The Bluffton Exempted Village School District ranked 45th of all schools in Ohio in the Performance Index Ranking for Districts and Schools, release Friday by the Ohio Department of Education. The entire list ranks 1,001 schools.
To emphasis the strength of Bluffton's ranking, only two northwestern Ohio districts scored higher than Bluffton. Those districts were St. Henry, 18th, and Ottoville, 24th.
A meeting of the Village of Bluffton's Fire and Rescue Committee has been scheduled for Monday, Nov. 14, at 7:30 p.m. on the third floor of the Bluffton Town Hall prior to the regularly scheduled village council meeting.
Several events are on the village calendar in October.
Oct. 4 - Annextion hearing for North Dixie Highway area, 10 a.m., Allen County Commissioner's Meeting Room, third floor of Allen County Courthouse, Lima.
Oct. 10 - Hydrant flushing
Oct. 13 - Village Planning Commission considers final development plans for Mennonite Memorial Home Green Houses Planned Unit Development. Council will hold a hearing on the commission's actions at 8:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 24.