COLUMBUS – The Ohio State Highway Patrol is reminding motorists to drive sober this Christmas. In an effort to reduce fatal and injury crashes, troopers will focus on removing impaired drivers from our roadways from Friday, December 22 through Monday, December 25.
Selling peanut brittle has been a major fundraiser for the Bluffton Senior Center since the early 1970s and 2023 is no exception. For five Mondays in October and November, over 30 volunteers gathered to make this delicious holiday treat.
Crossroads Crisis Center plans to open a Safe Exchange Center for the residents of Allen County in 2024.
For domestic violence survivors, leaving the abusive relationship doesn’t always end the abuse. Post-separation abuse continues to impact survivors long after the relationship ends.
James Robert Reichley, 66, of rural Rawson passed away at Blanchard Valley Hospital on December 17, 2023. He was born in Bluffton, OH on November 2, 1957 to the late Robert and Irene (Rettig) Reichley. He married Debra Moneer on October 16, 2004 and she survives.
Bluffton University has been awarded a $100,000 Protect the Planet Grant from Cenovus Energy. The grant will fund invasive-species removal and native-plant restoration at the Bluffton University Nature Preserve over a two-year period beginning in March 2024.
Happy Holidays! The Bluffton Icon and Ada Icon will be in holiday mode from Christmas Eve on Sunday, December 24 to New Year's Day on Monday, January 1.
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