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Doris Gene Hamman, 93, died Nov. 9, 2016, at Willow Ridge-Frieda House of Mennonite Home Communities, Bluffton. 

Doris was born Oct. 27, 1923, in Allen County to the late Calvin and Huldah (Badertscher) Garmatter. On April 4, 1948, in Torre Pellice, Italy, she married Robert C. Hamman and he preceded her in death on July 26, 2002.

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November 8, 2016

HCAC Pre-season Coaches Poll

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November 8, 2016

All-HCAC release

BLUFFTON, Ohio - Bluffton University defenders Brittany Huff (Union/Northmont) and Abby Karikas (Curtice/Genoa Area) have been named All-Heartland Conference for their play in 2016. They were recognized when the HCAC announced its top players this season as voted on by the head coaches.

Vehicles on east side of village reported ended and money taken

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Here is the October Bluffton police report. During the month police had 274 calls for service.

3rd - Officers responded to a domestic dispute at a 100 E. Elm St. residence. 

4th - A Riley St. resident reported finding a pellet gun. 

5th - Police arrested James White, Jr, 42 Lima, for DUS following a traffic stop on N. Main St.   

10th  - A Garmatter St. resident reported unknown persons had entered his unlocked garage and stole items sometime in the past month.     

Features concert band and instrumental ensembles

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Bluffton University will host its Holiday Concert featuring the concert band and several instrumental ensembles at 2:30 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 20, in Yoder Recital Hall. The event is free and open to the public.

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Retired Eagle Township farmer, Wayne E. Marquart, died at 2:03 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2016 at the Bridge Hospice Care Center, Findlay.

Wayne was born Dec. 18, 1934 near Jenera, Ohio, to the late Clifford and Leona (Benner) Marquart. He married Barbara Grose on Feb. 20, 1955.

Wayne and Barbara lived in Schwabach/Nuremburg, Germany, in 1956 and 1957
where he was stationed with the 56th Field Artillery Battalion, 8th Infantry Division, US Army.

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