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First National Bank is excited to host a ribbon cutting and celebration of its newest full-service community bank at 2580 Eastown Road, Lima. The ribbon cutting will take place Wednesday, March 22 at 4:00 p.m. with the help of the Lima/Allen County Chamber of Commerce. Refreshments and desserts will be served. Guests will also be able to take a tour of the new branch and meet our Lima team.

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The March 10 meeting of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce demonstrated the opportunity to network not just with the folks sitting at your table, but to also hear from and reach out to all forty or fifty people in attendance.

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The S.H.A.N.N.O.N. (Sharing Hopes And Nourishing Needs Of Neighbors) Service Club of Bluffton is again offering up to 2 $1000 “Service to Humanity” Scholarships to graduating seniors at Bluffton High School. 

Seniors may pick up the scholarship application form in the high school guidance office. Applications must be returned to the guidance office by March 31.

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By Paula Scott

Representatives of SumiRiko Ohio (SRK) and Sumitomo Riko Japan hosted Bluffton elected officials as well as those active in parks and recreation development for the company's 35th anniversary land donation ceremony and luncheon on Thursday, March 1.

Kazushi Shimizu, president of Sumitomo Riko Japan, presented several acres on Snider Rd. as a donation to be used for youth soccer fields. Shimizu explained that Bluffton was the company's first overseas production base and that thanks to its success, the company been able to grow to 100 production facilities for anti-vibration automotive products in over 20 countries.

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OTTAWA--First National Bank has announcee that Kristen Mullins has been promoted to Mortgage Originator. Mullins is responsible for originating and closing residential real estate loans within our local communities.  Kristen can assist with purchases, refinances, and construction loans.

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The number of farms in Ohio in 2022 was 76,500, according to the USDA, NASS, Great Lakes Regional Office. Land in farms was 13.1 million acres, down 400,000 acres from last year. The average size farm in Ohio was 171 acres per farm, down 5 acres 2021. 

The number of farms in the United States for 2022 is estimated at 2,002,700, down 9,350 farms from 2021. Total land in farms, at 893,400,000 acres, decreased 1,900,000 acres from 2021. The average farm size for 2022 is 446 acres, up from 445 acres the previous year.

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