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Late mail causes problems for village utility department

The United States Postal Service's elimination of the Lima processing facility is causing problems with the Village of Bluffton.

Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, told council on Nov. 22 that problems began when mail started going to Toledo instead of Lima for processing.

The specific problem centers on mail payments from customers paying online. Those payments, at no fault of the utility customers, are notoriously late from the online payment source.

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Bluffton pulls away late in 68-51 win over Oberlin

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The Bluffton University women's basketball team hit 14-of-27 shots in the second half en route to a convincing 68-51 win at Oberlin College on Tuesday, Nov. 23. Oberlin fell to 1-2 on the season, while the Beavers won their second straight in improving to 2-1.

China on fast economic track to uncertain future: Bluffton professor

Two centuries ago, China and India combined to produce 50 percent of the world's gross domestic product. After 200 years of political and economic turbulence-including ongoing, rapid economic development since the 1980s-China has returned to prominence, with the second-ranked GDP globally and a 9 percent share of the worldwide total.

The Chinese are well aware of their standing, too, says Dr. George Lehman, the Howard Raid professor of business at Bluffton University, who saw change in China firsthand for two weeks in June.

Bluffton trustees applaud strategic plan, new programs; approve sabbaticals

"Looking back, looking forward" was the focus of the Nov. 11-13 fall meeting of the Bluffton University Board of Trustees, which accepted the final report of the university's 2006-10 strategic plan and began discussion of the next generation of the university's strategic plan and long-term vision during a daylong planning workshop that preceded the regular meetings.

"The board's focused review and planning activities provided an opportunity to gain some larger perspectives on the university," Bluffton president Dr. James M. Harder observed.

Corn cob

Here's a creative plate. The Icon spotted it on North Main Street.

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Bluffton's Blaze of Lights is Saturday. For the complete schedule click. For parade line up click. For info on the parade marshals click here.

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