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Assisted living open house March 12

Posted by Fred Steiner on March 6, 2020 - 1:28pm

Mennonite Memorial Home, 410 W. Elm St., Bluffton, will hold an assisted living open house from 1 to 3 p.m., Thursday, March 12. For more information on the event call Brenda at MMH at 419-731-0080.

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$21 million I-75 upgrade between Bluffton and Beaverdam

Project starts this month • Northbound ramp from SR 103 to I 75 will close for several weeks
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 6, 2020 - 1:10pm

A $21 million project beginning this month will resurface Interstate 75 between Napoleon Road just south of the village of Beaverdam and state Route 235 three miles north of the village of Bluffton in Allen and Hancock counties.

The project also includes the reconstruction of Interstate 75 at state Route 696 in Beaverdam. Traffic will be maintained through the work zone. Work is expected to begin in March 2020 and is anticipated to complete in October 2020.

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2 public hearings at Monday's council meeting

Planning commission hearings focus on Parkview and zoning
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 4, 2020 - 5:04pm

Two public hearings are slated on Monday, March 9, during that evening’s Bluffton council meeting, according to Jesse Blackburn, village administrator.

• At 7:15 p.m. is a hearing to review engineered plans approved by the Planning Commission for future construction on Phase 2 of the Parkview Subdivision from 3S Development.

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Bluffton schools at 5 cancellation days

3 out 5 occurred in February
Posted by LizGH on March 4, 2020 - 6:00am

Parents don't need reminded that Bluffton schools cancelled three out of four Thursdays in February. That makes a current total of five calamity days thus far for this school year.

One more cancellation and Bluffton schools will have a make-up day on Thursday, April 9. Further cancellations will tack on additional school days at the end of May, according to Teresa Marquart, Bluffton Elementary school secretary.  

February skies dumped a total of 11.2 inches of snow throughout the month, with 4.2 inches falling in one day, on Wednesday, Feb. 26.

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Quarry Farm hope to provide public hiking trails for Putnam County

Posted by LizGH on March 4, 2020 - 6:00am

The Quarry Farm Nature Preserve & Conservation Farm hope to provide public hiking trails for Putnam County, according to their spring newsletter.

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Bluffton hosts watershed tour in June

Blanchard River Watershed Partnership and West Central Ohio Conservatory are event sponsors
Posted by Fred Steiner on March 2, 2020 - 1:41pm

Blanchard River Watershed Partnership and West Central Ohio Conservancy will hold a June watershed tour in Bluffton. The focus will be on Riley Creek.

Last year's tour took place in Findlay.

The 2020 tour is Friday, June 13, by invitation only and Saturday, June 13, open to the public.

Joe Sehlhorst, Bluffton council member who represents the village on the BRWP, said that the tour will highlight how agricultural land and conservation practices can work together in one area to achieve improved water quality.

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