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First Day of Spring Polka Party is on Monday, March 20, at 6 p.m. in the lower level of the library! Accordion music by Elaine Wehri. The Bluffton Senior Citizens Center partners with the library for this event to include stories, dancing, games, and refreshments. Please register by March 17. Don't forget to wear your polka dots and your dancing shoes! 

Come to the library on Thursday, March 16 at 6:30 p.m. to enjoy an evening of familiar songs from the ‘60s performed by Doug Adams, folk singer and guitarist.

March 9, 2017
By: Colton Steiner, sports information assistant

Stats

FORT MYERS, Fla. - The Bluffton University baseball team kicked off their Thursday morning against Alvernia College. The Beavers were unable to get anything going offensively as Bluffton dropped to 5-2 on the season after a 9-2 loss to the Crusaders.

March 9, 2017
By: Colton Steiner, sports information assistant

Widener Stats  I  Altoona Stats

KISSIMMEE, Fla. - After a day of relaxation in the heart of Central Florida, the Bluffton University softball team got right back to work, facing a pair of talented teams on Thursday, March 9. The morning kicked off with a 6-1 win against Widener College and then a 3-0 shutout of Penn State-Altoona in the afternoon.

Student art on display in March at Bluffton Public Library

Each March the Bluffton Public Library showcases area student art work in celebration of Student Art Month.

Art from several area schools are now on exhibit throughout the library.

The Bluffton Icon shares with viewers several photos of works from Bluffton school students.

Police Chief Burkholder: Majority of addiction cases in Bluffton are prescription-related

Map attached shows 2016 Allen County ODPS
Collaborative Drug Initiative findings.

Illegal drug usage, particularly heroin and other opioids, was the topic of a Bluffton Public Library Community Issues Series on Ohio’s drug epidemic.

Nearly 20 persons attended the noon program on March 9. Ryan Burkholder, Bluffton police chief, and Tyler Hostetler, Bluffton police sergeant, presented the program.

Chief Burkholder said that Bluffton police find themselves addressing these problems differently than in the past due to Ohio’s changing drug laws.

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