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Lois Kreider, 94, died Friday, Jan. 31, 2019, at her home in North Newton, Kansas.

A memorial service will be at Faith Mennonite Church, Newton, Kansas, on Tuesday, Feb. 19, at 11 a.m. with sharing and lunch following in the fellowship hall. There will be family visitation the previous evening 5-7 p.m., also at the church.

In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Mennonite Central Committee or to Bluffton University. Contributions may be sent to Broadway Colonial Funeral Home, 120 E. Broadway, Newton, Kansas 67114.

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Bluffton University has announced the dean’s list for the undergraduate students for the fall 2018 term. Students with a GPA of 3.6 or higher are eligible for the dean’s list. Area students on the dean's list follow:

Devon Bilimek, Bluffton
Andrew Renner, Cairo
Caroline Schutz, Bluffton
Alex Weaver, Pandora
Ben Weaver, Pandora

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Last week was freezing. This week clouds decended on Bluffton. Our cloudy day resulted in thick clouds of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at the earth's surface, which obscures visibility. These photos are from a State Route 235 rural area south of Bluffton.

Ada bank made announcement on Feb. 5

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FROM ADA ICON - OTC Markets Group Inc., this week announced Liberty Bancshares Inc., the holding company for Liberty National Bank, headquartered in Ada, has qualified to trade on the OTCQX Best Market.  Liberty Bancshares were previously privately-held.

The OTCQX is the top tier of the three marketplaces for the over-the-counter trading of stocks.

Liberty Bancshares begins trading under the symbol “LBSI.”  Financial disclosure and Real-Time Level 2 quotes for the company are on www.otcmarkets.com.

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Meet the 2008-09 Bluffton High School varsity boys' basketball team.

Front from left, Chad Dulle, Zach Devier, Tyler Neal, Spencer Tuttle, Tyler Breidenbach, Aaron Rule.

Standing from left, Todd Boblitt, Alex Hanna, Levi Gleason, Cory Hilty, Evan Skilliter, Bob Kindred, Kyle Gratz.

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Bluffton High School girls' basketball team will face Pandora-Gilboa in the opening round of the sectional tourney. The game is at 8 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 20, at Allen East.

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