Stacey Hensley of Alger knitted this Freedom Waves flag blanket last fall and entered it in the Hardin County Fair in 2025. It measures 50 x 65 inches.
Her construction method uses a round loom that can also be used for hats, cowls and other tube-shaped designs.
Hensley notes that she learned loom knitting during the 2020 quarantine by watching YouTube videos. She also knits adult hats, pumpkin blushies, scarves and blankets.
PHOTO October 11, 2025 Last football home game BHS Marching Band under the direction of David Sycks.
By Betsi Werling
David Sycks has served as the band director for Bluffton High School for 32 years, almost his entire teaching career. He retired following the 2025-2026 academic year. He’s also been playing the trumpet for 52 years, despite initially being encouraged to play a different instrument.
FROM FACEBOOK_Bluffton High School alum and U.S. Olympian Trevor Bassitt and his wife Harlie have announced via social media that they are expecting their first child. The couple appears in photos in London, England, in front of the iconic Big Ben clock tower.
Bassitt recently set a lifetime best of 47.37 seconds at the USATF Lone Star Grand Prix, which put him ninth in the worldwide rankings.
He competed in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, France and has set his sights on the 2028 Olympics in Los Angeles.
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Ada's David Devier recently purchased a small building in Bowling Green to create a clubhouse for his grandson.
MEDIA RELEASE__Jeff Richards was hired as the new Bluffton Elementary Principal on Tuesday, July 7.
Richards has taught at Bluffton Elementary for the past 10 years. Prior to coming to Bluffton, he taught in Vanlue Local Schools, Bath Local Schools, and in Louisville, Kentucky.
Richards has taught PreK, Kindergarten, 3rd grade, and 5th grade in his career as a teacher.
In addition to teaching, Mr. Richards has served Bluffton students as the head coach of both football and wrestling at Bluffton High School.
A cumulative 51-year racing career has earned a retired Bluffton business owner a place in the Fremont Speedway Hall of Fame. On June 6, Dwain Leiber, former owner of Leiber's Garage, was inducted into the Fremont, Ohio, hall of fame.
Leiber started his racing career in 1959, racing go-karts. In 1978, he switched to racing sprint cars.
