From 9-11 a.m. on Friday, November 19, the Bluffton Public Library will host the ONU mobile health clinic. All services are provided by individuals with the Ohio Northern University Healthwise program.
This clinic includes free screenings for blood pressure, blood sugar, osteoporosis, and cholesterol (please fast for 12 hours to participate in cholesterol or blood sugar screening).
Participants may speak with ONU Healthwise students and staff about their results or concerns, and even receive referrals to area doctors.
Bath Township Fire Department responded to a report of a mobile home on fire at 2145 N. Dixie Hwy. Lot #30, Lima, Ohio, in Bath Township at 11:12 A.M. on November 18.
Upon arrival, firefighters found the mobile home fully involved with the next-door mobile home also involved.
Winning its last two Fall 2021 games propelled the Bluffton University football team to fifth place among eight teams in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference. The team has ten All-HCAC honorees with three players on the first team, one on the second team and six honorable mentions.
On Tuesday, November 16, the Bluffton Lions Club dedicated a bench overlooking Cob Lake in memory of Taylor Steele of Bluffton. The ceremony was led by Lions President Patty Navin and included comments by Steele’s mother Tracy.
Waves in the ocean are formed with the interaction of the wind, water, and land. The gravitational pull of the moon on the Earth can influence tides that can impact the formation of waves. The wind transfers energy to the water. The stronger the wind, the more energy is generated to form waves.
The Bluffton University women's basketball team dominated Olivet College 77-43 in front of a packed Sommer Center on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. The Bluffton offense sputtered in the home opener with Oberlin on Saturday, then evened up their mark at 1-1. The Olivet squad that came in averaging 80 points per game fell to 1-2 after scoring just over half of that on Wednesday night.
The Bluffton University men's basketball team fell behind 12-2 just over two minutes into the game and Heidelberg never looked back in a 92-68 win over the Beavers on Wednesday, Nov. 17, 2021. The visitors fell to 0-2 on the year, while Heidelberg improved to 3-0.
Senior volleyball standout Kylie Stackhouse signed a letter of intent to play volleyball at Tiffin University Tuesday, November 16 at Bluffton High School.
As a Pirate, Stackhouse is Bluffton’s career kills leader with 1,301. She was a three-time, first team All-Northwest Conference pick. In 2021, she was named first team all-district and will participate in the District 8 All-Star game.
The Bluffton Exempted Village Schools Board of Education held its November regular meeting on Monday, November 15 in the Elementary Media Center, 102 S. Jackson. All board members were present for the approximately 35 minute meeting.
