Bluffton University freshman Caitlyn Nearhood (Clyde) was named Honorable Mention All-Heartland Conference following a solid campaign in which the Beavers re-introduced tennis after a two-year hiatus. She anchored the first singles and first doubles (with Melissa Hostetler) slots all season for Bluffton.
The Bluffton University women's soccer team conquered the rain and the Spartans in a 1-0 shutout of Heartland Conference rival Manchester College on Wednesday, Oct. 19. With the fifth straight blanking, the Beavers have clinched their first-ever winning season as well as the most victories by a Bluffton women's soccer team.
Mennonite Home Communities of Ohio (MHCO), Bluffton, Allen County's largest senior healthcare provider, is focusing on "smallness."
On October 14, MHCO launched a $3.9 million Green House (R) building project that creates a small intentional community for a group of elders and staff. The project marks the first step in a long-range plan to bring 10 Green House homes and a community building to the 15 acre site of Willow Ridge, the name of MHCO's new campus.
There's an-all day party on Main Street tomorrow (Friday, Oct. 21) and you are invited.
The Main Street offices of Webb Insurance, Samuel W. Diller, Co., LPA and Reichenbach and Steiner CPAs will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their offices joining together at 138-140 N. Main St. The businesses involved moved into these storefronts in 1981.
The celebrate the anniversary donuts and cider will be served from 8 a.m. on throughout the day in front of the building.
The book is released by The Icon and is on sale for $13.95 at Greg's Pharmacy, Bluffton Senior Citizens Center, Common Grounds, Book Reviews and the Bluffton University bookstore.
Leland Gerber took this photo of a groundbreaking of an expansion at the Triplett Electrical Instrument Co., in the late 1950s. In the back row from left, are representatives of the Bluffton Business Men's Association, Gene Benroth, Leland Diller, Charles Aukerman and Clayton Bixel.
In front, from left, with shovel is Morris Triplett, R.L. Triplett (center) and Ropp Triplett, right.
