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Rick Skilliter, Ohio certified prevention specialist, will present the Forum, “Living in Mental Wellness,” at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 7 in Yoder Recital Hall.

During this Forum, the former Bluffton police chief will discuss the importance of reducing stigma for those living with or supporting someone living with mental health and substance abuse challenges.

In an October 24 article, The Lima News reported that a rural Bluffton man was sentenced for felonious assault following a May 14 incident in Putnam County. Derek Butcher pled no contest to the charges and received a 60-day jail sentence and five years probation.

The Bluffton Schools have issued a reminder that there is a  2-hour delay for professional development on Wednesday, October 25. 

 

By Cort Reynolds

The Bluffton girls soccer team scored a pair of dagger first-half goals and made them stand up in a 2-0 win over visiting local rival Allen East in Div. III district semifinal action Tuesday night at Steinmetz Field.

On an unseasonably warm night in front of a big crowd, the Pirates tallied the first goal with 13:12 left in the first half. The hosts then added a deflating goal just 5.1 ticks before intermission to take a commanding two-goal lead into halftime.

Registration required for Youth Group Night

Rev. David Glick, a 2007 Bluffton University graduate and pastor of student ministries at Ebenezer Mennonite Church, will reflect on the theme “Be Rooted” during Bluffton University’s fall semester Spiritual Life Week.

  • Forum, 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 24
    Yoder Recital Hall, “Things I Learned While in College.”
  • Chapel, 11 a.m., Thursday, Oct. 26
    Marbeck Center’s Bob’s Place

Both events are free and open to the public.

Lou Ann (Hughes) Deitsch, 58, passed away October 20, 2023 at her residence.  Lou Ann was born May 22, 1965 in Findlay to the late Charles and Gloria (Ferrel) Hughes. On November 27, 1999 she married Scott Deitsch who survives.

Lou Ann graduated from Cory-Rawson High School. She had worked as a home health aide for Ada Visiting Nurses and was a homemaker. 

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