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Bluffton softball seeded 9th in sectional draw

By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - The Bluffton girls softball team was seeded ninth at the 13-team Elida Div. IV district tournament drawing Sunday.

Ninth seed Bluffton (4-11) plays at sixth seed Leipsic (7-7) Monday, May 10 in first round action. 

The Pirate girls beat the Vikings 5-1 April 30 but were ranked lower due to a lesser record. The winner will then play at second-seeded Lima Central Catholic Thursday, May 13.

Justin Byers and his son, Landon, were among area anglers who participated in this year's Bluffton Sportsmen's Club trout derby. Jamie Nygaard shares several photos from Sunday's event at the Buckeye.

For Tuesday's Ohio primary election

Bluffton and Richland Township voters have one issue on the Tuesday, May 4, primary ballot.

The issue is a renewal tax levy for Allen County Children Services. The renewal is a 0.5 mill levy and covers a five-year period beginning this year.

Village of Bluffton voters have a new voting location, which is The Centre at 601 N. Main St. Polls are open from 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.

The levy wording is below.

New Leaf Landscape and Garden Center, 0395 State Route 235, Ada, has many Mother's Day gift ideas.

These range from gift certificates, to flowering hanging baskets, trees and much more.

Ada store hours are:
Mondays to Fridays 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.
Saturdays 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Sundays: Noon to 4 p.m.
419-634-0351
Click the box below for New Leaf website

Bluffton schools recently posted the school menu for May. Click here to see it.

When this photo was taken, the Triplett Corp. was Bluffton's largest employer. Here are two photos of the plant located along Harmon Road, which is today owned by Diamond Manufacturing.

Several sections, including the front office no long exists.

The aeral view was taken in 1936. A closer look above the treetops reveals the English Lutheran church steeple and the Bluffton elementary belfry. The large smokestack in the center of the skyline in the 1911 Bluffton High School building,
 

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