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Council insurance committee meets June11

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 1, 2012 - 1:17pm

The Bluffton council's Insurance Committee will meet Monday, June 11, at 7:30 p m. in the town hall, according to Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator.

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Summer mosquito spraying underway on Wednesday nights

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 28, 2012 - 9:20pm

Mosquito spraying in Bluffton started last week, according to Jamie Mehaffie, Bluffton village administrator. In his report to be made during Tuesday's Bluffton council meeting, he will note that spraying is scheduled on Wednesday evenings as needed, weather permitting.

Thursday spraying is the backup option to Wednesday. The village service department is handling the spraying. It is using a product called Duet.

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Pat Bassett, Karen Kussmaul, Julie Heckman, Kaye Phillips announce teaching retirements or resignations

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 20, 2012 - 9:23pm

Bluffton school board will act on four teacher resignations at the May 21 board meeting. Teachers resigning or retiring are:
o Pat Bassett
o Karen Kussmaul
o Julie Heckman
o Kaye Phillips

An agenda of the May 21 is an attachment at the bottom of this story.

In addition, the board will approve the following list of 2012 graduates.

Brandy Kay Aller

Matthew Richard Gillett

Jacob Kenneth Nienberg
Tyler Andrew Amos

Peter Evan Grihalva

Victoria Kay Parsons

Ellis Spencer Barnes

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Apollo levy will be on Bluffton school district November ballot

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 18, 2012 - 9:40pm

The Apollo Career Center Board of Education voted on May 14 to accept $22 million in Ohio School Facilities Commission (OSFC) funds to repair, remodel and upgrade current technology, infrastructure and academic classroom space.

That decision begins the process of determining the scope of the project, and millage to place on the Bluffton Exempted School District's November ballot. Bluffton is part of the Apollo district.

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Proposed school rating system tightens school's grades - but Bluffton would still rise to the top

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 18, 2012 - 5:23pm

Bluffton schools - one of 17 in Ohio.

A new proposed rating system for Ohio school districts will make it much more difficult for districts to obtain the top rating of an "A," according to Greg Denecker, Bluffton superintendent.

Writing in the spring Bluffton Exempted Village Schools newsletter, Denecker, writes that last year 352 fo the 609 school districts in Ohio obtained either an "Excellent" or "Excellent with Disctinction" designation.

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Here's the summer swimming pool staff

Posted by Fred Steiner on May 14, 2012 - 6:18pm

This summer's staff at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool was hired at Monday's council meeting.

Staff members hired follow:

Manager/assistant managers
$10.25/$10 per hour
JoAnne Heaster
Brittany Carroll
Elizabeth Diller
Stephanie Lloyd

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