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The Bluffton High School May Student of the Month is Amber Gladwell, a senior with a 3.892 gpa. Amber is the daughter of Paul Gladwell.

Gladwell is in 4-H, a member of the National Honor Society, and is in a small group at the Ebenezer Mennonite Church. She is an after school tutor for the SOS program at Bluffton Elementary School.

She is also a 3-time Academic Letter winner, 2-time Student of the Year recipient in Home Economics and received the A.C.E. Award-Triplett Electrical Scholarship. In her spare time, Amber enjoys babysitting, sewing, traveling, camping, fishing and hunting. 

After graduation, Amber will attend Bluffton University and pursue a degree as an Intervention Specialist.

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The Allen County Engineer Office has announced that following roads will be temporarily closed for bridge inspections on Wednesday, May 17, 2023, from 8:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. They include

  • NAPOLEON ROAD, between SR 81 and Sandusky Road
  • PANDORA ROAD, between Putnam and Bixel Roads
  • STATE ROAD, between Wapak and Dutch Hollow Roads

During closure through traffic will be prohibited. 

Carol Jean Musser, 80, passed away May 16, 2023 at the Meadows of Ottawa.  Carol was born March 21, 1943 in Glandorf to the late Oscar and Adaline (Knippen) Kleman. On May 9, 1964, she married Jerry Musser and he preceded her in death on June 14, 2016.

Check out the high and low points of area weather in April 2023 with the month's weather summary from NWS weather observer Guy Verhoff of Pandora.

April 2023 Weather Observations Chart

APRIL 2023 - PANDORA OBSERVATIONS

Avg. Temp. 51.4

Normal Avg. Temp 49.7

Total April Prec. 1.89

Normal Avg. Prec 3.48

Max Temp 84 on April 14

Min Temp 29 on April 26

 

A celebration of life for Joanne Antibus will be held on from 1:00-4:00 p.m. on Saturday, May 27 at the Bluffton Sportsmen's Club, 405 S. Spring St.

Antibus taught science and environmental biology at Bluffton High School and served on the Blluffton Tree Commission. Her obituary is HERE.

The Bluffton 6th grade orchestra and junior high orchestra received superior ratings at OMEA Large Group Adjudicated Event on Friday, May 12 held at Parkway High School.

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