In the early days of Bluffton College there existed a club for anyone who attended college here and lived west of the Mississippi River. Here's that group during the 1924-25 school year - 90 school years ago.
By clicking on the image you may read the names of the students and discover where they came from to attend Bluffton. (Fromthe 1925 Ista)
Three summers ago Bluffton celebrated its sesquicentennial. This year it’s Columbus Grove’s turn.
The 150th anniversary celebration of the Village of Columbus Grove takes place now through June 22. Events take place daily and will conclude with a parade on Sunday, June 22, in downtown Grove. The parade starts at 1:30 p.m.
For a look at daily activities taking place this week open the printer-friendly attachments at the bottom of this story.
Bluffton council takes a breather tonight. After holding sessions where the mayor resigned, a new mayor was appointed, and a sidewalk ordinance was approved, tonight's agenda appears to be pretty light.
Jamie Mehaffie, village administrator, reports that 33.07 tons of refuse was dumped in the Spring Street Recycling Center in May.
Other items on the agenda are found in the attachment at the bottom of this story.
As the Bluffton area prepares for the Relay for Life event on Friday, June 20, downtown businesses are showing their support.
The Relay planning committee has hung shoes above store fronts. Purple is the official color for this year’s theme: Believe.
The shoes remind everyone of the battle that cancer patients face each day while fighting this disease. The Relay for Life event format encourages everyone to “walk a mile in support of cancer research.”
