Four members of the Bluffton University softball team were recognized when the Heartland Conference handed out its 2022 post-season hardware.
Bobbi Adams (Delaware/Rutherford B. Hayes) notched First Team All-HCAC for the second straight season.
Fellow junior Lily Tate (Mount Gilead/Northmor) and freshman Madison Jones (West Milton/Milton Union) took home second team recognition, while junior Sydney Zinkon (Fresno/Ridgewood) was named honorable mention.
The West Ohio Food Bank was named the winner of the Lima Allen County Chamber of Commerce’s Non-Profit of the Year Award at the masquerade ball and ceremony held on May 3.
The West Ohio Food Bank becomes only the third non-profit to win the award twice, (2016, 2022) joining Lima Allen Council on Community Affairs (1998, 2014) and the Allen County Council on Aging (2006, 2013).
The three finalists for this year’s Non-Profit of the Year Award were Crossroads Crisis Center, Inc., Cornerstone of Hope Lima, and West Ohio Food Bank.
May 7 commencement ceremonies awarded over 150 Bluffton University graduates with masters and bachelors degrees. This was the 122nd annual commencement at the univeristy. The event was held in the Sommer Center with the procession of dignitaries, graduates and facutly led by President Jane Wood.
The Mental Health & Recovery Services Board of Allen, Auglaize, and Hardin Counties, also known as We Care People, urges area residents and organizations to "be seen with green" in support of mental health.
A Be Seen with Green campaign will take place the week of May 9-15. You are invited to show off your green throughout the entire month of May, which is Mental Health Awareness Month.
