BLUFFTON – Bluffton High School senior linebacker Landen Worcester was recently named one of three Div. VI All-Northwest District Defensive Players of the Year for football by a local Ohio Prep Sportswriter Association media panel.
The 5-11, 201-pound Worcester was also named first team all-district after leading the Pirates to a 12-1 record (6-1 Northwest Conference) and their second straight regional final playoff appearance.
Cody Depweg of Coldwater and Grant Smith of Patrick Henry shared the Defensive District Div. VI Player of the Year honor with Worcester. ▶︎
Blanchard Valley Health System is pleased to announce it has received Level 7 achievement for the Acute survey selection in Digital Health Most Wired Survey results from the College of Healthcare Information Management Executives (CHIME).
SLIDESHOW Photos from the September 28 Bluffton Fall Festival at Schumacher Homestead, a Swiss Community Historical Society event. CLICK A PHOTO to view the slideshow at your own pace.
The Schumacher Homestead at 8350 Bixel Rd will be open for its annual Christmas Open House on December 7 and 8 from 2:00-6:00 p.m. For more information, visit www.SwissHistorical.org.
Kids, teens, and families are invited to an Open Craft and Game Space on Tues., Nov. 26. Enjoy the day, get creative, and play together! The library will provide all the materials.
Thanksgiving Holiday closure
Library will close at 5:30 p.m. on Wed., Nov. 27 and remain closed Nov. 28-30. Regular hours resume on Mon., Dec. 2 at 9:30 a.m.
At the November 19 special meeting of the Village of Bluffton Ordinance Committee, council members and residents discussed best case and worst case scenarios for the expansion of accessory dwelling units (ADUs) in the Village.
Seven residents attended the meeting led by council and committee members Mitch Kingsley and Joe Sehlhorst.
The committee has taken a year to draft legislation that would spell out how residential property owners in Bluffton may build attached and detached ADUS for rental and non-rental purposes.
The expressed goal of the legislation is to ease housing shortages and allow for a wider range of housing options. ADUs exist in and can be built in Bluffton, but specific guidelines are not provided for the Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals.
The residents in attendance expressed concerns about changing the character of neighborhoods and creating more rentals with absentee owners. ▶︎
