The Bluffton University men's basketball team secured a 70-69 victory in a nail biter against long-time rival Defiance College on Wednesday, Jan. 4. The Beavers improved to 4-8 (2-3 HCAC) while the Yellow Jackets fell to 5-7 (0-5 HCAC).
Excerpt from the Ohio Attorney General's December 2022 newsletter:
After receiving consumer complaints from multiple counties, Ohio Attorney General Dave Yost has taken two chains of dollar stores--Dollar General and Family Dollar--to court for allegedly advertising goods for one price and charging a higher price at the register.
Bluffton Diamond Sports has announced that registration for 2023 baseball and softball is now open.
"Register online at www.bdsonline.org by February 12! A few changes this year - junior high baseball and softball are now coordinated through Bluffton school district and we will now have a U8 softball division."
Flyers will be distributed by the Bluffton schools.
Clayton Moore, a retired sergeant with the Fostoria Police Department and award-winning author, will present, “Why Me?,” at 11:00 a.m. on January 17 in Yoder Recital Hall on the campus of Bluffton University.
The author of the memoir “Good Cop, Black Cop: Guilty Until Proven Innocent,” reflects on times in life when we cry out to God. During the presentation, Moore will recount his struggle with and victory over racial discrimination as the first black police officer in a small town in northwestern Ohio.
The annual Martin Luther King Jr. Forum at Bluffton University is free and open to the public.
At 7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 11, individuals interested in Bluffton history will meet on the 3rd floor of the Bluffton Town Hall to discuss the formation of a Bluffton historical society.
The event was announced by Dan Groman, who is one of several Blufftonites who have renewed the idea of forming a local historical society and, ultimately, creating a Bluffton museum within the village.
Groman told the Icon that interest in a Bluffton Historical society has been simmering for decades. Visits to other Ohio communities and discussions with historical societies have led to this January meeting.
CONVOY–The Bluffton High School girls basketball team lost 55-32 to Crestview in a Northwest Conference contest Thursday night, January 5.
Bluffton dropped to 7-4 overall and 1-2 in the NWC with the lopsided road loss. The Lady Knights improved to 7-3 and 3-1 in NWC action after the convincing win.
Crestview junior Cali Gregory scored her 1,000th career point in the win, and she ended up with a game-high 21 points.
