It's band camp week. Literally a tune-up for the fall football season. The band rehearses at the village park. The band will perform at the Allen Couny high school band show on Friday, Aug. 18. BHS is the host band of the show.
Bluffton village fiscal officer, Nancy Kindle, has resigned from the village, effective Aug. 14. Mayor Judy Augsburger made the announcement during Monday’s Bluffton council.
Augsburger said that she received Kindle’s letter of resignation “as of this morning.” Council members and the mayor expressed surprise at her immediate resignation. One council member asked if the council could refuse to accept it.
Kindle’s duties of taking council minutes were handled by Jesse Blackburn on Monday.
Bluffton, Columbus Grove and Allen County Sheriff's Department responded to a farm fire call at 8530 Columbus Grove Road at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday. The farm is just west of Ebenezer Mennonite Church.
Bluffton received the 911 call and through mutual aid requested assistance from Columbus Grove's department.
No flames or smoke were evident from Grove Road and it appears that fire personnel focused on a barn on the property.
A new 1,800 square foot Moyer Nature Center has been funded and is scheduled for completion later this fall within the Bluffton University Nature Preserve, Bluffton’s president, Dr. James M. Harder, announced today.
Gunner Koogler, 3, cools off in a downhill water slippery slide on Monday. Residents of Mennonite Memorial Home enjoyed an afternoon of watching kids take the water slide down hill. Gunner is the son of Emily and Aaron Koogler.
The Bluffton village park pond isn’t dead yet – nor is it filled in yet.
Last fall Bluffton council, on the recommendation of the parks and recreation committee, voted to fill in the pond. The area would be used for either additional parking or another ball diamond.
The pond discussion came up at Monday’s council meeting and some new information has the council re-thinking filling in the pond.
The village learned it would be required to develop a storm water pollution plan covering 16 pages of requirements before the pond could be filled in.
