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Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1, is seeking public comments regarding the following proposed project:

State Route 12, State Route 696, and County Route 6 intersection improvements - ODOT is proposing to purchase right-of-way at the State Route 12, State Route 696, and County Route 6 intersection, just west of the village of Pandora. 

This right-of-way will be used to improve sight distance issues at the intersection for safety purposes and for future maintenance activities along the roadway and roadside.

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By Cort Reynolds
The Elida boys tennis team defeated Bluffton 5-0 Wednesday evening. The Bulldogs won all 10 sets in the match.

Match results:
Singles:
1) Dylan Buettner (E) def. Drew Wilson (B) 6-4, 7-5
2) Riley Frieke (E) def. Mack Burner (B) 6-0, 6-0
3) Aidan Bartels (E) def. Jordan Siefer (B) 6-0, 6-4

Doubles:
1) Riley Creps/Jacob Ramirez (E) def. Eden Nygaard/Grant Klingler (B) 6-0, 6-1
2) Wyatt Wuest/Eric Butler (B) def. Connor Lee/Luke Shadle (B) 6-4, 6-0

Pirate frosh Cole Koenig no-hits USV Rams

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By Cort Reynolds
BLUFFTON - Bluffton freshman hurler Cole Koenig tossed a run-rule shortened no-hitter to defeat visiting USV 12-1 Wednesday evening in non-league baseball action.

Juniors Cayden Rayle and Tucker Neff each collected two hits and two runs batted in to help pace the nine-hit Bluffton offense.

Koenig aided his own cause with a single. Freshman Nick Pratter also added a single. Bluffton also took advantage of six Ram errors to win going away.

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Curbing on the north side of Elm Street is being put into place this week. The project is expected to be completed by June 15.

BHS spring musical, April 12-13-14; tickets now on sale

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Bluffton High School will present “The Wizard of Oz,” as its spring musical in three shows April 12-13-14.

Performances are at 7:30 p.m., Friday and Saturday, April 12-13, and at 2 p.m., Sunday, April 14, in the middle school cafetorium.

Reserved seat tickets are $10 and general admission is $5. Tickets are on sale in the middle school office during school hours.

An account of 4 Hutterites imprisoned at Alcatraz, Sunday program

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Dora Maendel of Fairholme Hutterite Colony and Dr. Duane Stoltzfus of Goshen College will present “On the Front Line of Conscience: An Account of Four Hutterites Imprisoned at Alcatraz” at 4 p.m. on Sunday, March 31, in Centennial Hall’s Stutzman Lecture Hall.  

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