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Bluffton's twin peaks may disappear

• An 16-page attachment at the bottom of this story shows each of the screens from a PowerPoint provided by ODOT at the meeting.

• A sheet for public comment also attached at bottom of story.

Stakeholders in the Interstate 75 bridges over the abandon AC&Y Railroad north of State Route 103 last week heard ODOT’s plans to remove the bridges.

ADA ICON is on a maroon Impala in Ada driven by Monty Siekerman, editor of Ada Icon. We've tried to create a similar plate for Bluffton Icon, but can't figure out how to shorten the letters properly. We'll take suggestions from viewers.

Several projects impact Bluffton drivers beginning Monday

Several ODOT projects affect traffic patterns in and around Bluffton beginning next week as spring-summer road repair season is upon us.

The 2017 annual child fatality review report was released today by the Allen County Board of Health. 

The Child Fatality Review (CFR) Reports include the causes of death, age, sex, race, location and other pertinent information about the deaths.

Executive summary attachment at bottom of this story -

The CFR Board’s recommendations resulting from the reviewed deaths are also included in the reports. Generation of the annual reports allows for the recognition of potential trends that may be occurring.

On April 18 Choice One Engineering will provide projects overview

Village of Bluffton will hold a public meeting on West Elm Street improvements at 7 p.m., Wednesday, April 18, in the third floor of the town hall, according to Jesse Blackburn, assistant village administrator.

The following letter was sent to property owners affected:

This letter is to invite you to a public meeting to present the design of the W. Elm St. Improvements Project prepared by Choice One Engineering.  The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, April 18. The following agenda will be used to guide the discussion:

The Bluffton tree commission will meet at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, May 8, in the first floor of the Bluffton town hall, according to Nancy Benroth.

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