The Ohio Department of Transportation issues the following notice concerning erosion repair along U.S. 30, Interstate 75 and state Route 696 in Allen County and along Interstate 75 in Hancock County
The biggest event of Bluffton’s summer is Tuesday night Aug. 7. And, as always, it’s all free.
It’s the fifth annual National Night Out celebration held at the Bluffton Community Swimming Pool, according to Matt Olgebee, police department lieutenant, who chairs the event.
The Bluffton Police Department, in conjunction with the Pandora Police Department, sponsor NNO. Bluffton and Beaverdam-Richland Township Fire and EMS Departments also participate.
NNO is held from 6-9 p.m. with free pool admission all day.
An extended pathway on Bentley Road is on its way.
The Bluffton Pathway board, charged with encircling the village with a pedestrian and bicycle path, is looking next at the section of Bentley Road from the Augsburger/Elm intersection to Riley Street, according to Richard Ramseyer, board chair.
Currently there are no sidewalks on either side of that stretch of Bentley.
“It’s our goal to eventually extend the pathway, using village right-of-way along Riley Street from Bentley, to Spring Street and onto the Buckeye park,” said Ramseyer.
Bluffton EMS has received a $40,000 grant from the Ohio Bureau of Workers’ Compensation (BWC), according to Jan Basinger, EMS chief.
The grant is one of 110 safety grants issued this summer by BWC. The grants enable groups like the EMS to purchase equipment designed to reduce or eliminate workplace injuries and illnesses.
Bluffton’s grant goes toward the purchase of:
• one power cot with a one-power load system, and
• one power load for an existing power cot
The cots will be used in the two Bluffton EMS ambulances.
That’s how a rural Bluffton Swiss bank barn will be removed and reassembled on the Swiss Community Historical Society’s property on Bixel Road.
When completed, the structure will become the society’s heritage building. There it will be renovated to properly house antiques, artifacts and archives from the Swiss community. It will also serve as a meeting place for the society.
The Village of Bluffton seeks candidates for the position of assistant village administrator, according to Richard Johnson, mayor.
A classified advertisement is posted on the Icon's classified ad page announcing the opening.
Currently the village does not have an assistant administrator. Jesse Blackburn held that post until he was hired in May to replace Jack Huber, who held the position for not quite 12 months.
Blackburn was the assistant for several years, serving with Jamie Mehaffie and later with Huber.
