June 2020

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The Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology has won the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Men's All-Sports Trophy following the completion of the 2019-20 season. This is the Fightin' Engineers 11th title since the awards inception.

Rose-Hulman had a well-rounded year, capturing men's soccer and men's indoor track and field titles. The Fightin' Engineers also took second place in men's cross country, football and men's swimming and diving.

Director of Athletics Jeff Jenkins is at the helm of the athletic department at Rose-Hulman.

Recipients are Ana Neufeld Weaver, Kaitylnn Rieman and Luke Denecker

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The S.H.A.N.N.O.N. Service Club of Bluffton announces the winners of its “Service To Humanity” Scholarship Awards, given to graduating seniors of Bluffton High School. 
Here are this year's outstanding $800 scholarship winners: 

• Ana Neufeld Weaver, daughter of Paul and Laurel Neufeld Weaver. Ana will enter the field of music education at Goshen College.

• Kaitlynn Rieman, daughter of James and Jennifer Rieman. Kaitlynn intends to pursue a degree in nursing at Ohio Northern University.

Probably someone you know

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Here is Bluffton High School’s final honor roll of the 2019-20 school year.

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Hanover College was named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference (HCAC) Women's All-Sports Champion following the 2019-20 campaign. The Panthers accumulated 62.3 points in the standings to garner the award, capturing their ninth overall women's title.

Including movie theaters, playgrounds and public rec centers

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Ohio Governor Mike DeWine today announced the reopening of certain facilities including certain entertainment facilities with health and safety restrictions.

“As I’ve said, Ohioans are able to do two things at once. We can continue to limit the spread of COVID-19 while we safely reopen our economy. It is up to each of us to do what we can to keep each other safe and choose to keep six feet of social distance, wear masks, and maintain good hand hygiene.” said Governor DeWine.

Not unlike humans, a culture can suffer illness too. Current events prove the point

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Icon viewers:
The word “culture” is defined as the customary beliefs, social forms and material traits of a racial, religious or social group. In more basic language, it’s the values and norms a group of people choose to follow as they coexist. Not unlike humans, a culture can suffer illness too. Current events prove the point.

Our own talented small town newspaper editor who saw the world, yet returned here to retire

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By Fred Steiner
One of Bluffton’s thousand points of light dimmed this week.

Charles Hilty, a Bluffton favorite son, who died of the Covid-19, held that now-extinguished glow. Click here to read his obituary.

An earlier generation of residents appreciated him as our own talented small town newspaper editor making his an important voice in our village.

Same products and services, now carrying Do It Best products

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Family Hardware, 109 N. Main St., Bluffton, is switching to the Do It Best chain of businesses this week, according to Jim Basinger, store owner.

“We will offer the same products and services as always, and we will now carry Do It Best products,” he said. 

These include Do It Best Look brand of paints, and Best Garden brand, which includes garden tools, sprayers and supplies. 

The change-over will involve large assortment of new color paint charts in the Main Street store, in addition to several other product line changes.

New safety measures include a change in the 2020-21 academic calendar

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Since March, teams of Bluffton University faculty and staff have been actively planning to welcome students back to campus for the fall 2020 semester while keeping the campus community as healthy as possible. 

Final 2019-20 honor roll for Bluffton middle school

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Here's the final 2019-20 Bluffton Middle School honor roll.

All “A” Honor Roll

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