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List of athletes and events

Pirate track and field will compete at the May 29 D2 Regional Meet at Lexington High School, Lexington, Ohio.

Field Events start at 4 p.m. and running events at 5:30 p.m. They will also compete on Saturday, May 31 with field events start at 11 a.m. and running events start at 12:30 p.m.

Tickets can be purchased in advance at www.ohsaa.org/

Tickets are #5 for students (K-12) and $11 for adults. Cash tickets will also be available for purchase at the gate.

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CLICK gallery to enlarge and view at your own pace / PHOTOS by Amy Mortimer, Program cover by Zoe Shank

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The May 24 Bluffton High School commencement was a smorgasbord of emotions, entertainment, philosophy and festivity. Depending on your role–as a graduate, parent, sibling, friend, neighbor, teacher or mentor–the program brought tears, laughter and introspection.

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Next Generation MyCare transition in Ohio

MAY 28 MEDIA RELEASE__Area Agency on Aging 3 is facing restructuring in the coming months due to a nonrenewal of a private provider contract. Area Agency on Aging 3 has been under contract to provide 19-counties throughout Western Ohio with case management services since 2018.

The privately held contract company will no longer provide these services and has tendered nonrenewal to several other organizations. Regretfully, due to the contract’s nonrenewal, the agency will be reducing staff numbers on July 1, 2025.

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The Village of Bluffton has announced the following meetings for late May-early June. The meetings will be held at Bluffton Town Hall.

Utilities Committee on Thursday, May 29 at 3:00 p.m.

Parks & Recreation Committee on Tuesday, June 3 at 5:00 p.m.

Personnel Committee on Wednesday, June 4 at noon.

Ordinance Committee on Wednesday, June 4 at 5:00 p.m.

Pathway Board on Thursday, June 5 at noon.

Council Meeting on Tuesday, June 9 at 7:00 p.m.

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Marjorie Ann (Bauman) Diss, 84, residing in Marblehead, OH, passed away, Friday, May 23, 2025, in Otterbein North Shore.

She was born on June 23, 1940 in Pandora, OH to the late Laural and Ollie (Messinger) Bauman.

Marjorie graduated from Bluffton High School in 1959, received her BA in 1994 from OSU and her Masters in Special Education in Wichita, and did her student teaching in Van Wert School District.. She worked in several factories before working for the Wichita School District in Special Education, retiring in 2009.

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MAY 27 MEDIA RELEASE___Northwest Ohio – Wildlife District Two

During the 2024-25 white-tailed deer gun hunting season, State Wildlife Officer Jason Porinchok, assigned to Putnam County, observed a hunter wearing only a hunter-orange hat. Hunters are required to wear an orange vest, coat, jacket, or coveralls during deer gun hunting seasons. Officer Porinchok contacted the hunter and issued a citation for not wearing the required hunter orange. The hunter paid a $125 fine in addition to court costs in Putnam County Court.

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