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Friday, June 6, 2025

  • Logan Jolliff places 11th in OHSAA D3 preliminaries
  • Save the Date: July 12 Park in the Park
  • Ada Board of Education to hold special executive session on June 11
  • Park board hears plans for concessions stand
  • May 2025 land transfers in the Ada School District

Thursday, June 5, 2025

Wildfires in Canada are creating smoke that is drifting into U.S. states including Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana and Michigan. The website www.airnow.gov/ shows locations where air quality is becoming Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups and Unhealthy (for all).

At 9 a.m. on June 7, air quality was unhealthy for sensitive groups

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.

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