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Bluffton High School’s baseball team won one of its recent four games.

Bluffton defeated Cory-Rawson 11-4 at home. In that game Bricker had 3 singles, Edwards 2 singles and Rayle had 4 runs batted in.

The Pirates lost two games by one run each, losing to Lima Central Catholic 1-0 and to Delphos Jefferson 5-4.

Earlier in the week, Perry defeated Bluffton 10-1 and Riverdale beat the Pirates 18-1.

Includes drawings, food, special offers

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Stratton Greenhouses, 9915 Lincoln Highway, holds a spring open house Friday, Saturday and Sunday, May 5-6-7, according to Susie Stratton.

The open house includes drawings, food and special offers.

Stratton's offers an entire line of vegetables, proven winner plants, wave petunias, trees and shrubs.

Greenhouse hours are:
Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Friday and Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Open Sundays in May, noon to 5 p.m.
419-358-6950

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It's spring and in addition to spring house and yard cleaning comes street cleanup. Bluffton's streets had a Tuesday clean and more takes place on Thursday. Watch the video.

Where else could you chat with kings and queens of history?

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LOTS OF PHOTOS BELOW - ALL BY JAMIE NYGAARD

King Tut was there. So was Queen Elizabeth, an FBI agent, King David, a professional photographer, athletic trainer and others.

There were countries represented also - from many continents. The Bluffton Middle School opened Night at the Museum doors on May 1.

Sixth grade students have chosen a country to display and show its culture.

Seventh grade students have chosen a famous person to display and share why that person is famously remembered.

Including assault complaint, threating Instagram post, stolen identity

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April Bluffton police calls for service follow, provided by Tyler Hochstetler, police department sergeant.

Total Calls for Service – 509

April 1

  • Officers arrested Roxanne M. Velasquez, 35, Ada, for driving under suspension following a traffic stop in the area of Commerce Lane and State Route 103. The case is pending in Findlay Municipal Court.

April 5

  • A university student reported items were stolen from his dorm room while he was away on break.

April 6

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In the first quarter of 2017 Icon viewership increased by more than 11 percent of the same period in 2016.

Here’s Bluffton Icon’s viewer stats according to Google Analytics based on the reporting period of Jan. 1 to April 30, comparing 2016 to 2017.

2017 figure is first – 2016 figure is second

Total viewers
144,507 vs. 129,97
11.18 percent increase

Total individual viewers
48,202 vs. 42,360
13.79 percent increase

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