Leo Club supports Bluffton Clean Up

Click to enlarge photo. The new Leo Club from Bluffton High School joined Bluffton Clean Up to remove trash along the Riley Creek from Buckeye Park all the way behind Community Markets. Organizers noted, "It was truly inspiring to see so many young adults stepping up to take care of their town and show such pride in their community." From Bluffton Clean Up Facebook. ◾️

From Putnam County EMA, approximately 3:00 a.m. on April 3

Putnam County EMA, Putnam County Fire Departments, Putnam County Police Departments, and the Putnam County Sheriff's Office handled multiple calls for service related to the tornado warning issued late evening on 4-2-25.

There are lines down, trees down and big amounts of debris throughout Putnam County. There are multiple power outages throughout the county as well. There are several buildings and homes that are damaged and or destroyed.

The Dupont area was hit the hardest. Damage assessments will continue in the morning due to the dark conditions outside. The National Weather Service- Northern Indiana will be in the county at 11:00 a.m. for further assessment.

There were 3 civilian injuries that are non-life threatening.

There are multiple roads closed in the county. We remind people to not drive over power lines or get close to them. Also to not drive through closed roads.

More information will be passed on as it becomes available.

By Karen L. Kier, Pharmacist
On behalf of the ONU Healthwise Team 

On August 21, 1987, the movie Dirty Dancing was released in the United States. One of the most famous lines from the picture was “Nobody puts Baby in a corner.”  Johnny Castle, played by Patrick Swayze, tells this line to Baby, played by Jennifer Grey. In 2024, the movie was selected to be preserved in the United States National Film Registry by the Library of Congress. 

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The following results are from March 26-April 1 of the Bluffton University 2025 athletics season:

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CNB celebrates with Community Shred Days and fraud prevention education

The month of April is recognized as National Community Banking Month. Citizens National Bank will be providing fraud education as part of its campaign this year. 

TORNADO WATCH issued at 9:15 PM EDT WED APR 2 2025
National Weather Service www.tinyurl.com/mry5mw3p

TORNADO WATCH 103 is in effect until 4:00 AM EDT for the following locations.

Ohio counties included are

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