MEDIA RELEASE__Citizens National Bank (CNB) is pleased to welcome Courtney Linke as a VP Business Banking Officer in its Lima market. Courtney will be working with businesses, offering commercial loans and lines of credit, as well as aiding with cash management solutions.
With 27 years of experience in the banking industry, including the past 15 specializing in business banking, Linke brings a strong background in building relationships, understanding business needs, and helping business owners achieve their financial goals.
Cardinal Bus Sales and Service donation for All-Inclusive Playground
FROM LIONS NEWSLETTER__At the October 20 Bluffton Lions Club meeting, representatives from Cardinal Bus Sales and Service Inc. of Lima presented a check for $2,500 for the All-Inclusive playground. Construction of the playground at Legacy Park on Snider Rd. is to commence in the spring of 2027.
The report noted that $490,228.78 has been raised at this time, which is 81.7% of the campaign goal.
MEDIA RELEASE__The year-long Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce (BACC) Photo Competition received 22 photo entries, which are currently on display at the Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main, through October 2026.
The chamber invites the public to a reception from 6-8 p.m. on Wednesday, November 11 at the 1861 Wine Lounge, 115 N. Main.
Attendees can meet the photographers and discover the top three prize-winning photographs. Charcuterie boards and dips will be provided, and drinks will be available for purchase.
The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce hosted local filmmaker Gideon Fisher at its October breakfast meeting for a program on the ways video can preserve memories of places and people that are important to us.
The film We'll Remember Thee: An Arlington, Ohio School Documentary was the centerpiece of Fisher's presentation.
He also asked the audience to participate in an interactive Q&A session where they could supply Bluffton topics that would warrant preservation with video.
The Bluffton Ohio Historical Society is looking for supporters for the 1899 Depot at Buckeye Park, a.k.a. the Bluffton Sportsmen's Club building. That support can come in the shape of rentals or volunteering.
The society manages the 1899 Depot, 405 N. Spring St., and provides the facility for private event rentals as well as for meetings of the Sportsmen's Club, American Legion, Boy Scouts and other organizations.
MEDIA RELEASE__Midwest Electric has promoted Chad Klaus to Manager of Operations and Engineering. Klaus has been with Midwest Electric since 2004 and has spent the last 11 years as a crew leader.
Klaus grew up around the electric utility industry as a second-generation lineman. His dad encouraged him to choose the cooperative world, and what started as a career choice became a place Chad wanted to stay. “I’ve loved the work and the people I’ve done it with,” Chad says.
