Residents of the Bluffton school district received the Bluffton school summer newsletter this week. The newsletter is posted at the bottom of this story. Greg Denecker, superintendent, provides the following school district update as the first day of school is Monday.
By Greg Denecker, superintendent
We are looking forward to the start of a fantastic school year. On Aug. 28, we will welcome approximately 1,200 students into our district.
Here are road repair updates for next week from the Ohio Department of Transportation.
• U.S. 30 eastbound just west of Pevee Road will be reduced to one lane through the work zone on Aug. 28 for repair of concrete pavement. Work is being performed by ODOT roadway services.
• State Route 696 from just east of Swaney Road to just north of the village of Beaverdam will be reduced to one lane through the work zone for pavement repair and resurfacing. Work is being performed by Bluffton Paving, Bluffton.
From 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 23, the Ohio Department of Transportation District 1 and 2 will host a joint event to highlight Ohio’s Move Over law at the Interstate 75 northbound rest area, south of Findlay.
Ohio’s Move Over law, enacted in 2004, was put in place to protect law enforcement officers, emergency responders and tow truck operators along Ohio’s highways. The law requires motorists to move over one lane or slow down when passing a vehicle with rotating or flashing lights.
Many Icon viewers were wearing funny dark glasses and staring into space. Those who did have a story to tell their grandchildren. Bluffton was at 85 percent coverage of the great solar eclipse of 2017.
While not like a total eclipse, it was a very noticible afternoon.
Interstate 75 northbound near Bluffton will be reduced to one lane through the work zone on Wednesday, Aug. 23, from approximately 7 a.m. to 3 p.m. for bridge deck repair. Work is being performed by the ODOT Hancock County maintenance garage.
During the repair, the entrance ramp from state Route 103 to northbound Interstate 75 will be closed. Traffic detoured east on state Route 103 and state Route 235 back to Interstate 75 northbound
