Bluffton council voted to hire a new village fiscal officer during a special council meeting on Sept. 6, according to Judy Augsburger, mayor.

The new employee is Laura Ewing. She currently is fiscal officer of both McComb and Mt. Blanchard.

Ewing is a graduate of Van Buren High School and the University of Findlay, where she obtained a double major in philosophy and law.

She replaces Nancy Kindle, who resigned on Aug. 14. Kindle was village fiscal officer from 2006 to 2017.