MEDIA RELEASE__Cory-Rawson High School has announced the following Honor Roll for the second nine weeks of the 2025-26 academic year. The list includes students in grades 7-12.
Hornet Hall of Fame - All A’s
SEVENTH GRADE: Andrew Coppus, Lynnsey Freed, Tucker Niese, Andrew Thomas, James Thomas
EIGHTH GRADE: Lindsey Beach, Carter Frost, Alex Hernandez, Morgan Inbody, Dahlia Kintner, Daulton Ludwig, Daniel Reese, Sarah Robinette, Brynn Thines
MEDIA RELEASE__The following high school students from Bluffton have been recognized by the Apollo Career Center for academic excellence during the 2nd quarter of the 2025-2026 school year.
All A HONOR ROLL:
Bluffton: Willow Angel, Lauren Bowers, Charlotte Burkholder, Jonathan Gage, Keith Hohenbrink, Dylan Lewis, Sara Manlove, Josef Miller, Blaize Schwarz, Kenedeye Scoles, Owen Scoles, Madelyn Seeling, Jayden Shaffer, Reis Thompson
BLUFFTON __The Bluffton High School boys basketball team was victimized by a big third period as they lost 65-31 to visiting Northwest Conference foe Spencerville on Friday, January 30.
The Pirates trailed 15-10 after the opening period. An 18-11 Bearcat second stanza gave the visitors a 33-21 lead at halftime.
Spencerville then blitzed Bluffton with a 23-5 third quarter as Will Sensabaugh pumped in eight points on two treys and a breakaway stuff.
BLUFFTON__The Bluffton High School bowling teams lost to tough visiting Liberty-Benton in a dual match at Southgate Lanes to end the regular season on Senior Night Friday, January 30.
The Pirate boys fell by a very high score of 3,068 pins to 3,004. The Eagle margin of victory was just 64 pins despite a Pirate record high total for a match.
In the girls match, the Pirates lost to a good Eagles squad by a 2,420-1,413 pin count.
WLIO Hometown Stations has reported that Kris Shoemaker of Bluffton pleaded guilty to federal child pornography charges in December. Shoemaker was arrested in Bluffton in May 2025 by the FBI.
He is charged with one count each of distribution of child pornography and receipt of child pornography.
By Tristan Kinder, PharmD
Resident Pharmacist , Blanchard Valley Health System
Did you know that 1 in 31 children in the United States is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)? That is nearly five times as many children compared to the early 2000s. With more children being diagnosed, there are also more medications being prescribed to help with the many symptoms of ASD. With all of these options, it is easy to become overwhelmed. To help, let’s look into some of the available medications and how they can help manage ASD symptoms.
