A GoFundMe: Remembering Ethan Leiber site is now accepting donations. The Bluffton Middle School student senate, of which he was a member, established the site.
The watershed weaves its way around Bluffton and Beaverdam from the south in Ada and includes Sugar Creek plus streams on the extreme northwestern portion of Allen County
Tyler Black of Bluffton, representing the Johnny Appleseed Metropolitan Park District, was elected vice-president of the Ottawa River Coalition during its recent annual meeting. This is his first term on the board.
Black said, “The Ottawa River Coalition plays an important role in watershed management and clean water.
“Something that I know, as vice-chair of the ORC and as a resident of Bluffton, means a great deal to everyone in the region.”
Alexandra Besecker of Bluffton was named to the fall dean's list of Hofstra University, Hempstead, N.Y., where she attends. To be named ot the list a student must achieve a GPA of at least 3.5.
Sam Luke, Bluffton HS graduate, was awarded an endowed scholarship at the University of Findlay for the 2020-2021 academic year. He is recipient of the Marathon Petroleum Corporation ESOH Operating Scholarship.
Bluffton’s police department has achieved a certification of full compliance through the Ohio Collaborative Law Enforcement Agency, according to Ryan Burkholder, police chief.
• The certification demonstrations efforts of the department to engage in the community and be transparent in operations.
• It shows the department enacts sound procedures and trains officers in common sense policies.
• The goal of certification is to ensure the department delivers superior law enforcement services to community.
Here's the Bluffton Middle School Honor Roll for the second quarter of the 2020-21 school year. • Click here for the elementary honor roll • Click here for the high school honor roll
