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The Bluffton Exempted Village School District has released the Honor Roll for the 3rd Quarter of the 2021-2022 school year for grades 6-12:

Bluffton Middle School All “A” Honor Roll

6th Grade:  Adelyn Althaus, Owen Armstrong, Mallory Blackburn, Avery Boehm, Willow Derstine, Levin Essinger, Megan Follas, Camryn Fruchey, Chloe Hanefeld, Klaira Hohenbrink, Emmerson Lee, Micah Lemley, Max Miller, Alexis Mummert, Elizabeth Phillips, Isabella Recker, Ella Roby, Ethan Smith, Joe Spencer

Third nine weeks 2021-2022

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Cory-Rawson High School Honor Roll has announced the honor roll for the 3rd nine weeks of the 2021-22 school year. 

 

Hornet Hall Of Fame -  All A's

SEVENTH GRADE:  Molly Spaeth, Kaedyn Witteman

EIGHTH GRADE:   Hank Walters

FRESHMEN:  Alexa Cascaden, Trevor HIbbard, Hunter Niese, Preston Stumpp, Tyler Tinman, Natalie Waltz, Keira Witteman, Lorelai Yannelli

SOPHOMORES:  Blake Boehm, Hunter Foust, Haden Johnson, Carson Skulina, Grant Welte

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UPDATED 1:10 p.m.

The impact made by Officer Dominic Francis of the Bluffton Police Department, who was also a teacher and coach, is being shown in Bluffton, the Cory-Rawson school district and Findlay. An April 1 prayer vigil and vehicle procession were held in downtown Bluffton drawing an estimated 300 participants. 

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By Matthew Piehl, Beaverdam Bunch reporter

The Beaverdam Bunch 4-H club held it's election of the 2022 year on March 28. Gavin Kruse will serve as president of The Beverdam Bunch 4-H Club for the 2022 year.

The other new officers for this year are Vice-President Braeden Ackerman, Secretary Carly Hannum, Treasurer Addie Businger, News Reporter Matthew Piehl, Health Officer Will Steiner, Safety Officer Payton Camper, and Recreation Leaders Gabe Foster and Jonathan McKanna.

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The following article from January 2019 was published on the occasion of Dominic Francis being named 2018 Officer of the Year by the Bluffton Police Department. We are repeating it on the occasion of his death in the line of duty on March 31, 2022.

“This officer makes work enjoyable.” That's how Bluffton police chief, Ryan Burkholder describes Dominic Francis.

Bluffton police selected Francis as their “officer of the year,” for 2018, according to Burkholder.

"Our hearts are heavy"

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The events of March 31–including the pursuit and arrest of three suspects who drove across Ohio at speeds up to 140 miles per hour and who struck and killed Bluffton Police officer Dominic Francis–have gripped the greater Bluffton area. 

They have also attracted attention across Ohio, the midwest, and the nation, bringing messages of condolence and support from near and far, including from Mayor of Bluffton Richard Johnson:

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