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Boys' team finished 3rd; girls' 12th at district

Bluffton HS boys’ track team was edged out of the runner-up spot by 1.5 points in the district meet on Saturday, but will take a large contingent to the regional meet this weekend at Heidelberg. While the boys’ team finished third, the girls  squad finished 12th.

The boys will compete in seven events and the girls in one event.

Bluffton police officer Lesley Ducat gives instructions to a young bicyclist during Saturday's bike rodeo. The annual event, sponsored by the Bluffton Police, Bike Crazy and Bluffton Pediatrics, took place at the Buckeye park.

Bluffton High School baccalaureate is at 8 p.m., Thursday, May 23, on College Avenue, in front of BHS.

The service includes Chad Veit and Bailey Edwards as speakers. Hannah Yost will lead the music. The service is open to the public.

Bradley Paul DeVier, 50, died May 18, 2019.  Brad was born Feb. 22, 1969, in Bluffton, Ohio.  He had previously been married to Terresa Edwards-DeVier of Lima.

Brad graduated from Allen East High School, received his Bachelor's of Education from Bluffton University and his Master's of Education Administration from the University of Findlay. 

Brad was a teacher at Lima City Schools and was a member of the Lima Aerie Eagles # 370. 

Niswander, Amstutz, Sprunger, Habeggar, Gerber, Ramseyer, Diller, Steiner and Bixel are among the familiar Bluffton and Pandora area last names in this photo. It's the Bluffton College girl's glee club taken from the 1926 college yearbook, the Ista.93

State Route 103 between state Route 698 and township Road 71, between the villages of Jenera and Arlington, will close Monday, June 10, for approximately 45 days for a pavement repair and shoulder widening project.

Traffic will be detoured onto state Route 235, U.S. 30 and U.S. 68 back to state Route 103. Work is being performed by Helms and Sons, Findlay.

Work is dependent upon weather conditions, and unless otherwise noted, it will take place during daytime hours.

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