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Sgt. Matt A. Kinsinger: Driving drunk will penalize your Super Bowl plans

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 29, 2012 - 4:50pm

The Super Bowl is America's most popular national sporting event. All across the country, millions of people gather to socialize and watch the big game.

The Hancock County Sheriff's Office has joined the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Ohio Traffic Safety Office (OTSO) and the National Football League (NFL) to spread an important safety message to the public about designating a sober driver on Super Bowl Sunday - Fans Don't Let Fans Drive Drunk.

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Bluffton fire department responded to 80 calls in 2011

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 24, 2012 - 11:35pm

Fire calls to the Bluffton fire department were down in 2011 from 2010, according to Jon Kinn, fire chief. Kinn released the department's annual fire report to council on Monday.

In 2010 the department responded to 96 calls. In 2011 the department responded to 80 calls. March and April 2011 were last year's two busiest back-to-back months for the department. Twenty-two calls were answered during that period.

For a breakdown of fire calls for 2011 open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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"Man of suspicious manner" brings police to East College Avenue area

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 20, 2012 - 10:02am

The Allen County Sheriff's Department received a call at around 7:30 a.m. Thursday from a resident of Bluffton on East College Avenue regarding an individual behaving in a suspicious manner.

Officer Schultz arrived and found a man walking in the area and questioned him learning that he was not a resident of the area.

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Jan Basinger: Bluffton EMS registered 489 total runs in 2011

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 17, 2012 - 5:47pm

It was a very busy year for Bluffton EMS. Jan Basinger, chief, provided The Icon with the 2011 annual run totals. Here's a summary of the year:

The department responded to 475 calls, transported 343 patients and had 143 no transport runs for a total of 489 runs for the year.

The busiest month was June with 60 calls. The majority of all calls - 376 - were medical related. The department responded to 51 fire calls. Ten of its calls resulted in a Life Flight run.

To view the entire 2011 EMS run list, open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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December Bluffton police log

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 9, 2012 - 5:44pm

Bluffton Police Department
Public Docket
December 31, 2011

December 1
Police responded to a non-injury traffic crash at the intersection of College Ave. and S. Main Streets. Nathaniel Hursh, 17, Bluffton was issued a citation for failing to yield the right of way. The case is pending in Allen County Juvenile Court.

December 2
A Bern St. resident reported that unknown persons had flipped their riding lawnmower onto its top while it was sitting in the front yard.

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Bluffton EMS experience high level of calls in December

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 4, 2012 - 3:40pm

The Bluffton EMS answered more than 35 calls in December, according to Jan Basinger, chief. His report follows:

DATE TYPE OF CALL LOCATION

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