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Onr more step work toward encirling the village

The Bentley Road pathway project will begin shortly after May 7. That project will soon improve safety along Bentley from Grove to Augsburger.

 It is one of several village projects in the works this spring concerning street lighting, sidewalks and pathways.

The following summary from the Bluffton council’s streets, lights, alley committee meeting in late February updates several of these projects.

With a continued decrease in influenza through our community and a decrease in positive influenza admissions, Mercy Health – St. Rita’s Medical Center has lifted the restrictions prohibiting those under the age of 14 from visiting the hospital.  

The hospital will continue to discourage anyone who  is exhibiting signs of illness from visiting their loved ones so as to prevent any future spread of the flu.  

The hospital encourages everyone to cover their cough and wash their hands.

Judy Greavu, former Bluffton College art faculty member and ONU art professor emerita, has had a sculpture accepted for display in Lakeland, Fla. The sculpture was one of 10 selected from 65 proposals for display along Lemon Street from now until the end of 2018.

Lakeland lives up to its name with two lakes in the heart of town with many pieces of sculpture near the water’s edge. Sculpture also can be found at a nearby park in the center of town as well as along downtown streets.

112 Vine Street - formerly Jeanne's Kitchen

There’s a new restaurant in Bluffton. It opens night is Saturday. And, for opening night, you’ll need a reservation.

Bystillwaters Bistro, formerly Jeanne’s Kitchen, reopens with Heather Cox as the new owner. Here’s what you may expect on opening night:

In honor of St. Patrick’s Day, an Irish menu is the specialty of the evening.

Two servings times are planned on opening night:
(For reservations for either sitting call 419-296-5008.)
• 4:30 to 6 p.m. and,
• 6:30 to 9 p.m.

Interstate bridge over abandoned RR slated for 2021 removal

Four Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) projects will impact traffic patterns in Bluffton over the next four years.

Jack Huber, village administrator, shared the projects with Bluffton council members on Monday.

The most significant is slated for 2021. It is the projected complete removal of the twin overpasses on Interstate 75 at Exit 142. The bridges are 0.3 miles north of Exit 142 at State Route 103.

The project involves removal of the bridges and reconstruction of the pavement over the abandoned railroad.

Bluffton Housing Corp., operated the complex since 1974

New name is Bluffton Riley View, Ltd.
Owner is Belmont Propertis, Cadiz, Ohio

Riley View Apartments, 115 E. College Ave., is under new ownership as of the first of the year.

Belmont Properties, Cadiz, Ohio, a for-profit organization, has taken over the ownership of the apartments from the Bluffton Housing Corp., which operated them as a non-profit since its inception in 1974.

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