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This plate is wide open, as far we can can determine. You'll find it in the Ada King-Horn Center parking area. It's on a black Dodge mini-van with a Shawnee Indians sticker on the back window.

Rhonda S. Staley, 48 of Bluffton died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017. 

She was born on March 20, 1968 to William C. Nigh, Jr. and Sue F. Nigh. Rhonda married Dan Staley on Aug. 1, 1992, and he survives along with her mother, Sue F. Nigh of North Baltimore, three children; Bridgette G. Staley of Fostoria, Jared R. Staley of Minneapolis, Minn., and Nathaniel N. Staley of Bluffton.

By Black Swamp Area Council on Feb. 4

Five area Boy Scouts were recognized over the weekend, according to Mike Metzger, Bluffton Troop 256 scoutmaster.

The Black Swamp Area Council of the Boy Scouts of America held its annual banquet honoring the Eagle Scout Class of 2016 on Feb. 4.  

Brice Metzger, Kaden Reneker, and Jacob Thompson of Troop 256 Bluffton, Noah Woodruff of Troop 176 Lima, and Ethan Fleming of Troop 226 Pandora. 

Standing from left, Kaden Reneker, Brice Metzger, Noah Woodruff, Ethan Fleming, Jacob Thompson.

Allison Neuenschwander, 87, died Feb. 5, 2017, at Mennonite Memorial Home in Bluffton.  Allison was born Nov. 25, 1928 in Columbus Grove to the late Hiram and Edna (Luginbihl) Neuenschwander who preceded him in death. On July 24, 1954, he married Gloria Beemer who preceded him in death on Oct. 26, 2014.

Bluffton University football coach Denny Dorrell was one of several area coaches on a Super Bowl panel at Ohio Northern on Saturday. It was part of the Made In Ada Wilson Football Festival. All NFL and NCAA Division I footballs are made in Ada.

February 4, 2017

Results

ADA, Ohio - The Bluffton University men’s and women’s track and field team traveled to Ohio Northern University to participate in the Joe Banks Invitational in fields that were considerably larger and deeper than previous years. The Beavers came away with a variety of excellent performances.

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