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Bluffton High School girls' basketball team doubled the score on Pandora-Gilboa, winning the opening round of the sectional tournament at Allen East.

BHS won 51-23. Bluffton advances to face Leipsic at 8 p.m. on Saturday at Allen East.

Averey Rumer scored 28 points for Bluffton. She becomes the third BHS girl basketball player to hit the 1,000-point level in the last three seasons.

 

Alivia Koenig, BHS senior, named NWC player of the year

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This is the winter of the Pirate. Over the weekend Bluffton's wrestling coach, Jeff Kleman, was voted NWC wrestling coach of the year and Deandre Nassar was named NWC wrestler of the year. Click here for the wrestling story.

Bluffton senior guard Alivia Koenig was selected as the 2018-19 NWC Player of the Year in voting by Northwest Conference girls' basketball coaches. 

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Two day of school cancellations, ice, snow, below freezing temperatures and wind. You'd think it was February in Bluffton. Here's a close-up of a school custodian removing snow on the sidewalk along Jackson Street. Check the next photo to view the location of this photo.

Michael Romey will remain as bank board chair and CEO

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Eric Faulkner was named president of Citizens National Bank by its board of directors in an annoucement made Feb. 19. He is only the fifth person to serve as bank president since the bank opened nearly 100 years ago.

Michael Romey, former president, will remain chairman of the board and CEO of the bank. He has held the role of president/CEO since 1986.

Faulkner began his banking career at CNB in 2009 in Columbus, heading up the loan participation program.

Make-up day is Thursday, May 30

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Bluffton schools have cancelled classes for Wednesday, Feb. 20, according to Greg Denecker, superintendent.

The school went on a 2-hour delay at 5:29 a.m. and cancelled classes at 7:50 a.m., according to Ohio Alerts.

The make-up day is Thursday, May 30.

SHANNON Service Club and Senior Citizens Center launch the season

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Garage sale season arrives in Bluffton this weekend.

The community hosts two giant garage sales with the SHANNON Service Club’s two-day sale and Bluffton Senior Center’s three-day sale. Here are the details:

SHANNON Service Club sale
The sale is from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 22, and from 9 a.m. to noon, Saturday, Feb. 23, at The Centre, 601 N. Main St., Bluffton. This is the 16th annual club sale. The sale includes dozens of tables from vendors who will offer a large assortment of items.

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