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Bluffton Community Preschool accepting 2021-22 enrollment

Bluffton Community Preschool is accepting enrollments for the 2021-22 school year. The school is located in the Bluffton Presbyterian Church, 112 N. Main St. 

Classes are available for its 3-year-old classroom and its 4- and 5-year-old classroom.

Children must have turned 3 by Aug. 1, 2021. To receive an enrollment form message the preschool Facebook (link above) or email:  [email protected] 

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Emmanuel UCC fish fry March 12

Drive-thu event from 4 to 7 p.m.

Emmanuel United Church of Christ, 8375 Phillips Road, Bluffton, will hold a fish fry from 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, March 12. Tickets are $9 each.

This is a drive-thru take out only (no dining in) and you may pay with you pick up your meals. No tickets are needed

Meal includes four pices of fish, cheesy potatoes, green beans, apple sauce, desseert and tartar sauce.

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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

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

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

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

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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