Bluffton racked up 471 yards rushing to roll past traditional rival Ada 34-14 in a Northwest Conference bout on a warm Friday night, September 17, at War Memorial Stadium.
The Pirates tallied touchdowns on two 64-yard runs and a 39-yarder, and added a 74-yard rush that set up another score as well.
Bluffton improved to 4-1 and 1-1 in league play with the win.
The Bulldogs fell to 1-4 and 0-2 in the NWC with the defeat.
The following health advisory has been issued for all of Allen County Ohio:
Allen County Public Health is issuing a Mask Advisory for Allen County, effective September 17, 2021. Everyone over the age of 2 years old is advised to wear a face mask, regardless of vaccination status when:
∙ In indoor public places
∙ Outdoors in crowded settings
Universal masking in schools, businesses, and social settings will help slow the spread of COVID-19.
Bluffton Icon sports writer Cort Reynolds recounts and ranks his favorite Larry Bird quotes in "My favorite quotes about Larry Bird," an SB Nation-Boston Celtics blog.
The articles was named "Best of SB Nation" for Sept. 14.
Citizens National Bank (CNB) announced the promotion of Courtney Geus to VP Retail Lending. In this position she is responsible for managing the Retail Loan Department and oversight of underwriting for residential mortgages, home equity lines of credit and consumer loans. Additionally, she is responsible for the pricing, selling, delivery and servicing of all saleable loans.
Amy Blankemeyer, SVP Retail Lending said of Geus, “Courtney has been an invaluable part of the retail lending team. Her knowledge and commitment to the bank deserved to be rewarded through this promotion.”
The Covid pandemic has brought about new challenges to the medical community and society as a whole. There have been times where we were forced to give up rights and do things we are not comfortable doing. We as Americans do not give up our rights freely and will definitely put up a fight whenever we feel our rights are being infringed. We have fights over why we would or should wear a mask. Fights over vaccines and if they should be mandated. Fights over schools and how the school year should be laid out, if the kids should wear masks, should we have full sessions, etc.
The United Way of Greater Lima kicked off their 2021 annual campaign by asking the community to be “100% All In” for the community. The goal is to raise an additional $100,000 in response to increased community needs.
The 2020 greater Lima campaign (including Bluffton) secured enough donations to award local non-profits with $1.35 million. United Way of Greater Lima was able to support 38 programs provided by 33 Community Partners, in addition to funding 13 additional special projects and services. The organization distributed $115,165 in COVID relief to local nonprofits.
The visiting Bluffton boys soccer team handed Kenton its first loss of the season by a 2-0 count in a non-league match Thursday night, September 16.
Bluffton improved to 6-2-1 with the victory. The Wildcats dropped to 4-1-3 after suffering the defeat.
Pirate Kaden Basil scored the first goal 19:43 into the contest on an assist by Jude Spallinger. The contest stayed that way into halftime, and for the next 60 minutes after the initial tally.
The host Bluffton volleyball team swept league foe Delphos Jefferson in the Northwest Conference opener to register their sixth consecutive victory Thursday night, September 16.
The Pirate girls improved to 8-2 (1-0 NWC) with the 25-19, 25-9, 25-19 league win. DJ fell to 2-8 (0-2 NWC) with the loss.
Senior middle hitter Kylie Stackhouse hammered 22 kills and added one block to lead the victors.
Freshman Ayla Grandey knocked down 11 kills and made one block. Versatile senior Kylie Monday drilled 10 kills, came up with 11 digs and served a pair of aces.
