MHCO exemplifies both quality care and the tragedy of the COVID-19 pandemic – that it can strike anywhere, at any time, despite use of best practices on infection control
As Mennonite Memorial Home has experienced a surge of cases of COVID-19 among its residents and staff, several local organizations have voiced their support for the local retirement center.
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, Lt. Governor Jon Husted, and Dr. Amy Acton, MD, MPH, on May 15 provided the following sector opening dates established as part of the Responsible RestartOhio plan.
CHILD CARE: MAY 31
Beginning Sunday, May 31, childcare providers in Ohio will be permitted to reopen if these providers can meet required safety protocols.
Bluffton residents are standing up and being counted.
The latest self-response rates as of May 12 reveal that 76.5 percent of Bluffton residents have responded to the U.S. Census. Of that total, 66 percent responded on the census internet survey.
Bluffton’s 2010 response rate to the census was 82.6 percent, so it appears that the village is on track to top that percentage figure this time around.
The accompanying chart show total census responses in Allen County.
Census Day was April 1. For persons who have yet to be counted, there are three ways to do it.
The village of Bluffton has an opening for a full-time public works department employee, according to Jesse Blackburn, village administrator.
Interested persons should drop off a resume with three references to:
Village of Bluffton
154 N. Main St.
Bluffton, OH 45817
Attn: Village administrator
Applications will be accepted until 4 p.m., Monday, June 1. The complete job description is below:
Ohio Governor Mike DeWine provided the following COVID-19 updates.
PANDEMIC EBT PLAN:
Governor DeWine announced that the Ohio Department of Job and Family Services (OJFS) has received approval from the United States Department of Agriculture for its Pandemic EBT plan. The Pandemic EBT program was included in the Families First Coronavirus Response Act of 2020.
You will see many Bluffton residents parked in strategic locations around town this week with a notepad and pencil.
They are volunteers involved in a twice-a-year bike and pedestrian count in the village. Twenty-seven residents are involved in this week's count.
You’ll find them near the Lion’s Way path on Lake Street, on College Avenue near the Triplett Bike Path, at Main and Parkview, at Augsburger and Elm Street and a couple other locations in town.
