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HARVY

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 4, 2019 - 11:44am

The Icon spotted HARVY at the bike rodeo in Bluffton. It's on a white Honda HR-V, AWD.

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May was certainly a wet one

But the low temperatures were a figment of your imagination
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 3, 2019 - 3:47pm

Here’s a surprise.

The average temperature during May 2019 was 61.5 degrees. While most residents thought it was a rather cold and dreary month, that temperature was 1 degree above the normal average, which is 60.5 degrees for May.

However, to appreciate these stats, the maximum average temperature for May reached only 71.1 degrees, and – here you go – the average minimum temperature for the month was 51.8 degrees.

Theses weather stats are from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

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Dive in, the water's fine

Here's what you need to know about the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 2, 2019 - 9:24pm

The swimming pool is open for the summer. Here’s the details:

Pool hours:
•  Mondays-Fridays: noon to 8 p.m.
•  Saturdays-Sundays: 1 to 6 p.m.

Daily admission and season passes
Daily admission: $4
Free for youngsters 2 and under
Family season pass $140
Additional children each $10
Single season pass $70
Senior single season pass $40
Ten-visit pass, $30
Pool rental, 2 hours, $175

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Construction begins Monday

Jefferson Street closed from Main to County Line
Posted by Fred Steiner on May 31, 2019 - 4:39pm

Attachments below explain the project in greater detail and include maps of the project.

Jefferson Street will close from Main Street to the County Line Road beginning Monday, June 3, in a major renovation of the street.

“The extent of this project will be from Main Street to the west side of the Norfolk Southern Railroad tracks, which covers a distance of roughly 1,300 feet,” Jesse Blackburn, village administrator, told The Icon.

 The project scope includes the following components:

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Here’s Bluffton council’s committee meeting list

Posted by LizGH on May 30, 2019 - 12:13pm

Several Bluffton council committee meetings are set this month. Those follow:

Utilities Thursday - Thursday, May 30 at 4 p.m.
Parks and Rec Committee - Monday, June 3 at 11 a.m.
Ordinance Committee - Monday, June 3 at 5:30 p.m.
Personnel - Wednesday, June 5 at noon
Cemetery Board - Monday, June 10 at 6:30 p.m.
Council Meeting - Monday, June 10 at 7 p.m.

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Time to remove Household Hazardous Waste from your home

Posted by LizGH on May 28, 2019 - 12:00pm

The North Central Ohio Waste Management District (NCOWM) office is now open to receive your household hazardous waste (HHW). The District's office, located on 215 Shawnee Road, Lima, offers household hazardous waste recycling to households only and electronic waste recycling to residents and businesses in Allen and Hardin Counties. By utilizing NCOWM district's services, you are keeping harmful items out of landfill. 

What is household hazardous waste?

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