Four staff members at Bluffton Elementary School have been rewarded for being physically active role models for students. The school is the Northwest OHSAA district region winner in the Health Action Council’s Healthy Kids Fall Step It Up Challenge.
Bluffton is among six schools receiving $1,000 for achieving the most steps.
The Bluffton University men's basketball team will return four starters when the Beavers attack the hardwood this season. COVID-19 and other injuries slowed Bluffton and snapped its string of four consecutive Heartland Conference tournament berths.
Crime Victim Services will hold an information session on becoming a volunteer guardian in Allen County from noon to 1:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 16, 2022.
Volunteer guardians serve adults who are found to be incompetent of making important life decisions and who do not have an appropriate support person in their life to make such decisions. 70% of protected persons with a CVS Volunteer Guardian are survivors of domestic violence or sexual assault.
An April 24, 2023 trial date has been scheduled for Emin Johnson, the driver of a car that struck and killed Bluffton police officer Dominic Francis on March 31, 2022. The date was scheduled on Wednesday in Hancock County Common Pleas Court, according to a Lima News report on November 9. Ten counts ranging from involuntary manslaughter to improper handling of firearms are part of the indictment.
