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Grove Road - SR 696 serious accident

Several area rescue units on the scene
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 27, 2019 - 3:25pm

This report posted at 3:15 p.m. - Additional photos at the bottom -

A serious accident involving three vehicles has stopped traffic at the intersection of Columbus Grove Road and State Route 696 west of Bluffton. A power pole was struck and is down, and there is a power outage near the accident.

At approximately 2:40 Bluffton police, rescue and fire were called to the scene.

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Police/Fire/EMS
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Accepting students

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 27, 2019 - 2:26pm

St. Mary's Christian Preschool, located at St. Mary's Catholic Church, is accepting students for the 2019-20 school year. From left, Katie Hohenbrink, director, Amanda Stechschulte, head teacher, Sister Carol Inkrott, pastoral leader, and Jerry Wehri, president of the pastoral council. Click here for preschool details. This is the first year for the school.

 

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SHANNON Service Club invites flag sponsors

Flag sponsorships assist the club's community service projects
Posted by LizGH on June 27, 2019 - 2:00pm

The S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club invites viewers to be a 2019 Main Street flag sponsor, according to Duane Bollenbacher of the club.

The purchase of flags, a $25 per flag, is open to businesses, organizations, or to individuals.

Bollenbacher said that sponsors may name someone that you wish to honor or memorialize with each flag sponorship.

All proceeds from the sponsorship of flags help the S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club in its quest to make Bluffton a better community for its children, its elderly, its needy families, and all the citizens of Bluffton. 

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Regional news
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Village council meetings scheduled soon

Posted by LizGH on June 27, 2019 - 1:56pm

Several committee meetings are on the Bluffton council schedule for the next two weeks. Those follow:

Utility Committee - Thursday, June 27, at 4 p.m.
Street Committee - Thursday, June 27, at 5:30 p.m.
Personnel Committee - Wednesday, July 3, at noon
Council Meeting - Monday, July 8,  at 7 p.m.

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Regional news
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Student and professor collaborate

Involving research through a National Science Foundation grant
Posted by Fred Steiner on June 26, 2019 - 3:31pm

Ryan Oostland, a Bluffton University senior mathematics major and computer science minor from Goshen, Ind., is spending the summer collaborating with Dr. Stephen Harnish, professor of mathematics, on a research project through the XSEDE EMPOWER Program.

The program’s acronym stands for Extreme Science and Engineering Discovery Environment and is supported by the National Science Foundation.

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Bluffton University
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Our new postmaster

Posted by Fred Steiner on June 26, 2019 - 3:21pm

Jared Caprella, officer in charge of the Bluffton post office since February, became postmaster in June 22. Click here for a story about Caprella.

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