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Abbie Parkins looks right at home in a Bluffton basketball uniform. The BHS soccer and basketball standout is a sophomore guard on the Bluffton University women's basketball team this season.

Will affect local traffic patterns

Interstate 75 northbound near state Route 103 (Jefferson Street), Bluffton, will be restricted to one lane through the work zone Wednesday, Jan. 9, for guardrail and

The entrance ramp from state Route 103 (Jefferson Street) to Interstate 75 northbound will close the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 9, and is expected to reopen by the evening.

Traffic will be detoured onto state Route 103 and state Route 235 back to Interstate 75 northbound.

There's lots of opportunities for kids

Bluffton Family Recreation's youth programming for Winter Session 2 starts Monday, Jan. 7, according to Daniel Tinch, BFR director. The session runs to Friday, Feb. 1.

Register online at: www.bfronline.com or call 419-358-4150.

Here's the schedule:

The Harlem Globetrotters are coming to Ohio Northern University and the ONU Sports Center on Monday, Jan. 28, as part of their 2019 Fan Powered World Tour.

Tickets are available at the ONU Sports Center Athletic Office, ticketweb.com, and harlemglobetrotters.com.

Mary L. Blosser, 88, died Jan. 3, 2019, at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton.  Mary was born Dec. 22, 1930 in Washington, Illinois, to the late Rufus and Lillian (Lantz) Rich. On March 19, 1955, she married Glenn Blosser who preceded her in death on April 22, 2013.

Mary graduated from Washington Community High School in Washington, Illinois, and received her bachelor's degree in education from Bluffton College. She was an elementary teacher at Carey High School and Cory-Rawson Schools. 

The Board of Trustees of Bluffton Richland Library Foundation will hold an annual organizational meeting on Tuesday, Jan. 8, at 7 p.m.  The purpose of the meeting is to elect officers and set the 2019 meeting schedule.

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