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The following report for January 2022 Bluffton EMS activity was provided by Chief Jan Basinger.

70 Calls for service

  • 46 Medical
  • 8 Transport
  • 6 Motor vehicle accident (MVA)
  • 7 Fire
  • 2 Mutual Aid MVA
  • 1 Mutual Aid medical

49 Patients were transported in January

The Village of Bluffton EMS is staffed by an all volunteer-on call team.

For more information, contact the Village of Bluffton, 154 North Main Street, Bluffton, OH 45817. Phone: (419) 358-2066.

The Bluffton University men's basketball team battled Mount St. Joseph for 40 minutes, but the Beavers came up just short in a 64-59 loss on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2022. Bluffton fell to 5-13 and 1-9 in the Heartland Conference, while the Lions improved to 8-11 and 4-8 in the HCAC.

Heidi Fletcher, 51, died peacefully on January 26. Heidi was born February 12, 1970 in Bellevue, Illinois but has known a life of travel and has lived in many states before moving to Bluffton, Ohio just about a year ago with her life partner, Tom Arnold.  While working fulltime; attending classes fulltime; and raising her son, Heidi graduated from the University of Texas at Arlington with High Honors.  She taught elementary education in both Texas and North Carolina.

Today's forecasting prepares us for big snow storms. In 1906, when this photo was taken on Main St., not so much. Learn more about the photo and photographer at https://www.blufftonforever.com/post/the-snowstorm-of-an-earlier-century.

Registration for the 2022-2023 Kindergarten classes in the Cory-Rawson Local School District can be done on-line this year on the Cory-Rawson web page:

www.cory-rawson.org

You can schedule your time for Kindergarten Screening during the registration process.

A Birth Certificate, dated immunization records, social security number, proof of district residency and any custody papers that pertain to the student are to be presented at the time of your appointment at the Kindergarten Screening on March 22. 

Bluffton University Presidential Leadership Forum

State representative Susan Manchester shared thoughts on relationships and values during the Bluffton University Presidential Leadership Forum on January 25 in Yoder Recital Hall.

“The investments people make in you and the investments you make in other people transcend a lifetime,” said Susan Manchester. The State Representative for Ohio’s 84th House District (Mercer County and portions of Auglaize, Darke and Shelby counties). During the presentation for students, faculty and staff, Manchester shared about her first day as a freshman state representative in 2019.

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