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Little Riley Creek featured in film to premier on Friday

“Conservation and Agriculture: Where Land Meets Water” will premier Feb. 26 on Zoom • Collaboration between Blanchard River Watershed and West Central Ohio Land Conservancy
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 23, 2021 - 1:10pm

The Little Riley Creek is featured in a new film premiered later this month, created in part by the Blanchard River Watershed Partnership (BRWP), according to Lauren Sandhu, watershed coordinator.

“Conservation and Agriculture: Where Land Meets Water” will premiere at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 26,  on Zoom.  The video will be released for public viewing after the premiere.

The video project is a collaboration between BRWP and the West Central Ohio Land Conservancy (WCOLC). It features farmland, conservation practices and waterways in Allen and Hancock Counties.

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Conservation Tillage conference virtual this spring

Traditionally held on the ONU campus
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 23, 2021 - 10:13am

FROM ADA ICON - This spring's Conservation Tillage and Technology Conference traditionally held on the Ohio Northern University campus is virtual this year. 

Four days of topic related programming will be provided March 9-12, (Tuesday-Friday). There is still time to register. Each day will start at 8 a.m. and will have five hours of programming, ending about 2 p.m.

That adds up to 20 hours of presentations on current topics important for farmers, crop consultants and educators.

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Bluffton boys storm past Wildcats

Pirates host Tinora in tourney opener on Feb. 24
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 23, 2021 - 10:01am

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Homestanding Bluffton rallied behind a big fourth quarter to defeat Delphos Jefferson 58-48 in the Northwest Conference and regular season finale for boys basketball Friday night. 

The Pirates trailed 40-36 heading to the fourth period after leading by six at intermission. But Bluffton outscored DJ 22-8 in the final stanza to win by 10. 

Pirates Nic Essinger and Trey Boblitt each scored seven points in the fourth period to spearhead the comeback.

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9.5 inches of snow from Feb. 15 to Feb. 21

First reading above freezing since Feb. 4, recorded on Feb. 21
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 23, 2021 - 9:45am

The area received 9.5 inches of snow from Monday, Feb. 15, to Monday, Feb. 22, according to Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer.

The heaviest snowfall was 6.5 inches on Feb. 15.

Meanwhile temperatures hovered below freezing from Feb. 4 (high of 35) through Feb. 21 (high of 36).

During that same period daily lows reached minus 4 on Feb. 17. February’s daily weather summaries are in the chart below.

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So, you think you know Bluffton?

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 23, 2021 - 8:57am

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

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Tobias Buckell on living in Bluffton

"This collection of memories and essays ground us in what was, and that is important"
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 22, 2021 - 10:44pm

For more information about "Bluffton Anthology" click here.

Tobias Buckell on living in Bluffton - I’m a science fiction writer. I’m usually looking toward what things could be. But this collection of memories and essays ground us in what was, and that is important as well.

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