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Bluffton council's personnel committee will meet this week. The meeting is at noon, Thursday, April 19, in the third floor of the town hall, according to Laura Ewing, village fiscal officer.

Bluffton University presentations

Standing alone on the stage of Yoder Recital Hall, actor Michael Mears, shaking with fear, began to scribble a letter on an imaginary piece of paper. Reciting the words of James Brightmore, a British World War I conscientious objector, Mears revealed the horrors Brightmore was subjected to for refusing military duty. Punishments included solitary confinement in a muddy pit that echoed the horrors of a foxhole.
 

She deserves your vote for Allen County Common Pleas Court Judge

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Allen County Assistant Prosecuting Attorney Terri Kohlrieser is on the May ballot for the Republican Nomination for Allen County Common Pleas Court Judge, now held by David Chaney who is not running for re-election.

There is no Democrat on the ballot. We have worked closely with Terri Kohlrieser and know her passion for justice, her great intelligence, her deep knowledge of the law, and her personal integrity. 

Intergenerational program that involves Hilty Preschool and Child Care

You’re having a bad day.  You’re feeling not so great and a little bit lonely. 

Suddenly, a 4-year-old walks up, grabs your hand and talks non-stop about the truck he saw on the way to daycare.  Maybe it’s the touch, but for a moment, you see that truck through his eyes. . . that great big, beautiful blue truck. 

The day just took a turn for the better!

Jefferson Street between Vance Street and Huber Street is closed this week for railroad crossing repair. Photos here show the project underway on Monday morning.

Bluffton's twin peaks may disappear

• An 16-page attachment at the bottom of this story shows each of the screens from a PowerPoint provided by ODOT at the meeting.

• A sheet for public comment also attached at bottom of story.

Stakeholders in the Interstate 75 bridges over the abandon AC&Y Railroad north of State Route 103 last week heard ODOT’s plans to remove the bridges.

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