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Citizens National Bank recently introduced Personal Payment service, which enables customers to send and receive money securely and electronically in as little as one business day.

2012 membership sticker

Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce members will sport this bright red and white membership window sticker in their windows in 2011. The membership stickers will be handed out at the Jan. 14 chamber breakfast. Members not in attendance will have stickers mailed to them.

Traditionally the stickers were green and white. The chamber changed that color scheme in recent years. The 2010 membership sticker is blue and white.

The Icon spotted this Putnam County plate on Main Street. There may be six other RR plates in Ohio.

Bluffton High School sophomores have an opportunity to participate in the Apollo Career Center Hands-On day on Friday, Jan. 28. A snow date is Monday, Jan. 31.

Approximately 600 sophomores in Apollo Career Center's 11-member district will be visiting Apollo. Parents of sophomore students are also invited to attend.

Bluffton taxpayers received a green postcard recently. The card informs taxpayers that village tax forms will not be mailed this year unless specifically requested by contacting the village tax office at 419-358-2066.

All income tax return forms and instructions, extension request forms, quarterly estimate vouchers, retirement certification forms and other related tax information and forms may be downloaded from the village website: www.bluffton-ohio.com.

Bluffton EMS reported 472 runs for 2010, according to Jan Basinger, EMS chief. He provided a monthly breakdown on runs to Bluffton council on Jan. 10.

To view the runs click on the image or open the attachment at the bottom of this story.

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