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It begins with Popcorn chicken, peas, blueberries, milk and ala-carte cheddar stuffed pretzel. It's the November Bluffton school menus.

The menu through Nov. 27 is at the bottom of this story, or you make click here to view it.

 

The Icons remind viewers that Daylight Saving Time (DST) ends this weekend.

On Saturday night before going to bed, turn your clocks back one hour. The next time change is in early March 2021.

Interstate 75 between Napoleon Road and State Route 235, just south of the village of Beaverdam to three miles north of the village of Bluffton, will experience lane restrictions and ramp closures for paving and reconstruction through November 2020.

I-75 southbound between the villages of Bluffton and Beaverdam will have daytime lane restrictions until noon, and nighttime lane restrictions, 7 p.m. – 7 a.m.

Here are scheduled Bluffton council meetings for November. All meetings will be in the Village’s Town Hall unless noted.

• Bluffton in Bloom Committee – Tuesday, 11/3, 7 p.m.
• Pathway Board – Thursday, 11/5, noon, via Zoom.
• Council Meeting – Monday, 11/9, 7 p.m.

Invitations to the Zoom meeting can be obtained by contacting Jesse Blackburn at [email protected]

First third quarters of 2020 reached $3.79 million • That was $2.3 million in 2019

Building permits from Jan. 1 to Sept. 30 
are posted at the bottom of this story -

Village of Bluffton building permits totaled a little over $1.6 million in the third quarter of 2020, according to the village office. That is almost double the $850,000 figure from 2019’s third quarter.

Twenty-seven permits were issued from July 1 through Sept. 30, which included 26 residential permits and one commercial permit, which was an $18,650 demolition of the former Burger King building.

From the Ohio Department of Health

The Ohio Department of Health offers caution during tonight’s local public trick-or-treating.

General guidance
Consider the people in your household who may be at greater risk of complications if COVID-19 is brought into the home, such as those with certain health conditions, women who are pregnant, or older family members.

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