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Bluffton boys blast McComb

Trey Boblitt led all scorers with 21 points as he nailed 6 of the team's 11 triples
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 27, 2021 - 10:48am

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Homestanding Bluffton fired in 51 points over the middle quarters to blow out McComb 79-55 in a non-league boys basketball makeup game Tuesday night. 

Bluffton led 20-12 after the first period as five players scored, including three triples. But the Pirates blew it open with a 23-11 second stanza to lead by 20 at intermission. Nic Essinger netted four baskets in the quarter.

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Sports
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So, you think you know Bluffton? The answer

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 27, 2021 - 6:50am

So, you think you know Bluffton? Okay, where is this? Bluffton Stadium.

 

 

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Regional news
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The Power of Antioxidants

Posted by Anne Pannabecke... on January 27, 2021 - 6:00am

Living a healthy lifestyle seems to be getting more popular these days, especially now during the current pandemic in which we are living. Exercising and eating a balanced diet are just two pieces of a healthy lifestyle. When striving to eat a balanced diet, it is vital to consume foods containing antioxidants.

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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Ron Edinger...paddled in high school

And participated in a history-making Panama flyover
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 26, 2021 - 9:40pm

For more information about "Bluffton Anthology" click here.
Interview with Ron Edinger – I grew up in the second house from the county line on Main Street. My brothers are Jim, Jerry and Dick.

I was just another face in the crowd at Bluffton High School. I played baseball and for one season, football.

I was paddled following a high school assembly, either as a sophomore or junior. Actually, the entire row was paddled.

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Iconoclast View
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Jefferson Street Phase II project back on track

Schedule set for bid opening and contract awarding
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 26, 2021 - 4:53pm

On Monday, Bluffton council members learned the rebidding of Jefferson Street Phase II project's bid opening is at 10 a.m., Friday, Feb. 5. And, the notice of bid award signing will be Thursday, March 4. 

Full executed contracts should be completed on or prior to April 6. Jesse Blackburn, village administrator, told council that additional funding for the project has been applied for through the Ohio Water Development Authority.

A funding decision for that request should be made by the end of the January.

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Public Meetings
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Police department achieves full compliance certification

Through Ohio Collaborative Law Enforcement Agency
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 26, 2021 - 4:36pm

Bluffton’s police department has achieved a certification of full compliance through the Ohio Collaborative Law Enforcement Agency, according to Ryan Burkholder, police chief.

• The certification demonstrations efforts of the department to engage in the community and be transparent in operations.

• It shows the department enacts sound procedures and trains officers in common sense policies.

• The goal of certification is to ensure the department delivers superior law enforcement services to community.

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People
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