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BHS sophomores visit Apollo on Friday

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 23, 2020 - 11:08am

Bluffton High School sophomores will be among 700 sophomores in Apollo Career Center's 11-member district will be visiting Apollo during 411Blast, Friday, Jan. 24. 

BHS students will attend Apollo from 9:15 to 10:50 a.m.

The day exposes students to possibilities and paths available for their career and/or college success.

Students choose two programs of interest and then spend one-half day visiting those labs, meeting the instructors and participating in fun, interactive demos and activities. 

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SweetNotes holding auditions through Jan. 27

Posted by LizGH on January 21, 2020 - 1:16pm

SweetNotes is holding auditions now through Monday, Jan. 27, according to Vicki Mills.  

SweetNotes, the women's division, of Noteworthy Community Choir, rehearses from  Jan. 27 to March 16 with a March 19 evening performance and additional community performances.   

SweetNotes invites all interested singers to audition. Contact Mills at [email protected] or through www.noteworthycc.org to schedule the audition.

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SR 309 intersections at Thayer and Napoleon roads targeted for redesign

Public meeting Wednesday at Allen East schools
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 20, 2020 - 1:05pm

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1 will hold a public meeting to share proposed safety improvements for the intersections of state Route 309 at both Thayer and Napoleon roads, east of Lima­.

The meeting is  at 6 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 22,in the cafeteria at Allen East Local High School, 9105 Harding Highway, Harrod.

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Bluffton’s water: from the Blanchard River to your tap and back again

Tuesday evening program explains Bluffton's water system
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 19, 2020 - 10:31pm

Join Transition Bluffton and representatives from Ottawa and Bluffton for an informational meeting at 7 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 21, on Bluffton’s water: where it comes from, how it’s treated and how it gets to Bluffton and our taps.  

Douglas Schroeder, Water Director, Village of Ottawa and Russell Bates, Waste Water Director, Village of Ottawa, will describe the treatment process in Ottawa before the water is piped to Bluffton.  

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I-75 traffic slowed for utility work on Monday

Posted by LizGH on January 17, 2020 - 6:00am

Interstate 75 at Beaverdam, in both directions, will be temporarily stopped for short intervals on Monday, Jan. 20, for the relocation of overhead transmission lines. Work will occur between 9 -11 a.m., but traffic is anticipated to be affected for only 15 minutes while the work occurs. 

Traffic control will be provided by LS Equipment, Inc, Delphos. Work is being performed by American Electric Power (AEP).

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Bluffton fire department averaged 1 call every 3 days in 2019

24 more runs last year than in 2018
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 16, 2020 - 2:51pm

Bluffton’s fire department experienced 24 more runs in 2019 than the previous year, according to Jon Kinn, fire chief.

The chart at the bottom of this story shows calls by type and by month.

The 2019 department’s runs reached an average of one call every three days. Total calls reached 119 (95 in 2018). 

The highest number of calls were 33 from alarms, followed by 27 miscellaneous calls, which included service calls, power lines down, weather watches, investigations and dispatched with no incident found.

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