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December 9, 2019

Bluffton's classic

One of the community's oldest holiday traditions, the performance of Handel's "Messiah" was presented on Dec. 8 in Yoder Recital Hall on the Bluffton University campus.

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Jeremy Scoles featured speaker at Friday's chamber breakfast

He is the enenvironmental specialist for the Ohio EPA Northwest District Office

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 8, 2019 - 4:53pm

Jeremy Scoles of Bluffton and environmental specialist for the Ohio EPA Northwest District Office, is the featured speaker at Friday’s Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce December breakfast.

The breakfast sponsor is Superior Energy Solutions, owned by Dan Klear.

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It's a busy month at Senior Citizen Center

December newsletter attached to this story

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 8, 2019 - 5:12pm

December is full of activities at the Bluffton Senior Citizens Center. For a complete listing of events open the newsletter attached at the bottom of this story.

Among December events include:

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2-12-20 Dan Bowden, retired fire chief honored

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Garmatter's 3-pointer seals OT win over Ottoville

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Bluffton's Brinkley Garmatter drilled a three-pointer in the final seconds of overtime to edge Ottoville 55-53 in a girls basketball non-conference battle Saturday afternoon.

Looks like we're in for an interesting season: BHS 62 - Liberty Benton 56

By Cort Reynolds
FINDLAY - The visiting Bluffton boys basketball team outscored Liberty-Benton 25-15 in the fourth period to come from behind and win a tough non-league battle Saturday night, 62-56.

Potent Bluffton boys crush Bath in opener

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton boys basketball team rolled up big numbers in the middle quarters en route to an 80-48 blowout of Bath in their non-league season opener Friday night.

Lady Pirates edge Jefferson

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Host Bluffton tipped off girls basketball Northwest Conference play with a hard-fought 50-46 win over Delphos Jefferson Thursday night.

Bluffton girls whip Musketeers

By Cort Reynolds
FT. JENNINGS - The visiting Bluffton girls basketball team built a big early lead and easily beat winless Fort Jennings 63-44 in a non-league game this past Saturday afternoon.

History lesson

Do you know where this building stands today? It was originally Bluffton's Ex-Cell-O plant. There, its employees produced...

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Bluffton Hospital recognized

with 2019 Performance Leadership Award in Quality and Patient Perspective

Posted by Fred Steiner on December 6, 2019 - 3:10pm

“Bluffton Hospital is honored and humbled to accept this award for the fifth time,” said Nicole Keuneke, director of operations at Bluffton Hospital.

Bluffton Hospital, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System, has been recognized by The Chartis Center of Rural Health and the National Organization of State Offices of Rural Health (NOSORH) for overall excellence in Quality and Patient Perspective.

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