The Bluffton eighth grade girls' volleyball team recently took second place in this year's Northwest Conference volleyball action.
Team members from left, Coach Scoles, Ellie Nickles, Cara Young, Skyler Scoles, Avery Zuercher, Sophie Bricker, Haelyn Bischoff, Kylie Monday, Anna Knauss, Kiere Rieman, Lauren Swartzlander, Kylie Stackhouse, Coach Green.
The team finished regular season at 11-5 and 13-6 overall.
The seventh grade team also had a winning record. It's regular season was 8-6 and overall 8-7.
David Voth, Elisha Bush, and Ryn Farmer of Bluffton are advocating for Issue 1's passage on the November Ohio ballot. They are also leaders in the local Crime Victim Services agency.
The photo is of Voth speaking at the kick-off of Issue 1 at the Ohio Statehouse along with the founder of MADD Ohio, Andrea Rehkamp, and Franklin County Prosecutor Ron O'Brien. Voth and Rehkamp were Co-Chairs of the first Ohio constitutional amendment for victims rights passed by Ohio voters in 1994 by a 78% margin.
William H. Kose, M.D., and Katherine Kreuchauf will serve as the University of Findlay’s College of Business Dana Chairs this academic year.
Kose, senior vice president of medical affairs and chief quality officer of Blanchard Valley Health System, will serve as the Dana Chair for the 2017 fall semester.
Editor’s note: This story sounds like a worn-out urban legend. The problem is that this happened to the grandfather of the guy who told me the story.
Is Bluffton haunted?
No. Or, maybe. Well, yes, but, there’s no such thing.
It’s late October. For a moment, let’s say it is haunted. Perhaps this short, unexplained story that took place in Bluffton in the 1890s will assist in your decision-making.
An elderly Bluffton gentlemen told this to me in 1978. The incident took place on North Main Street, just across the bridge over Riley Creek.
Peter Suter of Shirley's Gourmet Popcorn: "The project, nearly two years in the making, is part of Shirley’s continuing commitment to reading."
Shirley’s Gourmet Popcorn Company will release a free original illustrated children’s book this November, created by a local author and award-winning illustrator, CEO Pete Suter announced.
