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A FLOOD WARNING has been issued for Allen County (11:03 a.m., April 2)

National Weather Service
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National Weather Service Northern Indiana 1103 AM EDT Wed Apr 2 2025 ...The National Weather Service in Northern Indiana has issued a Flood Warning for the following rivers 

Auglaize River near Fort Jennings affecting Allen OH, Paulding and Putnam Counties.

Tiffin River at Stryker affecting Defiance, Fulton OH and Williams Counties.

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By Cort Reynolds

ELIDA – The Bluffton High School boys tennis team lost 5-0 at Elida on Tuesday, April 1 as the host Bulldogs swept all 10 sets.

Pirate senior Branson Hilty lost his first singles match 6-1, 6-0.

Junior Grady Coonfare was defeated at second singles by a 7-5, 6-0 count.

Junior Nick Lovett fell at third singles 6-1, 6-1.

The first doubles tandem of senior Jackson Brauen and Isaiah Kohli lost 6-3, 6-2. The Pirate second doubles duo of Hudson Phillips and Levi Antrim was beaten 6-4, 6-3.

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Photos by Mark Andreasen

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School softball team lost its home and season opener to unbeaten local rival Ada 12-1 on Tuesday, April 1.

The Bulldogs out-hit the Pirate girls 12-1 in the run-rule shortened, five-inning contest.

Ada improves to 3-0 with the non-league victory, while Bluffton starts out 0-1.  

Over five innings, Bulldog ace senior hurler Jenna Bassitt struck out six and walked none. She allowed just one hit and one earned run. 

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PHOTOS by Mark Andreasen. Click to enlarge and view at your own pace.

By Cort Reynolds

BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School baseball team was victimized by two big innings as they lost to local rival Ada 9-3 in a non-league game on Tuesday evening, April 1. 

Neither team scored in the first three innings of what started out as a pitchers’ duel.

The Bulldogs then scored five runs in the fourth inning, and tallied four more in the fifth, to break open the scoreless battle and build a 9-0 cushion.

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By Liz Gordon-Hancock

The following seven land transfers took place in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District for the month of March 2025 as reported on the websites of Allen County Auditor Rachael S. Gilroy and Hancock County Auditor Charity A. Rauschenberg.

Address - Sale Date - Sale Price - Land Use - Owner From / To

Residential

220 N SPRING ST – 3/17/2025 – $99,000 – Single family dwelling – From Christopher Noel & Liana Miller to Lori & Darryl Nester

136 HILLCREST DR 3/17/2025 – $272,450 – Single family dwelling – From David & Patricia Ulrich to Kyle W Strahm

151 BENTLEY RD – 3/19/2025 – $210,000 – Single family dwelling – From James & Elizabeth Gerten to Richard & Meri Skilliter

623 HARMON RD – 3/19/2025 – $220,000 – Single family dwelling – From Richard & Meri Skilliter to Sean & Stephanie McMahon.  MORE ▶︎

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Provided by Bluffton High School

The Bluffton High School's Honor Roll for the third quarter of 2024-2025 is posted below for grades 9-12. Visit the People section for third quarter Elementary and Middle School Honor Rolls.

9th Grade – All A

Owen Armstrong, Mallory Blackburn, Avery Boehm, Peighton Bowers, Toby Clevidence, Julia Dawdy, Phoebe Edwards-Leeper, Camryn Fruchey, Xandra Gatchel, Lane Ginther, Klaira Hohenbrink, Emme Lee, Micah Lemley, Maelee Miller, Alexis Mummert, Alexander Nance, Ezra Nygaard, Elizabeth Phillips, Isabella Recker, Natalie Richards, Ella Roby, Lyla Schneck, Kaylynn Wheeler, Peyton Worcester

10th Grade – All A

Gavin Amstutz, Ellie Bogart, Coby Dailey, Karden Geiser, Katherine Gratz, Avery Hobensack, Andrew Hohenbrink, Roselove Jebsen, Daphne Johnston, Chase Kelly, Emmitt Kidd, Kate Klinger, Nora Matthews, Greta Myers, Addison Schweingruber, Owen Shoemaker, Tate Steinmetz, Brendan Taylor, Gracie Warren

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