Ohio Governor Mike DeWine and Dr. Amy Action, Director of the Ohio Department of Health announced that there are three confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ohio, all in Cuyahoga County.
Governor DeWine also declared a State of Emergency, which he described as a necessary legal step that enables government to do what is necessary to respond quickly, and also makes it easier to procure needed supplies.
According to Allen County Health Commissioner Kathy Luhn, “This is what we have expected. We continue to work with our local and state partners to protect our community.”
By Cort Reynolds
NAPOLEON - Five members of the Bluffton wrestling team competed at the Div. III district meet in Napoleon Friday and Saturday. All five Pirate matmen won at least one match and advanced to the second day of the tournament.
Please notice: This event is postponed until May 18. Stay tuned for more details.
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Medicare 101 is on Monday, March 16, at 5:30 p.m. at the Bluffton Public Library.
Representatives from the Allen County Council on Aging will share the important information you need to know about Medicare this year. There will also be a time for questions and those that attend can find out about other services the ACCOA offers as well.
Tickets are available for the Thursday, March 12, performance by professional brass quintet at 7 p.m. in Bluffton University’s Yoder Recital Hall.
The group has performed at venues including concert halls, music festivals and corporate events, and provides a unique approach to a brass quintet concert.
Emmanuel United Church of Christ, 8374 Phillips Road, Bluffton, will hold its bi-annual fish fry from 4 to 7 p.m., Friday, March 13. Tickets are $9 for adults and $5 for youth 10 and under.
The menu is all-you-can-eat fish, various hot and cold salads (such as potato salad, cheesy potatoes, mac and cheese, baked beans, taco salad, and cole slaw), plus other sides, a dessert and a beverage.
February 3
Officers arrested a Lima resident for driving under suspension, plates belonging to another vehicle, and expired registration following a traffic stop in the in the area of Interstate 75 at mile marker 140. The cases are pending in Lima Municipal Court.
Here's an update on event in March and April at the Bluffton Elementary School, from the elementary March newsletter.
CALAMITY DAYS: We have missed five calamity school days so far this school year. We are allowed five calamity days before we need to make up the days. Days missed from this point on will require a make-up day of Thursday, April 9, and/or at the end of the school year.
A Bluffton track and field team member was named men's track athlete of the week in the HCAC.
Connor Gulick (St. Louisville, Ohio) Bluffton University, senior, won the 800 meter run at the Ohio Northern Polar Bear Final Qualifier in a lifetime best of 1:59.03. It is the fourth fastest time of any HCAC competitor so far this season.
Other athletes were Nathan Schrader, Rose-Hulman, men's field; Kenna Hunter, women's rack, Hanover; and Anna Shoster, Mount St. Joseph University, women's field.
