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Bike stolen at National Night Out, reward offered

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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Beaverdam Council to hold public hearing on August 20

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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Chunk of interurban history excavated on Main St.

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:

Mothing event invitation for August 24

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.

Emmanuel UCC 3-peats as Bluffton Family YMCA softball champs

Emmanuel UCC claims back-to-back-to-back championships in Bluffton Family YMCA summer softball championships. Riley Creek Sportswear sponsored the championship t-shirts. Teams in the league: Beers, Bluffton Community, Dirty Pitches, Emmanuel UCC, Ebenezer, Good Vibrations, GROB Group 1, Sumi Sluggers.

BEVS photo days and class lists announcement

Photo days are August 16 and 19

Bluffton Exempted Village Schools have announced that letters have been sent home from each building about the start of school on August 26. 

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