FROM BSC HAPPENINGS__First Mennonite Church will serve the Community Meal at the Bluffton Senior Center on May 21. All meals start at 6 p.m. and are free and open to the public. A free will offering is taken to help support the Bluffton food pantry.
Sara M. Beery, 96, passed away May 12, 2026, at the Mennonite Memorial Home.
Sara was born August 23, 1929, in Bluffton, to Millard and Sophia (Eisenbach) Oberly, who preceded her in death. She was previously married to Howard Eldon Beery and they had four children together.
She was a 1947 graduate of Bluffton High School and attended Ebenezer Mennonite Church. She worked for the Triplett Corporation and Richland Manor. She was a member of the Bluffton Senior Center. She loved to knit, sew and bake. She especially loved spending time in her garden.
MEDIA RELEASE_The Pandora-Riley branch of the Putnam County District Library, 304 Hilty Dr., has announced 2026 summer reading challenges.
Participants are asked to log books read to earn badges. One ticket will be earned per badge, and participants can use tickets to enter a drawing for prizes. The drawing will be held the first week of each month. Prize categories include: birth to 11 years old, 12 to 18 years old, and adults 18 and over.
FROM BLUFFTON WATER BILLS__The Village of Bluffton has notified residents that the spring Bluffton Community Clean Up will take place May 26-28 at the brush dump on Spring St.
Dumpsters will be available for Village of Bluffton residents only.
The May 14 dedication ceremony to be attended by Gov. Mike DeWine at the Ray Brown Memorial Park, 1014 N Ohio St, Alger, will begin at 2:00 p.m.
By Paula Pyzik Scott
The dedication of Ray Brown Memorial Park in Alger, Ohio, on Thursday, May 14, is a remarkable ending to a long-forgotten story. Only in recent years has it become locally known that Negro League star pitcher and Baseball Hall of Fame honoree Ray Brown was born in the village in 1906.
