Posted by Fred Steiner on January 20, 2021 - 3:24pm
That's right. Jefferson Street Phase II is on the 2021 village calendar. The project covers the street from County Line Road to the railroad. A project timeline may need to be modified since the project has a new bid opening date of Feb. 5.
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 20, 2021 - 2:56pm
Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) will host a Facebook Live titled “BVHS COVID-19 Update,” on Thursday, Jan. 21, at 2 p.m.
BVHS President and CEO Myron Lewis and Dr. William Kose, vice president of special projects, will discuss the organization’s planning of operations and processes that will ensure the safety and care of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The event will be streamed on the health system’s Facebook page, facebook.com/BlanchardValleyHealthSystem/. Community members can “like” the corporate Facebook account of BVHS and visit the page to watch live.
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 20, 2021 - 6:46am
In a vote of league coaches, Transylvania University was selected as the favorite in the 2020-21 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) women’s basketball race.
The Pioneers earned 80 votes, placing them in the first slot. Franklin College was picked to finish second with 70 points. Anderson University and Hanover College finished in a tie for third with 57 points each, while Bluffton University rounded out the top five, receiving 47 points.
Listed below is the 2020-21 HCAC Women's Basketball Preseason Poll.
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 20, 2021 - 6:42am
Four area studnets were named to the Eastern Mennonite University fall dean's list. Student on the list include degree-seeking students who achieve a semester GPA of at least 3.75 with no withdrawn, incomplete, or failing grades for 12 semester hours of standard grades.
Isaac Andreas, a Mathematics, Computer Science major
Seth Andreas, a Mathematics, Computer Science major
Sophia Gott, a Music: Interdisciplinary Studies, Social Work major
Douglas Nester, a Engineering major
As an observance of Week of Prayer for Christian Unity
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 20, 2021 - 6:30am
Bluffton Area Ministerial Association, BAMA, continues its Week of Prayer and Christian Unity programming on Sunday, 25.
In recent years, the BAMA pastors marked the week with an annual pulpit exchange.
“In the exchange, congregations welcome a pastor from another local church to lead worship, demonstrating the importance of strong ecumenical relationships within the body of Christ, the universal Church,” said Rev. Karol Farris Schilling, pastor of Bluffton Presbyterian Church.