Three Bluffton HS basketball players received all-NWC honors. They are Kaleb Jefferson (2nd Team) and Sophomores Jared Piercefield and Mason Soper (both Honorable Mention). More at www.blufftonpirates.com
Here's the March schedule of events at Bluffton Public Library:
Winter Book Games reading program for children, teens, and adults ends in March.
Pick up a Winter Book Games Bingo card or download and print it from our website. Then, read five or more books to receive a Bingo and a completion prize. At this time, you may also enter a drawing to win a larger prize.
Kenneth Beeker, Bluffton Uniiversity senior communication and history double major, will present “Deconstructing David Barton: Possession and Particularity in Partisan History Writing” during an 11 a.m. Forum on Tuesday, March 13, in the Reading Room of Musselman Library.
Beeker, a native of McComb, will share on his departmental honors project which looked at a rhetorical analysis of the revisionist historical writing of David Barton.
This announcement is from Ohio Department of Transportation involving Monday work on I-75:
Interstate 75 southbound, just north of Beaverdam, will be restricted to one lane through the work zone during repair of cable rail in the median on Monday, March 5.
The restriction will be in place from approximately 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Work is being performed by ODOT District 1 Roadway Sevices. Traffic control by the ODOT Allen County maintenance garage.
Bluffton Police Department released its February Docket, which follows:
February 1
Officers arrested John W. Deaton, 43, Rockford, for driving under suspension following a traffic stop in the area of State Route 103 and Interstate 75 for a registration violation. During the same incident, officers also arrested Rebecca Purtee, 42, Rockford, for wrongful entrustment. Both cases are pending in Findlay Municipal Court.
Just like the temperature, the daily work of the Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) fluctuates between winter and spring.
“This is the time of year where we must continue to be ready for snow and ice, but also respond to potholes which can develop quickly in pavements due to freeze and thaw,” said Kirk Slusher, deputy director for the Ohio Department of Transportation District 1.
State Representative Bob Cupp (R-Lima) and State Senator Matt Huffman (R-Lima) have announced the introduction of the state's Capital Budget, which invests $2.62 billion statewide, including $500,000 in funding for projects specific to Allen County.
The legislature generally approves a capital budget every two years with the goal of funding needed improvements to public services and facilities across the state, including schools, roads and bridges, waterways and parks.
