This announcement is from the Hancock Public Health Department.
In Hancock County, we have been preparing for our first identified case since we have known that community spread has begun. We can now confirm that Hancock County has its first positive case of COVID-19.
The patient is a 21- year-old female Hancock County resident. People who have been in contact with the patient will be contacted by Hancock Public Health.
Thanks to the efforts of Bluffton emergency services, village staff, and a local ad-hoc group working behind the scenes with Bluffton Hospital, Bluffton will have a COVID-19 triage and testing center.
It will open Monday morning, March 23.
Dr. William Kose, Blanchard Valley Health System medical officer, explained details to the Icon:
• A “triage and testing center,” established by Blanchard Valley Health System, will operate in a tented area outside Bluffton Hospital.
To coincide with the federal deadline, the Village of Bluffton will change its tax day from April 15 to July 15, 2020, according to Rhonda Hohenbrink, village tax administrator.
"All taxpayers and businesses will have this additional time to file their 2019 village income tax return and make payments without interest or penalties," she said.
This change in the deadline date only applies to this tax year. Persons with questions, contact the Village of Bluffton Income Tax Department at
419-358-2066, ext. 105.
Note from Ohio State Extension Service
The deadline to enter into a contract with the H2Ohio program for farmers in the 14-county, Maumee River watershed is being extended.
The original deadline was March 31 but due to COVID-19, more farmers and Soil and Water Conservation District personnel are conducting information exchanges through phone calls and e-mails.
The H2Ohio deadline is expected to be extended to June 2, tentatively. Contact your local Soil and Water Conservation District for more details.
• Click here to access the
Bluffton “business status
and support” update.
We ask businesses to participate by sending business update details to: [email protected]
The Bluffton Icon and Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce joined forces to inform viewers of the most up-to-date and continually changing Bluffton business developments.
Bluffton Community Assistance Program’s food pantry is preparing for Saturday’s pantry distribution in a new way, according to Ed Yeager, board president.
“For the safety of our clients, volunteers have pre-packaged food bags for pickup on Saturday,” he said. “The pre-packaged food will be distributed beginning at 8 a.m. on Saturday once clients arrive.”
The food bags contain the same amount of pantry items that are available each month, it’s just that this month volunteers made the selections rather than clients.
