Three sets of Bluffton families are starting this new year with a reason to be proud.  Ohio Northern University has named three hometown students to it's dean's list. The deans’ list includes students who attain a grade point average of 3.5 or better on a 4.0 grading system.  

Those students are:

• Bryan L. Burkholder, son of Dwaine and Cheryl Burkholder, 407 Ethan Cir, Bluffton. He is a senior majoring in computer engineering.

• Jessica L. Liska, daughter of David and Susan Liska, 8433 Phillips Rd, Bluffton.  She is a senior majoring in middle childhood education.

• Elvira A. Tatarkov, daughter of Andrey and Svetlana Tatarkov, 10970 Phillips Rd, Bluffton. She is a sophomore majoring in biochemistry acs certified.