Taxes. It's one of the certainties in life. The 2012 federal income tax return filing season is now fully underway, with the Internal Revenue Service opening the servers to begin accepting and processing electronically filed - e-filed - returns on Jan. 17.
Icon viewers needing specific forms may check out the assortment on display at the Bluffton Public Library.
The IRS wants to be certain that Ohio residents know about their tax preparation and filing options, especially when it comes to e-file and IRS Free File.
Manchester's Jason Spindler dropped in a jumper with seven seconds remaining to send Bluffton home with a heartbreaking 59-58 loss on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012. Bluffton slipped back under .500 in the conference (10-6, 4-5 HCAC) while Manchester improved to 6-10 and 4-5 in the HCAC.
The Bluffton University women's basketball team earned their third straight HCAC victory on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2012, taking down the Manchester College Spartans, 54-50, in Founders Hall.
Prices for most Postal Service mailing services will change on Sunday, Jan. 22. Mailing services includes First-Class Mail, Standard Mail, Periodicals, Package Services and Extra Services. Prices for shipping services will also change on Jan. 22.
While actual percentage price increases for various products and services varies, the overall average price increase across all mailing services is capped by law at 2.1 percent, the rate of inflation as measured by the Consumer Price Index.
