The Bluffton Lions Club has announced the following events for January 2026:
January 6
Club meeting at 6:30 p.m. at Bluffton Town Hall. Board to meet at 6 p.m. New member installation. Speaker TBA.
January 16-18
Ohio Lions Winter Retreat Deer Creek State Park Resort, Mt. Sterling OH.
January 20
Club meeting at noon at Bluffton Town Hall. New member installation. Boys and Girls
State students. Business meeting update. 50/50 charity raffle drawing.
By Karen Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
In June of 1978, the rock band Foreigner released their second studio album titled Double Vision. One of the singles on this album was Hot Blooded, which was certified as platinum. The album was released by Atlantic. Foreigner is one of the top-selling bands in the world with record sales exceeding 80 million, and they were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame on October 19, 2024.
MEDIA RELEASE__Bluffton University has been recognized by the Ohio Department of Higher Education (ODHE) for strong alignment with the state’s Science of Reading standards. The findings highlight Bluffton’s ongoing commitment to preparing future educators with research-informed reading instruction practices.
VAN BUREN–The visiting Bluffton High School girls basketball team rode big first and fourth quarters to defeat scrappy Van Buren 51-40 in a non-conference contest on Tuesday, December 16.
The Pirate girls jumped to a 17-8 lead after the first quarter by hitting three three-point goals. VB inched within 25-19 at the intermission break.
The Black Knights tallied their second straight 11-8 stanza in the third period to further cut their deficit to 33-30 heading into the final quarter.
