to vote rally Saturday in Bluffton

Sponsored by AHEAD - event celebrates 100 years of women's right to vote
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 16, 2020 - 10:52am

A women’s ride to vote rally takes place in Bluffton on Saturday, Oct. 17, sponsored by Allen and Hardin for Election Action and Democracy (AHEAD).

The rally celebrates 100 years of women’s right to vote and features several speakers, according to Wendy Chappell-Dick. The event takes place at 216 W. Elm St., Bluffton, from 10 a.m. to noon. Elm Street will be closed from Lawn to Spring during the rally.

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