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PHOTO Bluffton Girl Scout troop visits the Mayor

Posted by Staff on April 23, 2024 - 3:20pm

Bluffton Girl Scouts from Troop 21255 recently enjoyed an impromptu meeting with Mayor Richard Johnson. The girls, who are in grades K-2, were working on the Good Neighbor badge when they bumped into Johnson at Bluffton Town Hall. The girls were advised that Johnson is not only mayor, he's also a grandpa. 

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Perry Bush at BPL Friends of the Library Tea, April 25

Posted by Staff on April 23, 2024 - 2:56pm

At this writing on Tuesday, just seven tickets are still available for the annual Friends of the Library Tea at Bluffton Public Library on Thursday, April 25 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. 

The guest speaker is local author Perry Bush, a professor of history who has written three books:

Dancing With the Kobzar (Studies in Anabaptist and Mennonite History), Two Kingdoms, Two Loyalties: Mennonite Pacifism in Modern America and Rust Belt Resistance: How a Small Community Took on Big Oil and Won.

Tickets for the formal tea are $20.00; cash or check accepted.

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Events
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ODOT has already picked up 89K bags of trash in 2024

Posted by Staff on April 23, 2024 - 9:44am

CORRECTION ODOT has picked up 89K bags of trash so far in 2024.

COLUMBUS__It’s spring, it’s Earth Day, and it’s all happy – until you see litter, and you’re reminded of the human problem that haunts us all.

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Regional news
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PHOTOS Heritage Center progress report

Posted by Paula Scott on April 23, 2024 - 9:10am

An April 18 visit to the Schumacher Homestead, 8350 Bixel Rd., shows progress on details including windows, floors and fundraising. The Swiss Community Historical Society broke ground on the project on August 1, 2023.

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PHOTO Incoming call service restored at Bluffton Schools, April 23

Posted by Paula Scott on April 23, 2024 - 8:35am

UPDATE Incoming call service has been restored at Bluffton schools, according to a 9:12 notice.

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Steven C. Bruskotter taught and coached at Bluffton High School

Posted by Staff on April 23, 2024 - 7:48am

OTTAWA __ Steven C. Bruskotter, 73, of Ottawa, passed away Saturday, April 20, 2024 at his residence. He was born August 9, 1950, to Charles and Marilyn (Gulker) Bruskotter. On July 28, 1979, he married Mary Van Pelt who survives in Ottawa.

Steve is survived by four children: Matthew Bruskotter of Lima, Emily (James) Keaney of Xenia, Kathryn Bruskotter and Christopher Bruskotter, both of Ottawa; and four grandchildren: Lydia and Sylvia Bruskotter, and Jack and Evelyn Keaney. He is also survived by six siblings: Vicki Steffan, Nancy (Charles) Nestor, Amy Bruskotter, Ted Bruskotter, Dave (Lonna) Bruskotter, and Dana (John) Imm; and two half-siblings: Zach (Morgan) Bruskotter and Emma (Alex) Westrick.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Marilyn Bruskotter, and a son, Mark Bruskotter.

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Obituaries
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