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School board will meet Monday at 7:30 p.m.

The Bluffton school board has rescheduled its December Board Meeting for Monday, Dec. 14, at 7:30 p.m. in the Bluffton Elementary Media Center, according to Paula Parish, school treasurer.

The board also rescheduled the Records Commission for Monday Dec. 14, at 7 p.m. to review the disposal of records as recommended by the treasurer (held in the superintendent’s office.)

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Bluffton's drive-in theatre

Bluffton Family Recreation became Bluffton's drive-in theatre on Saturday evening. A sell-out crowd watched How the Grinch Stole Christmas. The movie was part of this year's new twist on the Blaze of Lights. (Photos from Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce)

Lane restrictions around Beaverdam

Crews will be moving barrier wall for the winter traffic pattern

Ohio Department of Transportation announced I-75 lane restrictions begin today in Beaverdam. Crews will be moving barrier wall for the winter traffic pattern.

The following highway construction scheduled to occur within Allen County is dependent upon weather conditions.

Interstate 75 in both directions, at the village of Beaverdam, will have daytime lane restrictions (7 a.m. - 7 p.m.) to move the barrier wall in the work zone. 

The lane restrictions will begin on Tuesday, Dec. 8, or Wednesday, Dec. 9, and continue through Monday, Dec. 11.

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Ordinance and finance committees meet

Here are scheduled meetings for the Village of Bluffton.

• Ordinance Committee – Wednesday, 12/9 at noon, via Zoom.

• Finance Committee – Wednesday, 12/9 at 7 p.m. at town hall.

Contact Jesse Blackburn at [email protected] for the Zoom invitation.

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Icon sports writer's article posted on Basketball Intelligence website

Icon sports writer Cort Reynolds has one of his NBA stories posted on the Basketball Intelligence national website.

His article recounting the second NBA 1 on 1 tournament in 1973 and its epic, Marathon championship game between an all-star and a career backup from the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Click here to read the article.

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Long-range bombing Bluffton boys upend Liberty Benton

Soper and Donley each drained 5 triples, while Boblitt sank 4 treys

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The host Bluffton boys basketball team raced to a big halftime lead and held off Liberty-Benton 79-67 to win their home opener Saturday night.

The Pirates led a high-scoring first half 49-33 at intermission as Carson Soper poured in 19 points on the strength of four three-pointers.

Trenton Donley also knocked down two triples in the opening stanza as the hot-shooting Pirates built a 27-11 lead. Donley added another triple in the second period, while Trey Boblitt also drained three trifectas before intermission.

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