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Newest leg in village pathway make Bentley Road safer for pedestrians

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The Bentley Road pathway will be dedicated at 4 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 2.

The dedication and ribbon cutting opens the newest segment of the ever-expanding Bluffton Lions Way Pedestrian Pathway, according to Richard Ramseyer, chair of the pathway board.

The newest leg of the pathway is a nine-tenth mile Bentley Road path.

The school menu is linked to the Icon

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The October Bluffton school menu is now linked to the Icon. The menu begins with hot dogs on Oct. 1. To view the menu click here.

“Road cuts on State Route 103 between Interstate 75 and County Line Road illustrate the unsafe and unplanned accumulation of haphazard entrances on a busy highway.”

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How many road cuts  – exit and entrances to businesses – on State Route 103 are too many?

Bluffton council’s street and alleys committee grapples with that question this fall. Committee members brought up the subject in the first council meeting in September.

They told the village needs an ordinance to govern access management in certain parts of Bluffton.

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Here is early voting information for Allen County.

Polls on election day, Tuesday, Nov. 6, are open from 6:30 a.m. until 7:30 p.m.

The last date to register to vote in Ohio or change your voting address or change your name is Tuesday, Oct 9.

Early voting hours at the Board of Elections are:

• 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Wednesday, Oct. 10 through Friday, Oct. 12
Monday, Oct. 15 through Friday, Oct. 19

• 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday, Oct. 22 through Friday, Oct. 26

• 8 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Saturday, Oct. 27

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ACT Prep testing will be offered at Bluffton High School this fall, leading up to the Saturday, Dec. 8, testing date.

Eleven two-hour classes are offered on Sundays and Wednesdays by Sylvan Learning Center at BHS. The cost of the program is $100. Contact the high school for additional details.

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Attachment shows entire Ohio school list

Several area school districts including Bluffton have received funding for School Safety Training Grants, asccording to State Representative Bob Cupp (R-Lima). The grants are through a provision of Amended Substitute House Bill 318

Area schools and funding follow:
• Ada $4,774
• Allen East $6,107
• Apollo JVSD $2,500
• Arlington $3,164
• Bluffton $6,305
• Cory-Rawson $3,079
• Columbus Grove $4,729
• Riverdale $5,559
• Upper Scioto Valley $2,500

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