Ruth G. Badertscher, 93, died Oct. 24, 2018. Ruth was born Nov. 23, 1924, in Bluffton to the late Charles and Sophie (Geha) Hankish. On July 18, 1959, she married James Badertscher who preceded her in death on April 8, 2016.
Ruth graduated from Bluffton High School and obtained her bachelor's and master’s degree in Business Administration and Business Education from Bowling Green State University.
Del Heath of Rawson does some tuck pointing work high above Main Street on the building at 132 N. Main St. For a view from street level check out the next photo in this series.
Blanchard Valley Hospital (BVH) will host “Living with Chronic Back Pain,” part of the “Live and Learn” series, to educate the community about methods of coping with chronic back pain.
This event will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 6 from 12 to 1 p.m. in the Marathon Auditorium of BVH and led by Becky Alexander, physical therapist from The Julie A. Cole Rehabilitation & Sports Medicine and John Ogden, MD, neurosurgeon from Neurosurgical Associates of Northwest Ohio.
State Route 235 between Township Highway 36 and First Street, in the village of Mount Cory, is closed for approximately one week for railroad crossing repairs. Traffic is detoured onto I-75, state Route 696 and state Route 12 back to state Route 235. Work is being performed by Safety Services Supply.
Senior Skylar Liming (St. Marys) found Taylor Steinkefor the game winner with just under 15 minutes to play as the Bluffton University women downed Manchester 2-1 for their first Heartland Conference victory of the season on Wednesday, Oct. 24.
Bluffton improved to 2-13-1 overall and 1-7 in the Heartland, while Manchester stayed winless at 0-18 and 0-8 in the HCAC.
From BlufftonPirates.com Tweet
Bluffton High School boys' soccer team advanced to the district final tonight. The Pirates defeated another Pirate team - from Continental - 2-0. The contest took place at Kalida.
Watch the Icon for further game details plus information about the district finals opponent.
Goals:
First Half: Bluffton
• Young- 27th minute/ Assist by Schwaab
•Halftime Score: Continental 0, Bluffton 1
