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Recap of August 12 Bluffton Council Meeting

Posted by Staff on August 14, 2024 - 6:00am

August 12 Council Packet HERE

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Village of Bluffton Council held a regular meeting on Monday, August 12 on the third floor of Town Hall. The meeting was chaired by Mayor Rich Johnson, council member Dave Steiner was absent and all voting items were passed unanimously.

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Public Meetings
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M. Jean Reichenbach was co-owner of Reichenbach Lumber

Posted by Paula Scott on August 13, 2024 - 4:36pm

M. Jean Reichenbach, 93, passed away peacefully at 11:33 p.m. on August 12, 2024 at Bluffton Hospital. Jean was born December 25, 1930 in Bluffton to the late Hiram and Martha (Augsburger) Burkholder.  She married Paul F. Reichenbach on July 25, 1948 and he passed away on July 3, 2014.

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Obituaries
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Bike stolen at National Night Out, reward offered

Posted by Staff on August 13, 2024 - 11:23am

At the Monday, August 12 meeting of the Bluffton Council, Police Chief Ryan Burkholder reported that a bicycle was stolen at National Night Out on August 6.

He is seeking information on the theft. A $750 reward from the Crimestoppers Fund has been created to help solve this crime. If you have information about this incident, please contact Burkholder at 419-358-2961 x 109 or [email protected].

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Police/Fire/EMS
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Beaverdam Council to hold public hearing on August 20

Posted by Staff on August 13, 2024 - 8:43am

CORRECTION: The date of this hearing is August 20.

The Village of Beaverdam council will hold a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday August 20 to consider the following changes in Zoning:

Parcel Number 28291103001000 From R-1 Residential District to B-2 Business District
Paracel Number 28291104004000 From B-2 Business District to R-2 Residential District.

The meeting will be held in the Village Hall Council Room, 101 W. Main St.

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Public Meetings
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Chunk of interurban history excavated on Main St.

Posted by Paula Scott on August 13, 2024 - 7:25am

Interurban train/trolley service on Bluffton's Main Street may seem like a chapter of forgotten Bluffton, but on Monday, August 12, Bluffton Council passed around a hefty chunk of that rail line. This summer, extreme heat buckled a portion of rail that still lies under Main St. Last week, crews excavated and removed the twisted rail and sliced off a hefty piece for display.

For more information on the Western Ohio Railway, see the following:

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Historical Bluffton
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Mothing event invitation for August 24

Posted by Paula Scott on August 13, 2024 - 6:00am
SATURDAY, AUGUST 24
9:00 p.m.-Midnight
Bluffton University Nature Preserve on Augsburger Rd. near Bentley Rd.

Bluffton University will host a fun and free event with nighttime education for the community.  Dr. Jacob Buchanan, M’Della Moon endowed chair in Botany and Environmental Science, and Tim Kleman, program specialist with the Hancock Park District, will educate the community on moths.

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Bluffton University
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