Regional news

The Village of Bluffton has provided residents with the 2016 drinking water consumer confidence details.

The four pages of information address the village’s water source, sources of potential contamination and other information.

The report is attached at the bottom of this story.

Provided by the Village of Bluffton

The Village of Bluffton provided the community with a Household Mercury Awareness Information brochure.

Free copies are available in the Bluffton town hall. A copy is attached at the bottom of this story.

Deemed insecure, unsafe and defective

Bluffton council intends to demolish a structure at 145 W. Riley St. after passing the first of three readings to that effect on Monday.

The resolution deems the structure to be insecure, unsafe and structurally defective.

According to Stephen Chamberlain, village solicitor, “The owner has had multiple opportunities to cooperate with the village and has not done so.”

He explained that the council intends to have three readings of the resolution. Demolition of the structure could take place as soon as 30 days following the third reading.

Main Street and SR 103

Late evening road will is scheduled for specific areas on State Route 103 and Main Street on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to the village.

Beginning at 10 p.m.,Tuesday, July 11, and recurring on Wednesday, July 12, Premier Patching will perform necessary road maintenance along State Route 103, North Main and South Main streets. 

The work consists of crack sealing needed areas. The work is scheduled to extend through the night and be completed before 6 a.m. with traffic being maintained throughout this project.      

215 riders took this advice on Saturday's Ride to Remember

It's everything you want - and more, in a bike ride.

LOTS OF PHOTOS BELOW -

This year 215 bicycle riders accepted the invite to the third annual Ride to Remember bike ride in Bluffton. Of those, 29 hard-core riders took the 112-mile Gran Fondo.

The ride supports the Bluffton Lions Foundation bike and pedestrian pathway project, which, when completed, will encircle the entire village of Bluffton.

The Icon spotted this plate on Main Street, Bluffton. It's a Hancock County plate that you'll find on a dark red Sonata.

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