LouAnn Osborne of Columbus Grove, 79, died Oct. 7, 2016. LouAnn was born June 8, 1937, in Lima, Ohio, to the late Edwin and Marcellina (Haselman) Palte. She married Donald Osborne who preceded her in death on Jan. 14, 2012.
Survivors include daughters Amy (Paul) Shoppell of Van Wert, and Anne Osborne of Columbus Grove; a son, Donald Osborne of Columbus Grove; a grandson, Joseph Shoppell; a granddaughter, Marcy Shoppell; a sister, Rita Plaugher of Harrod; a brother, William (Nancy) Palte, and a sister-in-law Doris Palte.
The Allen County Visionaries will hold their annual dinner on Thursday, Oct. 13, at Shawnee Country Club. The Visionaries is the private arm of Allen County’s economic development efforts. The nearly 100-member companies and individuals provide half the funding of the Allen Economic Development Group.
Dear Bluffton friends, neighbors, and business owners:
We have ODOT's eyes and ears right now. Please email Kirk Slusher at [email protected]. or call (419) 999-6804 (closed on Columbus Day) about the dangerous conditions at Main St. and College Ave.
Bluffton Public Library opens a new chapter in its history on Thursday with a polka party.
The library staff invites patrons to a polka party at 6 p.m., Thursday, Oct. 13, in the lower level of the library.
Elaine Wehri, local realtor, auctioneer and accordion player, will keep the party moving. In addition to live music there will be food, games and lots of other activities.
The library asks persons planning to attend to register. Call the library at 419-358-5016 or visit the library at 145 S. Main St.
Several winter supplemental coaching contracts are on Monday’s Bluffton school board agenda.
Thirteen contracts to be acted upon involve boys’ basketball, freshman boys’ basketball, middle school boys’ basketball, girls’ basketball and wrestling. The list is in the board agenda, an attachment at the bottom of this story.
