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Area students on ONU fall dean's list

Posted by LizGH on January 10, 2020 - 6:00am

The following students from Hardin County, Bluffton, Mt. Cory and Jenera were named to the dean’s list for fall semester 2019-20 at Ohio Northern University.

To be eligible for the dean’s list, a student must attain a grade point average of 3.5 or higher and be enrolled full-time.

Kyle Strahm  - Bluffton High School

Lily Shadle - Bluffton High School

Isaac Strahan - Bluffton High School

Phillip Tatarkov - Bluffton High School

Rayanne Nye - Cory Rawson High School

Allison Rutherford - Cory Rawson High School

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2 Pandora students named to Rhodes State dean's list

Posted by LizGH on January 10, 2020 - 6:00am

Two Pandora students were named to the dean's list for fall semester 2019-20 at Rhodes State College, Lima. They are:

Brooke Juliann Kuhlman, Pandora      

Kristen MiKayla Mullins, Pandora 

To be eligible for this dean’s list, a full-time student must be enrolled in at least 12 credit hours and earn a 3.5 grade point average or higher.                               

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2020 Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs opportunities

Expanding ways to serve small businesses in 4-county area
Posted by Icon K on January 10, 2020 - 6:00am

In 2020, the Bluffton Center for Entrepreneurs (BCE) will be awarding prizes, holding free brown bag discussions, and expanding the ways it serves small businesses in the four counties surrounding the Village of Bluffton.

The Ropp Triplett Business Plan Competition, which begins on Wednesday, January 15, will award $7500 in prizes to new businesses and improving 45817 businesses. Spaces are limited and the Emerging Business division has just three seats left. 

To register or learn more about the business plan, visit BlufftonEntrepreneurs.com.

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Pipe dreams

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 9, 2020 - 5:28pm

County Line Road work continues by the village this month. Waste water drainage pipes are being installed on the west side of the road from East Elm Street to Cherry.

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Flash flood watch this weekend

National Weather Service forecasts rain and more rain
Posted by Fred Steiner on January 9, 2020 - 5:20pm

Bluffton police issues a flood watch for the village for the weekend of Jan. 10-12.

Ryan Burkholder, police chief, sent a Nixle alert at 12:37 p.m. on Thursday. It reads: "National Weather Service has issued flood watch for this weekend. Please monitor forecast for potential flooding."

Alert details state that the severity, urgency and certainty are "unknown."  The National Weather Service describes the alert as a flash flood watch.

The northwestern Ohio detailed forecast from the NWS follows:

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Defiance women over Beavers by 5

Posted by Icon K on January 9, 2020 - 4:00pm

The Bluffton University women's basketball team traveled to Heartland Conference rival Defiance College on Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020. The Beavers dropped a 55-50 decision to the Yellow Jackets. Bluffton slipped to 8-4 (2-3 HCAC) on the season, while Defiance improved to 4-8 (3-2 HCAC).

After a Yellow Jacket bucket and a slow start for the Beavers, Brianna Gillig (New Riegel) hit a shot to knot the score at 2-2. Two more Bluffton buckets from Abbie Parkins (Bluffton) and Nora Hemminger (McComb) left the Beavers down by three (11-8) at the end of the first.

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