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MEDIA RELEASE__Four youth will be confirmed in the Christian faith on Sunday, May 3, at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 North Main Street, Jenera, in the 10:30 AM service.

The Confirmands are Lindsey Beach, Ida Falck, Maxwell Falck, and Willow Jones.

The Class Verse is Proverbs 30:5: “Every word of God is flawless; he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.” The class flower is the carnation and the class colors are purple and white. The class hymn is "Across the Lands."

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MEDIA RELEASE__Calling all patriotic voices! The America 250 in Bluffton Committee is producing a Community Patriotic Music Concert on July 4.  

Participation is open to all vocal parts. Please know how to hold your choral part and have a love of singing lots of red, white and blue music. 

The concert will be held at Bluffton Presbyterian Church on Saturday July 4 at 6:30 p.m., directed by Dan Basinger and accompanied by Sue Van Eman. 

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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. 

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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. 

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By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School boys tennis team defeated visiting local rival Ada 4-0 in a rain-shortened match at on Monday, April 27.

The Pirates improved to 7-2-1 after the win. Bluffton won all eight sets and dropped just three games in the dominant victory.

Ada fell to 0-6 with the loss. 

Bluffton senior Grady Coonfare swept Bulldog junior Brandon Prater 6-0, 6-0 at first singles.  

Pirate senior Isaiah Kohli beat Ada junior Lawson Klingler 6-1, 6-0 at second singles.

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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.

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