Free event hosted by Bluffton Ohio Historical Society
On Saturday, October 10, at 11:55 a.m., the Bluffton Ohio Historical Society (BOHS) will reenact the moment when John Dillinger walked into Citizens National Bank on August 14, 1933 and stole $2,100. The historically accurate script is written by Fred Steiner, narrated by Kevin Gratz, and involves a dozen volunteers playing the parts of eyewitnesses to the daylight robbery. The reenactment will take place at the intersection of Main and Cherry Street, closing part of Main, Church and Cherry streets for the event.
Loud noise alert: Small Black Cat fireworks will be used during the reenactment to simulate gunfire used by Dillinger’s gang as they exited the bank.
The annual Wake the Dead ride, hosted by Joe Bayliff’s Route 30 Harley-Davidson dealership in Upper Sandusky, will bring a crowd of Harleys into town for the reenactment.
The Bluffton Exempted Village School District received an overall rating of 4.5 (out of 5), exceeds state standards in the 2025-2026 Ohio School Report Card recently issued by the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce.
MEDIA RELEASE__Members of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 North Main Street, Jenera, will observe the annual Shipwreck Remembrance on Sunday, September 20. The services, at 8:00 and 10:30 a.m., will give praise to the Lord for saving the lives of passengers on the “Famous Dove” when it was shipwrecked off the east coast of the United States on September 17, 1831.
MEDIA RELEASE__The Ohio Department of Transportation (ODOT) District 1 is advancing a project to improve safety by constructing a roundabout at the intersection of State Route 81 and County Road 15 on the Allen County-Hardin County line, just west of the village of Ada.
By Courtney Hayes, Student Pharmacist and Karen Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of the ONU HealthWise team
During September 1928, Scottish bacteriologist Alexander Fleming discovered the basic substance that evolved into the isolation of the antibiotic penicillin in 1930 by Howard Florey and Ernst Chain. The use of penicillin was recognized as a life-saving medication for treating soldiers during World War II. The three scientists were awarded a Nobel Prize in 1945 for this important discovery.
