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Week of August 14 at the Bluffton Public Library

Posted by Staff on August 14, 2023 - 10:08am

Hummin' & Strummin' Song Circle will meet at 5:30 p.m. each Monday the library is open. This is a relaxed, song-circle style music session and anyone is welcome to join or listen in. Bring your instrument, voice, or listening ears! 

Registration for Fall Storytime opens August 14. Register at the front desk or by scanning the QR code provided on the calendar, flyers, and Fall Storytime brochure. Storytime is a session where children can hear themed stories,

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Bluffton Public Library
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Pirate golfers 2nd in Aug. 10 NWC quad

Posted by Staff on August 14, 2023 - 6:44am

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School boys golf team competed well in a four-team Northwest Conference match Thursday afternoon, August 10, at the Bluffton Golf Course.

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Sports
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Items on the August 14 council agenda

Posted by Paula Scott on August 14, 2023 - 6:31am

The Village of Bluffton has provided a preliminary agenda for the August 14 Council Meeting including the following items. The regular council meeting begins at 7:00 p.m. with a public hearing at 7:05 p.m. regarding an alley vacation petition for 150 Cherry St.

PUBLIC COMMENT

Dave Stratton & Cindy Leis - Allen Economic Development Group (AEDG) regarding an Enterprise Zone Agreement with Diamond Manufacturing

COMMITTEE REPORTS

  • Ordinance Committee: 08/02
  • Finance Committee: 08/11
  • Boards & Commissions Pathway Board: 07/28

LEGISLATION

ORDINANCE NO. 08-2023 - 1st Reading of an ordinance to vacate an alley as requested by Matthew and Hannah Alspach

ORDINANCE NO. 09-2023 - 1st Reading of an ordinance to vacate a 15 foot sanitary easement in Parkview of Bluffton

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Public Meetings
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Bluffton Community Pool's last week for 2023

Posted by Paula Scott on August 13, 2023 - 7:51am

The last day to enjoy the Bluffton Community Pool is Sunday, August 20. The pool manager recommends checking the Facebook page for updates in case of weather and low attendance closings. 

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Stepping into a 1903 Bluffton barbershop

Posted by Staff on August 13, 2023 - 6:00am

Tine McGriff and Forest Mumma had over 100 customers

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

What might you find if you stepped into a Bluffton barbershop at the turn of an earlier century?

Thanks to a recently discovered photo of the Tine McGriff Barbershop on Bluffton’s Main Street in 1903, several photo enlargements provide an excellent look inside this business of 120 years ago. The closer you look, the more things you see.

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Historical Bluffton
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EF1 tornado confirmed in Kenton on August 12

Posted by Staff on August 12, 2023 - 7:18pm

Public Information Statement from the National Weather Service, Wilmington OH 622 PM EDT Sat Aug 12 2023

EF1 TORNADO CONFIRMED IN KENTON...HARDIN COUNTY OHIO.

The National Weather Service in Wilmington, Ohio has confirmed an EF1 tornado occurred in Kenton, Hardin County, Ohio during the early afternoon hours of today, August 12, 2023.

This conclusion stems from a damage survey that is being conducted. Maximum winds have been estimated at 90 mph.

Additional information, including tornado track data, will be made available later this evening. A final assessment, including results of the survey, are expected to be completed and transmitted via a Public Information Statement.

The storm survey information will also be available at http://weather.gov/iln.

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Regional news
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