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Provided by Bluffton High School and Artspace Lima

Eleven Bluffton High School student artists are featured in the 2025 Kewpee High School Invitational Art Exhibit at Artspace Lima, 65-67 Town Square, Lima through April 11.

The student artists are (pictured here, L-R) Katherine Gratz, Asa Clingerman, Riley Simon, Lydia Tarplee, Alliyah Shisler, Lena Brown, Brooklynn Bible, Nick Lovett, Lizzy Suter, and Truett Diller, as well as Kally Cotter (not pictured). MORE ▶︎

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Marilyn Rose Reigle, 93, passed away March 27, 2025, at the Meadows of Leipsic.

Marilyn was born March 24, 1932 in Vaughnsville to Howard and Rose (Drerup) Auchmuty who preceded her in death. On February 4, 1955 she married Marvin Reigle who preceded her in death on January 25, 2017. 

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Bluffton Elementary School has released the following Honor Roll for the 3rd quarter of the 2024-2025. academic year. This Honor Roll is for students in grades 4-5.

4th Grade All A Honor Roll:

Gabbi Abraham, Jaxson Babcock, Ellery Byers, Felix Combs, Wyatt Donaldson, Sawyer Fruchey, Anna Hartzler, Hayden Hines, Kinley Jenkins, Riley Klausing, Lucy Long, Lena Macke, Jacob Morales, Deacon Recker, Eliana Rettig, Isaiah Thiel, Grace Warner

4th Grade A/B Honor Roll:

Bryson Allgire, Wyatt Badertscher, Evan Blount, Mia Clevidence, Emerson Cox, Benji Crow, Westin Doty, Matthias Fought, Owen Gesler, Judah Glick, Paisley Glick, Noah Hamblin, Jules Heath, Makayla Hicks, Bowen Hochstetler, Zane Hoffman, Kyle Hohenbrink, Eliana Holmes, Graelynn Huston, Kamea Kaufman, Madelyn King, Maddox Lambert, Claire LeBlanc, Kendyl Lloyd, Arya Lowry, Natalie McCarty, Hayden Minch, Luke Mummert, Allison Polish, Killian Rausch, Charlotte Schedler, Brooks Shaurer, Tyler Shaw, Evan Sider, Breck Slager, Blake Spencer, Mason Stechschulte, Annie Steiner, Harlow Thompson, Brynlee Underwood, Spencer Wahl, Persephone Weyer, Brady Yarnell, Levi Zink

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Marathana Prothro, director of general education, will provide the Forum “Gaslit Generation: The Myth of ‘For You’” at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, April 1, in Yoder Recital Hall.

The presentation will show how social media companies work against their users by nurturing a culture of self-forgetting.

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Oncology services at Blanchard Valley Health System recently received accreditation under the American College of Surgeons (ACS) Commission on Cancer (CoC) Accreditation Program.

The ACS CoC is a consortium of professional organizations dedicated to improving survival and quality of life for patients with cancer by setting and raising standards. 

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Stop by the Bluffton Art Co., 105 E Elm St, between 10 a.m. and noon on Saturday, March 29 to learn about a Bluffton Ohio Historical Society competition for artists and creators of all kinds. You are invited to "Reframe Bluffton's History" taking inspiration from eight photos colorized and enlarged, likely by Leland Gerber. This photo is c. 1915. For more information, visit https://www.blufftonforever.com/post/reframing-bluffton-s-history-a-bohs...

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