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April 2024 Bluffton Police Docket

Posted by Staff on May 5, 2024 - 7:51am

PHOTO BPD Officers recognizes for recent service anniversaries L-R) Ofc. Abby Michael, 10 years; Ofc. Elliot Tyzzer, 15 years; Ofc, Hope Hannah, 10 years.

The Bluffton, Ohio Police Department has released the following Police Docket for April 2024:

April 3

Officers arrested a Bluffton resident for Driving Under Suspension following a traffic stop for a registration violation in the area of Harmon Road near Poplar Street. The case is pending in Lima Municipal Court.

Officers responded to the university for an Assault complaint.

Officers responded to the 400 block of County Line Road for a Burglary complaint. The tenant arrived home and noticed his door was open after he secured it earlier in the day. Officer’s made sure no one was inside the apartment and the tenant did not notice anything missing or out of the ordinary.

April 9

Officers responded to a dispute in the 200 block of North Lawn Avenue. After a brief investigation into the incident, all parties involved voluntarily separated for the night.

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March-April 2024 land transfers report for the greater Bluffton area

Posted by Staff on May 5, 2024 - 7:29am

Compiled by Liz Gordon-Hancock

The following 29 land transfers took place in the Bluffton Exempted Village School District during February, March and April 2024, as reported on the websites of Allen County Auditor Rachael S. Gilroy and Hancock County Auditor Charity A. Rauschenberg.

ADDRESS - SALE DATE - SALE PRICE - LAND USE - OWNERS

COMMERCIAL

555 N MAIN ST - 2/15/2024 - $73,000 - Restaurant; cafeteria/bar - from Shan Zhen and Bin Tang Zheng to Xiaotong Tang

128 E ELM ST - 2/28/2024 - $30,000 - Car Wash - from Moore Storage LLC to Eduardo Morales and William Klausing

142 N MAIN ST - 4/1/2024 - $312,000 - Restaurant; cafeteria/bar - from F Wright Corporation to El Campo Inc

105 E ELM ST - 4/4/2024 - $230,000 - Office building - from Luke Young to Rebecca Avila

445 STATE RT 103 - 4/22/2024 - $185,000 - Car Wash – A&B Car Wash LLC to Jeremiah Ashe

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Business
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Wilbur L. Bracy served in the U.S. Army

Posted by Staff on May 4, 2024 - 4:05pm

Wilbur L. Bracy, 90, passed away May 4, 2024 at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton.

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Obituaries
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Livestream link for 2024 Bluffton University commencement, May 4

Posted by Staff on May 4, 2024 - 8:18am

Join Bluffton University in celebrating 2024 seniors as they walk across the graduation stage today. Not able to come in person? Stream it live at: https://boxcast.tv/channel/jgei2o5q5rjqiprrxqm3

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Bluffton University
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Pirate softball blanked by Bath

Posted by Staff on May 4, 2024 - 7:39am

By Cort Reynolds

BATH __ The Bluffton High School softball team lost 23-0 at Bath in a non-conference game Friday evening, May 3.

The Pirate girls dropped to 1-11 overall after the loss. 

Bath improved to 10-10 overall with the victory. The hosts slugged three home runs and two doubles in the win.

The Wildcats plated 11 runs in the top of the first to take a big early lead.

The hosts added seven runs in the third, and four more in the fourth.

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Sports
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Weekend Doctor: Children and Anxiety

Posted by Staff on May 4, 2024 - 6:00am

What parents need to know and when to seek treatment

By Navneet Patti, MD
Psychiatric Center of Northwest Ohio at Caughman Health Center

Anxiety is a normal emotion essential for survival and functions as our brain’s inherent response to perceived danger. It facilitates the avoidance of danger in many scenarios, meaning it is adaptive and not necessarily pathological. 

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Health Services
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