Numerous national news outlets have recently highlighted a December 24, 2025, update to the United States Postal Service manual on postmarks and postal possession. The update emphasizes that postmarks represent the date an item is processed, not the day the item is received.
Mail collected at the Bluffton, Ohio, post office is postmarked in Columbus. Items travel from Bluffton by box truck to Lima and then are transferred to a larger truck for the second part of the journey.
MEDIA RELEASE__ The Board of Trustees of Bluffton Public Library has announced its meeting schedule for 2026. Meetings will be held on the fourth Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m. in the library's Board Room at 145 South Main St., Bluffton.
No meetings will take place in July or December.
Board members are Bob Beer, president; Emily VonStein, vice president; Carrie Phillips, secretary; Amy Lehman Mikesell, Robert Scott, Chanda Smith, and Nancy Yeager.
MEDIA RELEASE__Women in Business will meet at 7 p.m. on Thursday, January 15 on the third floor of Town Hall for an Intro to Jazzercise class, led by Chase Eikenbary.
Attendees will walk to the Jazzercise studio for an intro class with Chase Eikenbary, owner of Jazzercise Bluffton, co-owner of Eikenbary Landscaping and Vice President of Project Management at Regional Growth Partnership.
This class is free. Chase promises both cardio and stretching, flexible to all ages and abilities.
MEDIA RELEASE__The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce will host its monthly breakfast meeting on Friday, January 8, 2026. The meeting will be held on the third floor of the Town Hall. LuvU A Latte will be providing the 7:00 a.m. breakfast.
PRESENTATION
Kurt Emans of Bluffton's America250 Committee will provide the program. The committee has been busy planning events to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary. Emans will be sharing what's on the calendar for the year, as well as opportunities to get involved.
FROM BSC NEWSLETTER__The current Tai Chi class at the Senior Center will end January 8. The next Tai Chi class will start February 10 and run for six months. Sign up for that class will be January 14 for members and January 28 for non-members.
