The BHS gymnasium was packed with wrestling fans on Sunday. Bluffton, Ada, and Allen East elementary students were among those participating in the Miami Valley Kids Wrestling Association meet. (Photos by Ken Collins)
Bluffton police were busy in 2016. The year-end monthly report of calls for service shows the Bluffton department handed over 4,000 calls.
The greatest number of police activities involved building checks. Those were over 500. Several other items were also high on the list of police activities.
Among those were 198 complaint call follow-ups, 400 vehicle investigations, 172 burglar alarms, 103 theft reports, 18 breaking and entering reports, 34 criminal damaging reports and 20 domestic reports.
In 2016 Bluffton Icon viewers clicked on over 1 million pages on the website. To be exact: 1,046,854 pages.
That Google Analytics fact is one of many high numbers reached in the past year. Here are some additional facts. The Icon experienced:
415,439 total views (click)
131,301 individuals clicked on the Icon
2.52 pages – average number of pages viewed per visit
1:57 – average time each individual spent per view
On June 2 the Icon experienced 4,415 viewers, which was the largest number of viewers in a single day in 2016.
Evan McBeath, MD has formed ENT Specialists of Northwest Ohio, part of Blanchard Valley Medical Practices. The office is located at 1816 Chapel Drive, Suite G in Findlay. Dr. McBeath provides comprehensive ear, nose and throat care including head and neck surgery, thyroid and parathyroid surgery, ear and hearing surgery, sinus surgery, pediatric otolaryngology, and sleep and snoring surgery (including robotic surgery).
Transition Bluffton will be hosting a talk on energy efficiency and alternative/renewable energy sources by Dan Klear, owner of Superior Energy Solutions, Ottawa. The event is Tuesday, Jan. 17, at 7 p.m. in the Community Room on the third floor of Bluffton town hall.
State Representative Bob Cupp (R-Lima) this week was sworn in as a member of the Ohio House of Representatives for the 132nd General Assembly. He represents the 4thOhio House District, which comprises all of Allen County, for a second term.
"It's an honor to represent the people of Allen County in the Ohio House for a second term. I look forward to continuing to work for job-friendly policies, getting a hold of the heroin and drug menace, and ensuring consistency in school standards and funding as this two-year legislative session gears up."
