Bluffton Police Department
Public Docket
October 2011
October 1
A Vance St. resident reported that unknown people were in her residence. Officers checked the area and there was no sign of anyone having been there. Drug paraphernalia was also taken from the residence.
A N. Main St. business reported a found a bicycle on its property.
Officers received an envelope containing cash and credit cards that was found on Jackson St.
Jean M. Lewis, 73, died on Nov. 3, 2011 at St. Rita's Medical Center, Lima. She had recently returned to Bluffton in her retirement.
She was born on Aug. 30, 1938, the daughter of Charles Bernard Lewis and Catherine Bockrath. She graduated from St. Marys High School. She became a registered nurse after completing courses at St. Elizabeth's Nursing School in Dayton. She followed a friend to Cleveland where she met her former husband, Richard Wagner.
Just for kicks, we checked Wikipedia to see what it said about the town where we live. Words cannot describe our shock at what we found.
The Icon has been accused of some pretty bizarre things over the past two years, but even we couldn't even dream up what you are about to read.
The following comes directly from Wikipedia, the internet's free encyclopedia. It's the third paragraph that's the laugher. We've placed it in italics for your enjoyment.
The Ohio Tax Credit Authority on Monday granted one of Bluffton's largest employers, Grob Systems, a $340,044 payroll tax credit on its plans to hire up to 113 new full-time jobs over seven years.
The Icon understands that average wage of the jobs will be $15 per hour, plus $3.08 per hour in benefits. They will add $3.5 million to Grob's payroll.^aEUR"^aEUR"
The company designs and builds equipment and production lines for the auto industry, including Ford and General Motors.
Video and story by Jordan Howe, Bluffton Icon intern
It's your first time on the Bluffton University campus. You are in Marbeck Center and can't find Founders Hall. What do you do? You ask the student working the Marbeck front desk.
What's it like directing traffic, answering questions, helping with the mail and answering the campus phone? Senior Abby Clark gives some insight on what happens behind the Marbeck front desk, and her work experiences at Bluffton.
