Columbus Grove won the Northwest Conference 2018-19 “Don Bachman Award of Excellence."
This is the fourth time Columbus Grove has accomplished this feat since the establishment of the award in 2005. This award recognizes the school in the conference that exhibits the highest level of consistent excellence in conference-sponsored sports and scholastic bowl competition each school year.
The Village of Bluffton will spray for misquitos on Wednesday evenings this summer, according to Jesse Blackburn, village administrator. The misquito fogger will begin at dusk. If there are high winds or rain on Wednesdays, the foggiing moves to Thursday evenings.
The Bluffton Shuffleboard Club announces its summer tournament schedule.
In addition, it invites persons interested in learning to play the game to attend any of the club sessions. These are Mondays and Saturdays at 10 a.m. and Thursdays at 4 p.m.
Already held was a Bluffton state tournament on May 23-24 and the Mildred and Clarence Brunn doubles event on June 3.
Future tournaments follow:
• June 17-18 – Bluffton state tournament, any doubles 16 frames/75
Rob Martin, the chief and director of Hanco EMS, a division of Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS), is the recipient of the Ohio Association of Community Behavioral Health Authorities’ (OACBHA) 2019 CARES Award.
This award is given annually to first responders and frontline workers who go above and beyond in helping individuals, families and their communities deal with the adverse effects of Ohio’s opiate epidemic.