Jill Ann Miller passed from this earth to her long awaited home on March 2, 2025. Many of you may have recognized her as she rode her bike or walked down the streets of Bluffton but I would venture that not many of you really knew Jill. She was a smallish freckled and reddish haired lady that always seemed slightly disheveled. She always seemed to have an older face, even when I first met her almost 30 years ago. I was new to Bluffton and started attending a church. Jill was a regular there. She was kind and inviting and seemed to speak faster than her thoughts could keep up with.
Bluffton University has named the students who will serve as President’s Ambassadors during the 2025-26 academic year (listed below). Selected students assist in recruiting prospective students, welcoming and greeting campus guests, and engaging alumni and donors.
President’s Ambassadors receive extensive training in networking, professional development, etiquette, conversational skills and interviewing.
First implemented on campus during the 2021-22 academic year, the program won a 2022 Independent College Advancement Associates (ICAA) Program of Excellence Award.
The Bluffton Public Library will host the following events and activities during the week of March 10 to 15. For further details and dates, visit www.blufftonpubliclibrary.org/library-events.
Bluffton University Interim President Dr. J. Alexander Sider has issued an "open letter" to "alumni, parents, donors and friends" in a video presentation provided HERE on YouTube addressing recent developments that ended the proposed merger of Bluffton University and Findlay University. He speaks of collaboration with this constituency and provides a link to www.bluffton.edu/questions
COLUMBUS – Bluffton sophomore Mason Shank wrestled in the Div. III state tournament at the Schottenstein Center on the campus of Ohio State University Friday and Saturday, March 7-8.
The Pirate heavyweight posted a 1-2 record and advanced to day two of the OHSAA tournament before being eliminated.
He ended his season with a fine record of 41-11.
In the first round of the 285 lbs. bracket Friday, Shank met the top seed in his quarter of the 16-man draw. Undefeated Dalton senior Cohen Riggenbach narrowly beat Shank in a tight 2-1 decision to drop the Pirate into the consolation bracket.
By Casey Heilman Allen SWCD District Administrator
Since 1982 the Allen Soil and Water Conservation District has been offering pond and lake owners the opportunity to stock their water conveniently and cheaply.
Stocking your pond is a great way to ensure a healthy food chain between plants, fish and other life. A healthy pond requires healthy fish to help keep a more balanced ecosystem. Not only do these fish help keep the pesky insect population down, but by eating the excess nutrients that aquatic plants give off, they are also working to keep water clear and balanced. READ MORE
