The Bluffton Exempted Village Schools Board of Education held its first meeting of 2025 on Tuesday, January 14. This public meeting included the Board’s annual reorganization proceedings to establish meeting times, dates and leadership positions.
In the future, school board meetings will now be held monthly on Mondays at 5:00 p.m. The meeting schedule (subject to change) is as follows:
HomeTown Pharmacy founder and CEO Frederick Grice has appointed Dianne Malburg as the company’s new president. Hometown Pharmacy has a location at 112 E Main St., Pandora OH and is based at 4171 S. Oceana Drive New Era, Michigan.
Malburg is a senior healthcare executive with more than 30 years of experience in the pharmacy industry. She has practiced as a health-system pharmacist for nearly 10 years as well as owning an independent pharmacy in the Lansing, Michigan area for an additional 10 years.
UPDATE The following program has been canceled and Bluffton University campus will be closed on January 21 due to extreme cold weather forecast.
Bethny Ricks ‘06, Bluffton University trustee, senior executive, author and speaker, will present, “Decisive Decision Making: Moving from Stagnation to Action,” at 11 a.m. on Jan. 21 in Yoder Recital Hall.
During the presentation, Ricks will show how to overcome indecision, evaluate options and make impactful choices with confidence.
BLUFFTON – The Bluffton High School boys basketball team lost a 56-53 nailbiter to visiting Northwest Conference rival Lima Central Catholic on January 17.
The Pirates dropped to 9-3 overall and 1-2 in the NWC with the defeat. LCC improved to 7-6 overall and 2-2 in NWC play after the win.
Bluffton trailed 19-15 after the first period as Blake Sommers scored eight points. LCC held a 29-23 margin at halftime.
The National Weather Service has issued an Extreme Cold Warning for late Sunday night through Wednesday morning. Send cancelation and closure notices to [email protected]. There is currently 1 cancellation listed HERE.