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4 Guys and a Gal singing group presents finale concert

Posted by Staff on May 6, 2024 - 9:48am

"Harmonious Farewell"

Get ready for a night of music, as the vocal ensemble "4 Guys and a Gal" from Bluffton High School prepares to take their final bow in a 7:00 p.m. concert on May 18 on the Bluffton Middle School stage. 

Join five students for an unforgettable evening as they showcases the culmination of their high school journey through a selection of songs that celebrate friendship, love and the joy of music. Their repertoire includes timeless classics, barbershop, do-wop and sacred hymns.   

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Dorothy Pauline (Sutter) Cherry worked for First National Bank

Posted by Staff on May 6, 2024 - 9:32am

Dorothy Pauline (Sutter) Cherry, 95, of rural Pandora, Ohio left this earth May 1, 2024 at her home.  Born February 5, 1929 in Genoa, Ohio, the daughter of Elmer and Lenora (Blodget) Sutter. 

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Obituaries
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One vehicle traffic jam

Posted by Paula Scott on May 6, 2024 - 8:46am

Traffic was light but supersized on an early May evening in Bluffton. But what is it? A big and big ticket chemical applicator for crops.

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Pirate track sweeps 16-team Ada Invite titles

Posted by Staff on May 6, 2024 - 8:28am

Stackhouse is double sprints winner

By Cort Reynolds

ADA __ The Bluffton High School boys and girls track and field teams each came home with first-place team hardware at the 17-team Ada Invitational meet Saturday in War Memorial Stadium.

Seventeen schools competed in the annual event, one of the longest continuously-held meets in the state.

Bluffton swept both the boys and girls team titles at the meet by comfortable margins. Van Wert came in second in the boys and girls team standings.

Pirate junior speedster Griffin Stackhouse won the 100-meter dash as well as crossing the line first in the 200 meters.

Freshman Nora Matthews won the girls 1600-meter run. Sophomore Aubrey Burkholder took second in both the 100 and 300-meter hurdle races.

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April 2024 Bluffton Police Docket

Posted by Staff on May 5, 2024 - 7:51am

PHOTO BPD Officers recognizes for recent service anniversaries L-R) Ofc. Abby Michael, 10 years; Ofc. Elliot Tyzzer, 15 years; Ofc, Hope Hannah, 10 years.

The Bluffton, Ohio Police Department has released the following Police Docket for April 2024:

April 3

Officers arrested a Bluffton resident for Driving Under Suspension following a traffic stop for a registration violation in the area of Harmon Road near Poplar Street. The case is pending in Lima Municipal Court.

Officers responded to the university for an Assault complaint.

Officers responded to the 400 block of County Line Road for a Burglary complaint. The tenant arrived home and noticed his door was open after he secured it earlier in the day. Officer’s made sure no one was inside the apartment and the tenant did not notice anything missing or out of the ordinary.

April 9

Officers responded to a dispute in the 200 block of North Lawn Avenue. After a brief investigation into the incident, all parties involved voluntarily separated for the night.

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Police/Fire/EMS
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March-April 2024 land transfers report for the greater Bluffton area

Posted by Staff on May 5, 2024 - 7:29am

Compiled by Liz Gordon-Hancock

The following 29 land transfers took place in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District during February, March and April 2024, as reported on the websites of Allen County Auditor Rachael S. Gilroy and Hancock County Auditor Charity A. Rauschenberg.

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