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A "Bluffton Sportsmen Club / Trout Derby" sign is perched atop two poles that might pass for tree trunks along the banks of Buckeye Lake. Can you tell the Icon something about this sign, when it was erected and how it was used? Email [email protected]. The 2024 Trout Derby is May 5 from 2:00-4:30 p.m. For more information, visit https://www.blufftonsportsmenclub.org/

Gary Wetherill recognized for his "long term commitments" to the Bluffton community

Pictured L-R) Greg Ring, Mary Ann Ring, Gary Wetherill, Lois Wetherill, Andy Wetherill.

Bluffton Lions celebrate their 2023 Citizen of the Year

By Paula Pyzik Scott

Has it been 20, 30, 40 or more years since you went to high school? Do you remember performing or watching your classmates perform in the school musical? And do you remember who directed the production?

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I-75 restricted to one lane at Bluffton on April 15

ODOT Allen County highway construction update for the week of April 15, 2024.

Weather permitting, the following project as scheduled as follows:

Interstate 75 northbound at the village of Bluffton (141 mm) will be restricted to one lane on Monday, April 15, for bridge joint repairs. 

Updated Village Income Tax information

It’s income tax filing time again. Below you will find important information regarding filing your 2023 Village of Bluffton Income Tax return. 

Village of Bluffton Income Tax Information

Filing Deadline Date for 2023 Income Tax Returns: MONDAY, APRIL 15, 2024

WHO MUST FILE A RETURN?
The Village of Bluffton requires mandatory income tax filing by all full and part-year residents, age 18 or over, regardless of the amount of income they earned or lost in the case of a business. Even if your employer has fully withheld and paid in income tax to the Village of Bluffton or another municipality on your behalf, you are still required to file a Bluffton Income Tax return with the village annually. Any person or business located outside of Bluffton but performing services inside the village must also file a return. Anyone who receives income from rental properties, farm income, partnerships, self-employed business ventures, etc., must file an annual return regardless of any tax owed, even if there was a loss for the year.

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Flood watch issued for Bluffton on Thursday, April 11

Flood Watch National Weather Service Northern Indiana 515 AM EDT Thu Apr 11

Including Putnam and Allen Counties and the cities of Pandora, Columbus Grove, Bluffton and Ottawa. FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

April 2024 Beaverdam Bunch 4-H report

By Rebecca Matthewson

At the Beaverdam Bunch’s second meeting of 2024 we voted for officers. This meeting took place on Monday March 25 and was located in the Bluffton Middle School. Officers that were elected are as follows: President Brook, Vice President Peyton, Secretary Laney, News Reporter Rebecca, Safety Officer Addy, Health Officer Lyla, Recreation leaders Jace and Kaylyn. 

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