Bluffton University announced on February 26 that Dr. Jane Wood has resigned from her position as president, and that Dr. J. Alexander Sider has been appointed as Acting President effective immediately.
"On behalf of the Board of Trustees, I want to express our gratitude to Dr. Wood for her service to Bluffton University. Her leadership has been integral to the university’s growth and development,” said Cheryl Hacker, Bluffton University Board of Trustees Chairperson. “We are confident that Dr. Sider’s deep commitment to our mission ‘to prepare students for life as well as vocation…and ultimately for the purposes of God’s universal kingdom,’ combined with his extensive experience at Bluffton, will ensure a smooth and successful transition as we continue to build a bright future for the university."
The Bluffton Senior Center, 132 N. Main St. Bluffton, will be having its annual Garage Sale on Thursday, February 27 and 28 from 9 to 6, Saturday, March 1 from 9-1 and Monday, March 3 half price from 9-noon. Shoppers can expect lots of housewares, bedding, puzzles and games, jewelry, furniture and antiques and collectables.
Fredrick “Fred” W. Evans, 80, a long-time resident of Ada, went home to the Lord on February 2, 2025 at the Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton. He was born in April of 1944 in Pittsburgh, PA to Edwin Evans of North Lawrence, OH and Elizabeth (Myers) Evans of Ada.
Fred was a proud graduate of the 1962 class of Marion L. Steele High School in Amherst, OH. He was a certificate holder from the Oberlin School of Commerce and he was known for his exacting accounting capabilities in his early business employment.
At 7:15 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 26, the Bluffton High School boys basketball team will play Lima Central Catholic in the OHSAA D6 District Semi-Finals at the Elida Fieldhouse.
Tickets can be purchased in advance at https://www.ohsaa.org/tickets $5 for students (K-12) $8 Adults. Cash only tickets are available at the gate.
This evening is a split session. The gym will be cleared after the 6 p.m. game with Columbus Grove vs. Crestview.
LIMA — The Lima-Allen County Regional Planning Commission (LACRPC) has announced that Rebecca Phillips is its new executive director. The vote was made official in a special board meeting with the organization’s executive committee on Feb. 20. Phillips’ new role became effective immediately following the vote.
LACRPC is also the administrator for the newly designated West Central Ohio Rural Planning Organization (WORPO), which came to fruition in December 2024. “With our service area expanding from Allen County to now include seven additional counties because of WORPO, I want to ensure we continue to meet the needs of all of our stakeholders,” Phillips explained. “We have a lot of projects coming up, so I’m looking forward to sharing and discussing them with the community.”
