There are two documents of supreme importance to American history: the Declaration of Independence, which forged our national identity, and the United States Constitution, which set forth the framework for the federal government that is still in use today. While Independence Day is a beloved national holiday, fewer people know about Constitution Week, an annual commemoration of the living document that upholds and protects the freedoms central to our American way of life. This year the annual celebration begins September 17, 2025.
Ebenezer Mennonite Church, 8905 Columbus Grove Road, will host the GriefShare Support Group weekly on Thursdays, 7 :00-8:30 p.m. from September 4 through December 4, 2025.
GriefShare is a 13-week, video based support group for those who have lost a loved one. You’ll find it to be a warm, caring environment and will come to see your group as an “oasis” on your long journey through grief.
August 30 District Cabinet meeting Bluffton Town Hall at 9:00 a.m. September 2 Club meeting at Town Hall at 6:30 p.m. Speaker Dr. Allison Niemeyer, podiatrist. September 16 Club meeting at Town Hall at noon. Speaker will be a representative from Blanchard Valley Health System speaking on cancer. September 18 Community Meal at Senior Center. September 22-October 3: Eye screening of children. September 27 Fall Festival and craft show. October 11 Roadside clean-up.
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Festival of Wheels revenue to date of $3,956.02. Ride to Remember revenue to date of $7,557 these funds go to the bike path. Playground pledges and donations to date $205,816.
Cheryl Anise Pingle, 73, passed away August 21, 2025 at Story Point in Findlay. Cheryl was born September 25, 1951 in Bluffton, Ohio to the late Wallace and Evelyn (Street) Lugibihl. On June 14, 1969 she married Daniel Pingle who survives.
AUGUST 21 MEDIA RELEASE__The Ohio State Highway Patrol announced today, that an OVI checkpoint will be held in Allen County tomorrow evening, August 22.
The location of the checkpoint will be announced Friday morning. Additionally, to aggressively combat impaired driving-related crashes, troopers will conduct saturation patrols in the area of the checkpoint.
In 2024 there were 10,697 OVI-related crashes in which 567 people were killed on Ohio’s roadways. State troopers make on average 15,000 OVI arrest each year in an attempt to combat these dangerous drivers.
