MEDIA RELEASE__First National Bank is pleased to announce the promotion of Melissa Johnston to Mortgage Originator. In her new position, Johnston will assist customers with home financing needs, guiding them through the mortgage process and helping them achieve homeownership.
MEDIA RELEASE__Every four years Area Agency on Aging 3 conducts a Needs Assessment Survey to help gather data to form the Strategic Plan that will be a blueprint for operations for the future.
MEDIA RELEASE__Katy Erford, the Executive Director of the Miracle League of Findlay, will be speaking at the Bluffton Lions Club meeting on Tuesday, April 7.
Erford has been Executive Director of Miracle League of Findlay since 2018. The organization's mission—“every child deserves to play baseball”—focuses on supporting people with disabilities, educating the public, and fostering greater understanding of the disability community.
MEDIA RELEASE__Nominations are now being accepted for the 2026 class of the Allen County Agriculture Hall of Fame. The deadline for submissions is May 8.
I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Bill Herr at the Bluffton Senior Center, which he visits weekly. I hope you enjoy your 15 minutes with Bill as much as I did.
Where did you grow up?
I was born at Bluffton Community Hospital on July 5th, 1939 and grew up on a farm three miles south of Bluffton on Bentley Road. My father, Edgar, was a farmer and I helped him farm. When World War II ended, dad was asked by the state of Ohio, among others, who had a master's degree in agriculture to teach veterans who came back from the war who wanted to farm.
