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July 6 public hearing on South Main Street request

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 3, 2020 - 6:50am

Bluffton Board of Zoning and Building Appeals will hold a public hearing Monday, July 6, at 7 p.m., in the town hall third floor community room.

The discussion centers on a resident at 356 S. Main St. request for a variance. The request is a dimensional variance from the required side yard and dwelling setback for the addition of a carport, according to Bryan Lloyd, assistant village administrator. 

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Herbs subject of Tuesday Bluffton Area Gardeners meeting

Posted by Fred Steiner on July 2, 2020 - 3:40pm

Bluffton Area Gardeners will meet at the community gardens on South Main Street at 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 7.

Harvesting and using the herbs from your garden is the program, presented by Marge LaFollette. 

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MHCO skilled nursing facilities earn "deficiency-free COVID-19 survey results"

Mennonite Home, Willow Ridge, Hilty Home surveyed in June
Posted by Fred Steiner on July 2, 2020 - 1:33pm

Each of the three MHCO Skilled Nursing Facilities (Mennonite Memorial Home, Willow Ridge and Hilty Home) has achieved Deficiency Free COVID-19 focused surveys from the Ohio Department of Health, according to Elizabeth Kelly.

On March 20, The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) released a memorandum, “Prioritization of Survey Activities” in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic.  

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Outdoor nursing home visitations will start July 20

As long as all safety standards are met
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 30, 2020 - 1:57pm

Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today provided the following updates on Ohio's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

HOSPITALIZATIONS:
Last week was the first week of increasing COVID-19 hospital utilization in Ohio after over two months of decreasing utilization since late April. From June 21, 2020, to June 27, 2020, Ohio had approximately 500 to 550 total COVID-19 patients in hospitals statewide. This week, there are approximately 650 COVID-19 patients in hospitals statewide.

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No front plates required in Ohio after July 1

Most vehicles in Buckeye State affected
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 30, 2020 - 12:08pm

Ohio will become a one license plate state effective July 1.

The Ohio Department of Public Safety announced that a front license plate will no longer be required after July 1 for most Ohio vehicles.

The decision to do away with the front license plate was part of a compromise deal reached by lawmakers in April 2019.

The change fell under House Bill 62, which requires only one license plate to be displayed on most motor vehicles, including passenger vehicles.

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Take a summer art walk through Bluffton

Second installment of a weekly series featuring art of John Peter Klassen
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 28, 2020 - 2:19pm

Summer is a great time to explore the art spread across the Bluffton community – especially for viewers unable to visit art galleries elsewhere in Ohio.

As a weekly series, The Icon will feature the art created by John Peter Klassen, a long-time Bluffton College art professor.

For some viewers, this series is familiar. For others, it may be a first-time experience.

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