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By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton High School boys tennis team lost to visiting Elida 4-1 on Wednesday evening. March 30.

The Pirates (0-2) play their third WBL foe in a row at Defiance Monday, April 4. They then visit Napoleon April 6.

By Cort Reynolds

Liberty-Benton scored five first-inning runs and went on to defeat the visiting Bluffton High School baseball team 8-3 in a non-conference contest Wednesday evening, March 30.

The Pirates inched within 5-3 after three innings with the aid of two Eagle errors. But the hosts tacked on three runs in the fourth and fifth frames to put the game out of reach.

Eagle starter Trevin Lieb earned the pitching win and slapped an RBI single. He gave up just one hit and no runs over four innings, and struck out seven Pirates.

A Bluffton police officer has been killed an attempt to stop suspects driving at high speeds across the state. Three suspects have been apprehended as of 12:49 p.m., according to the State Highway Patrol.

A vehicle speeding in excess of 100 m.p.h. was identified multiple times by the Ohio State Highway Patrol in the early hours of March 31.

At 2:30 a.m. Bluffton Police officer Dominic Francis was attempting to deploy stop sticks when he was struck by the suspect vehicle. Officer Francis later succumbed to his injuries from the crash.

The following information was provided by the Village of Bluffton for the convenience of those filing income tax returns. A printable version is also attached.

It’s tax time again. Below you will find important information in regards to filing your 2021 Village of Bluffton income tax return. 

The Village of Bluffton income tax filing deadline date for tax year 2021 returns will be Monday, April 18, 2022, for all taxpayers, except fiscal year accounts or taxpayers on Federal extensions.

Miniature donkey Molly Brown was caught playing chicken last week at Little Riley Creek Farm in rural Bluffton. Perhaps they were keeping each other warm during the cold snap.

Watch for more updates from the farm as we head into the growing season. 

By Karen Kier, Pharmacist on behalf of the ONU HealthWise team

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