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Adult literacy discussion tonight at Bluffton library

Lima Literacy Council Director and GED/ASPIRE Coordinator with Lima City Schools will be at Bluffton Public Library tonight at 6 p.m.
Posted by Bluffton Public... on January 14, 2020 - 12:58pm

Lima Literacy Council Director, Ken Blanchard and GED/ASPIRE Coordinator with Lima City Schools, Laura Ball will be at Bluffton Public Library tonight at 6 p.m. The library invites community members to join for a discussion about adult literacy in our community.

The two speakers will share their knowledge of the effects of different types of low literacy in individuals in our community, and our community as a whole, and will explain the services that the Lima Literacy Council offers in our area.

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Bluffton Public Library
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Trevor Bassitt competes in Findlay

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 14, 2020 - 11:02am

Bluffton High School track standout Trevor Bassitt, now at Ashland University, competed in the Findlay indoor open meet on Jan. 11. Jamie Nygaard was there and shares these two photos with viewers.

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Land Conservancy accepting easement applications

Posted by Icon K on January 14, 2020 - 6:00am

The West Central Ohio Land Conservancy is accepting applications for the 2020 Local Agriculture Easement Purchase Program (LAEPP) from landowners located in Allen County, according to Tyler Black of Bluffton and treasurer of the organization.

The LAEPP program allows landowners to voluntarily sell easements on their farms to the State of Ohio. 

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Business
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Gillig scores 17, has 13 rebounds in Bluffton loss

Posted by Icon K on January 14, 2020 - 6:00am

The Bluffton University women's basketball team fell behind 25-7 at the end of one quarter and it was too much to overcome as Hanover College held off the Beavers for a 62-53 win on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020. Bluffton slipped to 8-5 overall and 2-4 in the Heartland Conference, while Hanover improved to 7-5 with a spotless 6-0 mark in the HCAC heading into the Panthers' showdown with 6-0 Transylvania on Wednesday night.

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Bluffton University
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It’s Hanover over Beavers in HCAC match

Posted by Icon K on January 14, 2020 - 6:00am

The Bluffton University men's basketball team traveled to Hanover, IN, to take on the Hanover College Panthers in a Heartland Conference clash on Saturday, Jan. 11. While the game was back and forth for much of the first half, the Panthers pulled away late for a 63-44 victory over the Beavers.

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Bluffton University
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Ruth Anne Frankhauser Lewis 1941-2020

Bluffton HS and Bluffton College graduate
Posted by Icon K on January 14, 2020 - 6:00am

Ruth Anne (Frankhauser) Lewis, 78, of Ohio City, died Jan. 12, 2020, at her residence.

Mrs. Lewis was born July 13, 1941, in Bluffton, to the late Levi and Mildred (Cotant) Frankhauser.

On Dec. 23, 1961, she married Kenneth L. Lewis, who preceded her in death.

She was an honor graduate of Bluffton High School and Bluffton College.  She was a head start teacher. She retired from the Farm Bureau and Nationwide Insurance, both in Van Wert.

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Obituaries
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