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Data from Guy Verhoff, Pandora weather observer

Icon editor: Goodbye March! Here's hoping we can say hello to some consistently milder weather.

Maximum temperature: 74 degrees on March 30; minimum temperature 16 degrees on March 28.

 

Apollo Career Center will hold its eighth annual ApolloPalooza on April 7, 2022, 5:30-7 p.m. ApolloPalooza will showcase both the high school and adult education programs, celebrate Apollo's partnerships with local businesses, highlight Career Tech opportunities, its students and instructors. The event is free and open to the public.

Bluffton's hardier garden residents have come out of hiding with eye catching colors. The robins and squirrels are also on view, but are more camera-shy.

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School varsity softball team was blanked 5-0 by visiting Elida Monday evening. The Pirate girls dropped to 0-4 with the non-league defeat.

The game was scoreless until the third inning, when Elida broke the tie to grab a 1-0 lead.

The visitors then plated three runs in the fifth frame as Lady Bulldog winning pitcher Livia Ramirez smacked a two-run double. 

Elida tacked on one more run in the top of the seventh inning to provide the final margin.

Funeral service and obituary

UPDATED 2:15 P.M.

The Bluffton Police Department has announced funeral arrangements for Officer Dominic Francis, who was killed in the line of duty on March 31, 2022.

FUNERAL SERVICE

11 a.m. Friday, April 8, 2022 at the Bluffton University Sommer Center, 1 University Drive, Bluffton, Ohio, 45817

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton track and field teams competed at the Liberty-Benton Relays meet this past Friday in Findlay.

Eastwood swept the boys and girls team titles. The Bluffton boys came in sixth out of eight teams, while the Pirate girls finished eighth.

Pirate Aaron Tabler won the individual shot put event. Wyatt Lovell took second in the high jump. Allison Diller also finished second in the pole vault.

 

Top Pirate finishers:

Boys Discus Throw Relay

1st Tabler, Aaron                133-7 

 

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