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And contributions continue to be accepted for police department K-9 unit

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It took just seven weeks.

Bluffton residents and businesses opened their pocketbooks quickly as $17,000 in pledges and donations was reached earlier this month to fund a K-9 unit for the Bluffton Police Department, according to Ryan Burkholder, police chief.

Burkholder informed Bluffton council on Monday that the goal was reached. He added that donations and pledges are still accepted and continue to come in as a contingency fund is being created for the unit.

“The support is overwhelming,” Burkholder told The Icon.

SRK-Ohio donates its fire truck to the village

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Bluffton Fire Department acquired a new piece of equipment and it arrived as a gift.

SRK-Ohio, formerly DTR Industries, donated its industrial fire truck to the village earlier this month.

In making the donation at Monday's council meeting, Don Camper, vice president of human resources of SRK-Ohio, said that the village and SRK-Ohio have had a long and important relationship.

"The village has been a staunch supporter of SRK-Ohio's business and a great neighbor," he said.

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Apollo Career Center is hosting an Ice Cream and Explore Day for students and their grandparents Wednesday, Oct. 11,  from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Students will act as their grandparents' tour guides for program visits and campus exploration. The visit will culminate with one-on-one time over ice cream in the Apollo Commons. To date, over 350 grandparents have signed up for the event.

 

Bluffton chamber breakfast in the town hall

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Bluffton chamber members will "meet the candidates" during its Friday, Oct. 13, breakfast, according to Phil Zimmerly of the chamber.

Ten candidates seek four spots on Bluffton council and five candidates seek four spots on Bluffton school board.

Council candidates are: Sean Burrell, Jerry Cupples, Mitch Kingsley, Ralph Miller, Tony Pinks, Benjamin Stahl, David Steiner, Phill Talavinia, Roger Warren and Deb Weihrauch.

School board candidates are: Brad Fruchey, Deb Herr, Wesley Klinger, Ken Lugibihl and Jeremy Scoles.

Urban Forestry Award winner; special mention for village floral displays

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Bluffton is the 2017 Outstanding Achievement Award winner in the Urban Forestry Award category presented by America in Bloom.

Steve and Susie Stratton accepted the award for the village in a symposium held Oct. 7 in Holliston, Massachusetts. This is the first year that the village has entered the national competition.

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EYE WYN was spotted on a sporty Mitsubishi parked on South Simon in Ada

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