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Several seats will be on the ballot

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This is an election year for voters in the Bluffton school district.

On the Nov. 5 ballot will be candidates for Bluffton mayor, two Bluffton council seats, two Bluffton school board seats, one Richland Township trustee seat and one Monroe Township trustee seat. Beaverdam voters will select a mayor and two council  members.

In addition, the Bluffton school board will place two renewal levies. Those levies will be on the May 7 primary ballot.

2nd quarter honor roll for 2018-19

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Click here for the  Bluffton High School honor roll

Here is the Bluffton Middle School honor roll for the second quarter grading period of the 2018-19 school year.  –

All “A” Honor Roll

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After 25 years of service, Michael Schoenhofer, executive director of the Mental Health & Recovery Services Board of Allen, Auglaize and Hardin Counties will retire on Jan. 31.

Schoenhofer has served as president of the Lima Rotary Club and president of the Ohio Association of County Behavioral Health Authorities. He has served on the Governor’s Advisory Board at the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services, the Social Work Advisory Board at Bluffton University, the Allen County Health Department Board, and West Central Learning Academy’s Board.

Here's next month's events calendar at Bluffton University

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Here is the Bluffton University February arts and events calendar. Events are free and open to the public unless otherwise noted.

Feb. 5 Forum: “Mayan mathematics and different numeration systems,” First Tuesday Forum, by Jarod Siekman ’20, Bluffton mathematics major, 11 a.m., Musselman Library Reading Room

Feb. 5 Forum: “Time the Unspeakable,” Forum by Sana Musasama, associate adjunct professor in studio art, Hunter College, 11 a.m., Yoder Recital Hall

Celebrate student research and creativity

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Bluffton University’s Musselman Library will host its sixth annual Celebrate the Library Week, Feb. 5-7. The week is a time for discovery and community for students, faculty, staff and emeriti. The goal of this week is clearly stated in its tag line: “Celebrating Student Research and Creativity.” The week includes a variety of activities such as the First Tuesday Forum, a health and wellness expo and a research fair.  

First Tuesday Forum at the library
11 a.m., Tuesday, Feb. 5, Musselman Library Reading Room

Here are 2019 council committee assignments

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Jerry Cupples was re-elected president of Bluffton council for 2019 at the Jan. 14 reorganizational meeting of council.

Mayor Richard Johnson announced that council committees would remain unchanged from 2018. Those committees follow:

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