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BLUFFTON HIGH SCHOOL EMAIL UPDATE__Good Luck to the Pirate Track & Field Athletes competing today at the OHSAA Division 2 State Track & Field Championship

Tickets are available at ohsaa.org/tickets. Adults $15, Students $10, Children aged five and up require a ticket. Event programs and ticket sales are credit card ONLY.

Live Streaming is available: https://www.nfhsnetwork.com/schools/ohsaa-schools-columbus-oh.  

PHOTOS by Jamie Nygaard / CLICK gallery to enlarge and view at your own pace

6 individuals, 1 relay compete in Saturday finals 

By Cort Reynolds

COLUMBUS – Two Bluffton High School boys and one relay team advanced to Saturday finals with strong day one showings in the 2025 Div. II OHSAA Track and Field State Tournament at The Ohio State’s Jesse Owens Memorial Stadium.

On Saturdays and Sundays this summer, Vine St. from Main to the alley behind Main St. businesses is closed for outdoor fun. Jazzercise Bluffton kicks things off at 8:00 a.m. Saturday with a free workout. Next, bring your family, bring your friends for a game of corn hole, giant Jenga, etc. Convertible tables and benches are also set up for an impromptu picnic, snack or board game.

FROM SUMMER 2025 NEWSLETTER, also distributed to Allen County residents by mail

By Tyler Black
Execuve Director, Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District

There’s something timeless about summer in the parks—sunshine on the trails, the sound of kids laughing near the playgrounds, and the quiet joy of spending time together without screens or schedules. At the Metroparks, we’re proud to be the place where so many local families return year after year to reconnect and make memories.

By Danielle Wicker
Manager, Caughman Health Center and Pediatrics Associates of Northwest Ohio

UPDATE The petition location will be in the alley across from the Farmers Market.

By Connie Anderson

This Saturday, June 7, voters will have an opportunity to sign a referendum petition for halting Ohio Senate Bill 1.   

The nonpartisan petition will temporarily halt the implementation of  the bill, which imposes academic and discriminatory mandates on Ohio’s public and private colleges universities, similar to the current national DEI restrictions at universities like Harvard.

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