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Reminder: Turn in Summer Reading, pick up incentives

Posted by Staff on July 24, 2022 - 7:43am

Summer Reading program participants, don't forget that July 31 marks the end of Summer Read at Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main St.

  • Be sure to turn in paper logs by July 31, and if you are using Beanstack, drop your earned virtual Tickets into your preferred prize(s).
  • Stop by the library to pick up your string backpack and incentives.

 

LIBRARY HOURS

Monday: 9:30 AM - 7:30 PM

Tuesday: 9:30 AM - 7:30 PM

Wednesday: 9:30 AM - 7:30 PM

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Bluffton Public Library
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Bradford pear trees removed

Posted by Paula Scott on July 24, 2022 - 7:06am

In September 2023, the Callery/Bradford Pear tree be added to the no-grow list in Ohio. An OSU extension article explains HERE. In this photo, the trees are being removed from Jackson Street.

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Lima Memorial Health System requires masks at all facilities

Posted by Staff on July 24, 2022 - 5:59am

On July 22, 2022, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention determined Allen County is at a HIGH community risk for transmission of COVID-19.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, Lima Memorial Health System will follow CDC guidance and require all patients, visitors, associates and vendors to wear a mask while indoors, regardless of vaccination status. Universal masking will be required at all Lima Memorial facilities, effective immediately Friday, July 22.

Lima Memorial will continually evaluate its safety measures and update them in accordance with COVID-19 guidance.

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Health Services
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Bluffton Forever: Why flagstone walls on the Riley near Harmon Field?

Posted by Staff on July 24, 2022 - 5:46am

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

Imagine a mysterious Bluffton location partially under water.

Stand near the entrance to Steinmetz Field. Turn toward Harmon Field. Take about a dozen steps toward the creek.

There you will discover the remnants of a dam. That dam backed up the creek, but not anymore. Instead, it simply creates a mysterious Bluffton location.

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Historical Bluffton
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Cassandra J. Snyder, 1969-2022

Posted by Staff on July 23, 2022 - 6:14pm

Cassandra J. Snyder, 52, passed away July 21, 2022, in Lima.

Cassandra was born October 17, 1969 in Defiance, OH, to Paul and Linda (Davis) Bogatko who survive. On April 6, 1996 she married Christopher "Chris" Snyder who also survives.

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Obituaries
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When July in Bluffton was rodeo time

Posted by Staff on July 23, 2022 - 8:29am

By Bill Herr
Icon columnist

Growing up in the 1940s and early ’50s, I was always excited when July 4th rolled around because of the Bluffton rodeo. It was considered by some to be the largest event in northwestern Ohio. The first rodeo was held in 1944 and it became an annual event.

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Historical Bluffton
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