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By Cort Reynolds

LIMA__The visiting Bluffton High School girls tennis team defeated Bath 4-1 in a makeup match on Wednesday, August 19.

Bluffton improved to 3-1 with the decisive victory. All five matches were decided in straight sets.

Freshman Hope Luginbill won at second singles over sophomore Elizabeth Rope 6-3, 7-5.

Sophomore Leah Hoffman defeated junior Jordan Taylor 6-1, 6-0.

Bluffton swept both doubles matches handily.

MEDIA RELEASE__The Ohio State Highway Patrol has announced an OVI checkpoint will be held in Hancock County on the evening of Friday, August 21.

The OVI checkpoint, funded by federal grant funds, is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers. 

By Alyson Pickryl, Student Pharmacist and Karen Kier, Pharmacist 
On behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

In 1972, singer-songwriter Jackson Browne released "Doctor, My Eyes," which reached number 8 in the United States and number 4 in Canada.  Jackson Browne started with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band early in his career and left the group shortly after. He continues to entertain and is known for his political activism. Browne was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.

FROM FACEBOOK__Come learn about the life cycle of Monarch Butterflies with speaker Cindy Basinger, owner of Backyard Perennials.

This free event will be at the Bluffton Community Garden, 9900 S. Main St. Please bring a chair and a friend. 

MEDIA RELEASE__Trinity Lutheran School, 105 Allen Street, Jenera, is welcoming two new teachers. 

Katherine Reinke will teach preschool and pre-kindergarten and also teach music for grades 3- 8.  She and her husband Robert, who is the new vicar at Immanuel Lutheran Church, Findlay, for a year, moved to Jenera from Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Her hobbies include building LEGO flowers, reading, playing Animal Crossing on Nintendo Switch and being outside. 

By Cort Reynolds

LIMA__The Bluffton High School boys golf team shot well to win a soggy Northwest Conference triangular match at The Oaks Golf Club on Tuesday, August 18.

The Pirates prevailed by shooting a low team score of 172. Lima Central Catholic was 19 strokes behind at 191. Spencerville finished a distant third at 261 shots.

Bluffton’s Caleb Fifer earned match medalist honors by firing a nine-hole score of 39. 

With the decisive wins, the Pirates improved to 4-1 overall and 3-1 in the NWC. The team is coached by Richard Streicher.

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