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FROM FACEBOOK__Come learn about the life cycle of Monarch Butterflies with speaker Cindy Basinger, owner of Backyard Perennials.

This free event will be at the Bluffton Community Garden, 9900 S. Main St. Please bring a chair and a friend. 

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By Cort Reynolds

LIMA__The visiting Bluffton High School girls tennis team defeated Bath 4-1 in a makeup match on Wednesday, August 19.

Bluffton improved to 3-1 with the decisive victory. All five matches were decided in straight sets.

Freshman Hope Luginbill won at second singles over sophomore Elizabeth Rope 6-3, 7-5.

Sophomore Leah Hoffman defeated junior Jordan Taylor 6-1, 6-0.

Bluffton swept both doubles matches handily.

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By Alyson Pickryl, Student Pharmacist and Karen Kier, Pharmacist 
On behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

In 1972, singer-songwriter Jackson Browne released "Doctor, My Eyes," which reached number 8 in the United States and number 4 in Canada.  Jackson Browne started with the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band early in his career and left the group shortly after. He continues to entertain and is known for his political activism. Browne was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.

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Patrol OVI Checkpoint in Hancock County Tomorrow

  • / August 20, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE__The Ohio State Highway Patrol has announced an OVI checkpoint will be held in Hancock County on the evening of Friday, August 21.

The OVI checkpoint, funded by federal grant funds, is planned to deter and intercept impaired drivers. 

Two new teachers introduced at Trinity Lutheran School

  • / August 19, 2026

MEDIA RELEASE__Trinity Lutheran School, 105 Allen Street, Jenera, is welcoming two new teachers. 

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Methodist Episcopal Church choir
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Methodist Episcopal choir circa 1910

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Pirate girls tennis beats Bath