MEDIA RELEASE__The University of Findlay will host Commencement ceremonies for 2026 graduates on Saturday, May 2 with Christine Denecker, Ph.D., vice president of academic affairs, as the keynote speaker for the morning’s graduate ceremony. She oversees five colleges and more than 80 academic programs.
MEDIA RELEASE__The America 250 in Bluffton, Ohio committee has a Veterans Honor & Remembrance event planned for Memorial Day, May 25.
Family members of Bluffton veterans can have their loved ones honored on a tree covered with patriotic ribbons. The ribbons will be displayed on a tree in Maple Grove Cemetery from Memorial Day until Labor Day 2026.
APRIL 27 MEDIA RELEASE__On April 27, 2026, at approximately 7:13 P.M., the Lima Post of the Ohio State Highway Patrol responded to a report of a commercial semi-truck on I-75, driving down an embankment and overturning, in Bath Township, Allen County.
Almazbek Omurzakov, age 50, from Greenville, South Carolina, was southbound on I-75 driving a 2020 Volvo semi. Mr. Omurzakov drove off the right side of the roadway, through a guardrail, and overturned down an embankment. Mr. Omurzakov was wearing his safety belt and was not injured in the crash.
Current 1 mill levy provides 26.5% of Bluffton Public Library annual revenue
The Bluffton Public Library has been a part of the Bluffton community since 1935. As Bluffton has grown, the library has grown with it - moving from the high school to Main St. in 1986 and expanding the building and services in 2004. While most know the history of the library, I’d like to take this opportunity to explain how the library exists today, in 2026.
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