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Kyle Koontz will sign letter of intent to play football at ONU

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 14, 2020 - 11:44am

Bluffton High School scholar athlete, Kyle Koontz, will sign a letter of intent to kick for the Ohio Northern University football team beginning next school year.

Koontz plans to major in computer science at ONU, and pursue a career in informational technology.

While a kicker for the Pirate football team Kyle set a record for kicking the most extra points in a game, and kicked the second longest field goal in the school’s history.

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Tayton Kleman, Jeremy Sturgeon, Jackson Wilson hope to repeat NWC titles

Conference wrestling tournament Saturday at Grove
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 14, 2020 - 10:25am

The Northwest Conference wrestling tournament will be at Columbus Grove High School on Saturday, Feb.15, with both high school and junior high teams wrestling.  

NWC teams include Ada, Allen East, Bluffton, Columbus Grove, Delphos Jefferson, Lincolnview, Paulding and Spencerville.  Crestview will also compete in the JH tournament.

Allen East won the championship in 2019 with its 8th championship, followed by Bluffton and Columbus Grove. 

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Council finance committee meets at noon Feb. 19

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 14, 2020 - 6:57am

Bluffton council's Finance Committee will meet at noon on Wednesday, Feb. 19, according to Kevin Nichel, village fiscal officer. The meeting will be in the town hall, 154 N. Main St.

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It's Bluffton over Manchester twice on Wednesday

Women now 12-10 while men's team is 13-9
Posted by Fred Steiner on February 14, 2020 - 6:52am

Bluffton men's and women's basketball teams both earned wins over Manchester on Wednesday. The game results follow:

Women's game

The Bluffton University women's basketball team welcomed Manchester University to the Sommer Center on a snowy Wednesday, Feb. 12.

The Beavers were able to pull away late in the fourth for a 65-58 victory. Bluffton improved to 12-10 (6-9 HCAC) while the Spartans fell to 8-14 (5-10 HCAC).

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Bluffton University
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A garage sale in February?

Yes - at County Line Church on Feb. 29
Posted by LizGH on February 14, 2020 - 6:00am

County Line Church is hosting a "Leap into Spring" garage sale in their barn, at 4227 N Hardin Rd. (County Line Rd.), on Saturday, Feb. 29, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Local vendors will be selling second-hand items, including vintage, antiques, household items, clothes, etc, plus handmade crafts, homemade foods and products from home-based businesses in the church’s multi-purpose building. 

The youth group will be selling snacks. 

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Worship
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Illinois contestant wins Icon's Oscar contest

Posted by Fred Steiner on February 13, 2020 - 8:43pm

Alisha White, a contestant from Illinois, is the winner of the Icon's Oscars Contest. She had 7 out of 8 answers correct. 

The award for Best Picture went to Parasite. This is the first time that an international film has been awarded Best Picture. Parasite also was awarded Best Original Screenplay and Best International Film (this category was not covered in the Icon contest). The director of Parasite, Bong Joon Ho, was awarded Best Director.

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