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Mercy Health adds urological specialists

Urology team will soon offer outreach in Bluffton
Posted by Icon K on October 27, 2019 - 6:00am

Mercy Health has announced the expansion and enhanced access to urology care in the Lima region with the addition of new urological specialists at St. Rita’s Medical Center.  

Bradley Buck, MD, Daniel Murtagh, MD; Omar Khan, MD, and Hesham Mostafa, MD; have partnered with Ignacio Sarmina, MD, and the team at Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Urology. 

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Third quarter building permits total nearly $850,000

Permits reached $2.3 million in first nine months of 2019
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 24, 2019 - 3:53pm

All 2019 building permits are posted at the bottom of this story -

Village of Bluffton building permits totaled nearly $850,000 in the third quarter of 2019, according to the village office.

Twenty-four permits were issued from July 1 through Sept. 30, which included five commercial and the rest residential. The largest two permits in the third quarter were houses, listed at $293,000 and $290,000.

Total Bluffton building permits for 2019 have reached $2.3 million. The chart below lists all permits filed this year.

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Bluffton Child Development Center holiday project

Collecting care package items for deployed service men and women
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 23, 2019 - 6:11am

LIST OF SUGGESTED ITEMS TO DONATE IS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS STORY -

For the sixth year, Bluffton Child Development Center will participate in the Blaze of Lights parade and invites public participation.

"This holiday season, we will be collecting items to send care packages for the deployed men and women overseas," said Francine Donathan, Center director.

"We will be walking through the parade with shopping carts to collect donations. Items can also be dropped off at 325 County Line Road, Bluffton, Ohio 45817 by Tuesday, Dec. 3," she said.

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Enhancements to Motter Park

Kevin Haver: “Feedback we’ve received about the park here in Bluffton is to keep it simple and natural.”
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 22, 2019 - 1:50pm

Several enhancements were added this summer to Bluffton’a Motter Park, which is part of the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District.

“A gazebo is now in place at the park entrance. It was made possible through a gift from the Jean Henze estate of Gomer,” according to Kevin Haver, park district director. “A second gazebo is now in Kendrick Woods, another park in the district.”

“The gazebo is the focal point of Motter Park,” said Haver, adding that it can be used as a meeting place for persons planning to hike the park’s trails.

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Upcoming village council meetings posted

Posted by LizGH on October 22, 2019 - 1:41pm

Several committee meetings are on the Bluffton council schedule this month. All meetings are held at the village's town hall. Those follow:

Utilities Commission – Wednesday, October 23 at 5 p.m.
Ordinance – Thursday, October 24 at 8 p.m.
Village Council  - Monday, October 28 at 7 p.m.

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"The night before Christmas" in Bluffton is only 6 weeks away

This year's Blaze of Lights theme
Posted by Fred Steiner on October 21, 2019 - 4:42pm

In just six weeks Bluffton will celebrate “The night before Christmas.”

No, it won’t be Christmas eve. It’s the 33rd annual Blaze of Lights, a Thanksgiving weekend event, that draws hundreds of visitors to the community. This year’s Blaze is Saturday, Nov. 30.

The Blaze doesn’t just happen. It involves countless volunteers, the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce and the village Cultural Affairs Committee.

Here’s events leading up to the Blaze:

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