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Bluffton council announced several committee meetings at its Jan. 23 session. Those follow:
• Jan. 30 - Recreation Committee, 6 p.m.
• Feb . 1 - Village recognition of fire department members
• Feb. 2 - Street and Alley Committee, 6 p.m. - to discuss Main and College intersection.
• Feb. 7 - Tree commission, 7 p.m.
• Feb. 13 - Utility Committee, 7 p.m.
• Feb. 23 - Bluffton Airport Commission, at airport, 7:45 p.m.

For next 5 days during sewer project

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Spring Street will be close from today (Jan. 24) between Riley Street and Snider Road, according to Ryan Burkholder,  Bluffton police chief.

The road closing will take five days while the sewer project is currently underway.

From Jamie Mehaffie

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An Open Letter to the Village of Bluffton:

For the past 13 years, I have had the esteemed pleasure to serve the residents and businesses of the Village of Bluffton in the role as Village Administrator.

In that time, I had the great fortune of working with some incredibly dedicated public servants that take great pride in the quality services that they provide to this community. They truly are wonderful people that care about this community and I will forever cherish the time that I had with them and the good that we accomplished for the community.

4-2 vote by council followed executive session on personnel performance

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In surprise action, Bluffton council voted 4-2 on Monday evening to terminate Jamie Mehaffie as village administrator. He has held the position for the past 13 years.

The vote came following two executive sessions, which followed the regularly scheduled council meeting.

The first executive session was to discuss contracts, which involved discussion with two Ottawa officials involving water.

The second session discussed personnel performance.

Following that session, at approximately 11 p.m. council went back into open session.

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Jeffrey Bridgewater, 47, died Jan. 20, 2017, at his residence. Jeff was born Nov. 20, 1969, in Lima, to David and Lynn (Flarida) Bridgewater. 

Jeff was an over the road truck driver for Nash-Finch Trucking. 

Survivors include two children, Joshua and Bre Bridgewater both of Bluffton; an aunt, Maggie Forward of Bluffton; his father, David Bridgewater of Rockford, Illinois; his mother, Lynn Bridgewater of Rockford, Illinois; and a brother Joe (Ann) Bridgewater of Loves Park, Illinois. 

There will be no services or visitation.

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It was a hot July afternoon in 1986. Bluffton celebrated its 125th anniversary with many events including a large parade.

Who are those shirtless guys sawing logs?

It's the float representing Steiner Sales and Service. Dick Boehr took this photo.

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