Regional news

Looking as several locations in the village

The Bluffton Tree Commission is in conversation with the Bluffton Lions Club for a tree planting project in several locations in the village.

The commission met Feb. 7. During the meeting Gene Long of Lions presented a club tree planting project. Commission members are receptive to the plan. The first steps are to inspect sites along Snider Road and 313 North Main Street to hlep form a planting plan.

Several additional items were on the Feb. 7 agenda. The minutes of the meeting are attached.

The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1, in compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA)  seeking public comments regarding a project in Allen County.

Concrete Pavement and Ramp Repairs – This project proposes to make repairs to concrete pavement sections and ramps at the state Route 696 and U.S. Route 30 interchange approximately 0.5 miles east of the village of Beaverdam.

Here's some assistance from the village

It's tax season.

Here's an overview concerning Village of Bluffton income taxes from the village tax administrator, Rhonda Hohenbrink.

A full description of the Village of Bluffton’s income tax requirements is on the village’s website at www.bluffton-ohio.com, under the Income Tax tab.

The link to the ordinances can be found on the left-hand side of the page in the Search Tax Forms box called Income Tax Ordinance.

During Feb. 23 assembly by trio of Chinese musicians

FROM ADA ICON - A trio of Chinese musicians will perform traditional music from their homeland during an assembly at Bluffton elementary school on the morning of Thursday, Feb. 23.

The musicians include:

• Yunhe Wang, a recent graduate of Minzu University in Beijing. She plays the sheng, which is similar to a harmonica, and the dizi, a type of flute.

No change in ownership, management or daily operations

Bluffton's DTR Industries has a new name.

As of March 1 it will be SumiRiko Ohio, Inc., according to Takahisa Kato, president and COO.

DTR manufactures anti-vibration products for the automotive industry. It was established in Bluffton in 1988 and employs 600 associates.

The name change announcement, made today also stated that there is no change to DTR Industries’ ownership, management or daily operations.

Drive north on Jackson Street and you may see this car parked across from the high school. It's on a red Chevy and just might belong to Jessica Mayberry, science teacher.

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