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Leiber honored by Fremont Speedway Hall of Fame

People

/ Jun 25, 2026

PHOTOS provided by Becky Leiber

By Marlena Ballinger

A cumulative 51-year racing career has earned a retired Bluffton business owner a place in the Fremont Speedway Hall of Fame. On June 6, Dwain Leiber, former owner of Leiber's Garage, was inducted into the Fremont, Ohio, hall of fame.

Leiber started his racing career in 1959, racing go-karts. In 1978, he switched to racing sprint cars.

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Screen time: Impact on youth update

Health

/ Jun 25, 2026

By Jessica Kelley and Micah Stoner, Student Pharmacists with Karen Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

A digital ecosystem is defined as a compilation of digital media, including television, social media, video games, the internet and interactive assistants. Interactive assistants are AI-powered software or systems that help people complete tasks, provide information, or automate actions. This can include Siri, Google Assistant and Microsoft Copilot.

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SCHS Swiss Day to be held at new Swiss Heritage Center, June 28

Living in Bluffton

/ Jun 25, 2026

FROM FACEBOOK_Bluffton's Swiss Community Historical Society is excited to host its annual Swiss Day at the Swiss Heritage Center on Sunday, June 28. This is the first time Swiss Day will be held at the new center. The event is for historical society members and non-members with an interest in the history of early Bluffton and Pandora.

Participants are asked to bring a hot and cold dish and their own tableware, gather at 12:30 p.m. and plan to eat at 1:00 p.m.

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Alice June (Hochstettler) Kliewer worked at Grace Bible Institute

Obituaries

/ June 25, 2026

Alice June (Hochstettler) Kliewer was born June 21, 1934, to Andrew A and Esther (Zimmerman) Hochstettler at their farmhouse near Bluffton, Ohio. She entered into the presence of her Lord Jesus Christ on June 23, 2026, in Henderson, Nebraska.

Bluffton College grad was famous for memorizing all of Paradise Lost

Obituaries

/ June 25, 2026

On June 9, the New York Times published a remembrance of Bluffton College graduate John Basinger, who memorized all 12 books of the epic poem Paradise Lost by John Milton.