Beginning in late December, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Agricultural Statistics Service (NASS) will spend several months gathering information about farm economics and production practices from farmers and ranchers across Ohio, as the agency conducts the third and final phase of the 2022 Agricultural Resource Management Survey (ARMS).
Citizens National Bank (CNB) has named Kristen Yost Branch Operations Manager of their Bluffton office. In this position, Kristen is responsible for branch oversight, including daily operations, sales and financial performance.
Kristen holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Human Communications from Indiana Wesleyan University. She has worked at Citizens National Bank since 2021 as a Customer Service Representative, having worked in customer service positions for several years prior to that.
On December 1 it became official, Chase Mason is the new owner of Padrone's Pizza of Bluffton, 147 N. Main. The 33-year-old single dad has been managing the business since the last week of September and has worked on and off for Padrone’s pizzarias for 15 years.
Mason comes to Bluffton from Defiance but has family here. “It’s definitely a wonderful town,” he said of the village.
PANDORA—First National Bank has announced that Andrew Rager has joined its team as Mortgage Lending Manager: “Rager will be responsible for originating home loans within our local communities, developing competitive and practical mortgage products that serve the needs of our customers, and supporting the success of our team of mortgage originators.”
A cool and mostly dry week was interrupted by late week showers as farmers completed their final harvest activities of the fall season, according to Cheryl Turner, State Statistician, USDA NASS, Ohio Field Office.
From Ryan DeMarco, CRPC™
Edward Jones Financial Advisor, 111 N. Main St., Bluffton, 567-226-4506
Now that it’s the holiday season, gifts are probably on your mind – and you might intend for some of those gifts to go to charities. Although your intentions are good, you could be shortchanging both your recipients and yourself with your method of giving. But with some guidance, you can make choices that work well for you and those charitable groups you support.
