The white-hot Bluffton High School boys basketball team remained first in the Northwest Conference following a 66-58 win over visiting Spencerville in a key league showdown Friday night, January 28
Trenton Donley netted 16 of his 25 points in the fourth quarter to pace the victors.
Bluffton held a narrow 12-11 lead after the first period, and inched ahead 21-19 at halftime. A 17-10 third quarter run extended their lead to 38-29 heading to a wild final period.
Falls during winter weather can lead to many types of injuries such as fractures of the wrists, legs, ankles and hip, as well as cause potential head, neck or brain injuries. It is nearly impossible to completely avoid ice and snow this time of year, but there are some steps that you can take to help reduce your risk of falling.
First of all, be aware of your surroundings. Avoid distractions such as your cell phone and take time to pay attention to the surfaces on which you are walking or getting ready to walk on. Try to pick areas that are well lit when you are parking and walking, so that you can see any ice that is in your path, especially so that you can see black ice. Choose walkways that are well-cleared, even if that is not the most direct and convenient route.
The Swiss Community Historical Society (SCHS) is reconfiguring the bank barn at the Schumacher Homestead to reflect the original location of entrances to the upper floor.
The doors will be painted but their design and materials can be best appreciated in the current state.
The visiting Bluffton High School girls basketball team lost 58-49 at Spencerville in a Northwest Conference contest Thursday night, January 27.
The Lady Pirates fell to 14-5 overall and 3-3 in the NWC after suffering just their second loss in the last 12 games. Spencerville improved to 11-7 and 3-3 in the NWC with the win. The two teams are now tied for fourth place in the league standings. Both squads are out of the running for the conference crown.
The Bluffton Police Department is requesting information regarding January 27 incidents involving trucks:
On January 27 at approximately 11:30 p.m. officers attempted to stop a Dodge truck on SR 103 for having incorrect plates on the vehicle. The driver led officers on a pursuit down several village streets.
Joan Ruth (Green) Warren (88) passed away on January 24 at 1:13 p.m. in Kendallville, Indiana, at Chandler Place. She was born on April 8, 1933, to Anna Belle (Clark) Green and Milford Vance Green, in Mt. Cory, Ohio. On June 3, 1956, she married her high school sweetheart Robert (Bob) Warren at Pleasant View United Methodist Church in Mt. Cory, Ohio.
The December Student of the Month at Bluffton High school is Alyssa Speicher, daughter of Steve & Susan Speicher of Bluffton. Alyssa is in the 11th grade and has a 4.0000 cumulative gpa. (Her twin sister Lauren was the November Student of the Month.)
Alyssa is a member of the National Honor Society and Latin Club. Alyssa was awarded the "Student of the Year" in English 10.
She is currently taking a College English class through Findlay University/Bluffton High School and is undecided about what she would like to do after graduation.
Soup to Nuts was a 1930 feature film starring Ted Healy and The Three Stooges. The movie was born out of the 1920 vaudeville slapstick comedy act titled Ted Healy and His Stooges. Eventually, Ted Healy left the group and it became known as The Three Stooges. The group filmed between the 1930s and the 1970s with various actors playing The Three Stooges over the years. However, the idiom “soup to nuts” was first used to describe a full course dinner from the first course to the last.
The Bluffton University men's basketball team lost a defensive tussle at Anderson, 52-42, on a frigid Wednesday, Jan. 26, 2022. Bluffton fell to 5-11 overall and 1-7 in the Heartland Conference, while Anderson stayed in the HCAC hunt at 13-5 and 8-3 in the conference.
