The North Central Ohio Waste Management District (NCOWM) office is now open to receive your household hazardous waste (HHW). The District's office, located on 215 Shawnee Road, Lima, offers household hazardous waste recycling to households only and electronic waste recycling to residents and businesses in Allen and Hardin Counties. By utilizing NCOWM district's services, you are keeping harmful items out of landfill.
The Bluffton GROB apprenticeship training team is busy preparing for 20 new apprentices to start on Monday, June 3.
The new class will join 81 current apprentices in their second, third or fourth year of the program, bringing the total number of apprentices at GROB to 101.
The 2019 candidate pool proved to be tremendously talented and competitive with over 100 applications received.
Bluffton observes Memorial Day on Monday, May 27, according to the Bluffton American Legion Post 382.
Parade
A parade forms at 9:15 a.m. at the Bluffton town hall and moves out at 9:30 a.m., ending at Maple Grove Cemetery. The service at the Cemetery begins at 10 a.m.
Maple Grove
Bluffton native Terry L Marshall, retired U.S. Naval officer, is the speaker at the Maple Grove ceremony following the parade.
Several ODOT road work projects will affect local traffic patterns soon.
Interstate 75 between state Route 235 and the Allen County line will be restricted to one lane in both directions through the work zone for pavement repairs.
The following one-day ramp closure will be associated with the project. Work is being performed by the ODOT Hancock County maintenance garage.
Entrance ramp from state Route 103 to Interstate 75 southbound, Bluffton, will be closed during daytime hours Friday, May 31, for pavement repairs.
The 138th annual Bluffton High School commencement is Saturday, May 25, in the high school gym. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. and the ceremony takes place at 7 p.m.
This year’s valedictorians are Seth Andreas, Madeline Burghaze, Kennedy Coughlan, Rhett Donaldson, Amelia Mitchell, Katie Prater, Lily Shadle, Amanda Speicher and Hannah Yost. The class salutatorian is Jackson Steinmetz.
