Walk into Lehman's Hardware in Kidron and you'll feel you are still in Bluffton. Ken McKinley took this photo in the eastern Ohio tourist spot. It shows the inside lid of a "Woman's Friend" washing machine. The machine, made in Bluffton at the turn of an earlier century, was a product of a once thriving Bluffton Manufacturing Company.
The Bethel College, North Newton, Kansas, choir will perform in concert at First Mennonite Church, Bluffton, on Monday, March 18, according to Steve Yoder, pastor.
The concert, in the church sanctuary, is at 7 p.m. and is open to the public. Bill Eash, Bluffton College alumnus, directs the choir.
Bluffton school board will act on a resolution stating its opposition to Ohio House Bill 59 on Monday evening.
The resolution opposes the expansion of school voucher programs in Ohio, which the bill proposes to do.
The wording of the resolution follows:
WHEREAS Governor Kasich’s biennial budget (HB 59) proposes two expansions to the Educational Choice Scholarship Program that significantly expand the number of publicly-funded vouchers for students to attend private or parochial schools; and
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Without fanfare, The Bluffton Icon’s sister publication, The Ada Icon, observed its first anniversary on March 15. For the past 365 days, this online news and advertising source has provided the Ada community with lots of information.
The Bluffton University baseball team continued their early-season success on Friday, March 15, winning 7-5 over Wilmington College. The Beavers would not let an early deficit change their tune as they recovered quickly and never looked back en route to the victory.
Sophomore Nate Simonds (Ypsilanti, Mich./Lincoln) got the start in the home opener for Bluffton, turning in a strong performance en route to his second win of the young season.
