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Sex crime has conviction

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 15, 2010 - 1:25pm

Bluffton police report that a sex crimes investigation from last summer has resulted in a recent conviction in the Allen County Common Pleas Court.

Police were contacted by the mother of a14-year-old Bluffton female reporting the discovery of several occasions where the girl was sexually active with the woman's boyfriend.

Terry A. Gibson, 44, was originally indicted by an Allen County Grand Jury on three counts of Unlawful Sexual Conduct with a Minor, each being a third degree felony, according to Rick Skilliter, Bluffton police chief.

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Thelma Bracy 1913-2010

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 15, 2010 - 1:12pm
Thelma Bracy

Thelma L. Bracy, 97, of Fort Wayne, Ind., died Thursday, Jan. 14, 2010, at Lutheran Hospital in Fort Wayne.

Born in Kalida, Ohio, the daughter of Louis and Bessie (Wirth) Neill, she married Laurel E. Bracy Sept. 6, 1936 and they settled in Pandora, Ohio.

She was a housewife assisting her husband as needed in the operation of Bracy Clover Farm Grocery Store in Pandora. He preceded her in death in 1967 after which she continued working in the store. She was an avid gardener, enjoying vegetables and flowers--especially orchid culture.

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Obituaries
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7th and 8th grade girls beat Arlington

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 15, 2010 - 12:57pm

Bluffton Junior High girls' basketball update

7th grade girls

Lost to Columbus Grove 33-17:

Lauren Parkins 11, Maddie Domer 2, Sidney Joseph 2, Sarah Combs 2

Beat Arlington 19-16: Lauren Parkins 7, Maddie Domer 7, Sidney Joseph 2, Mackayla Wilson 3

Record is now 3-4

8th grade girls

Lost to Grove 30-24: Ashely Baker 2, Jill Steinmetz 2, Olivia Hunt 6, Gabby Sneary 1, Paige Buroker 7, Bailey Prichard 6

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Weather summary Jan. 1-11

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 15, 2010 - 3:05am

Weather report for January 2010

Date Maximum Minimum Precip.

1 25 12 0.6

2 19 7 0.3

3 19 -2

4 25 14 0.12

5 22 18 0.02

6 22 18

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Regional news
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Southgate Lanes bowling Jan. 7-13

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 15, 2010 - 2:57am

Eagles
Scores bowled on: Jan.9
Boys High Game
Danny Setzer 126
Kaden Reneker 115
Brayton Businger 109
Hunter Foltz 106

Girls High Game
Ashley Sickles 155
Ashley Sickles 114
Megan Davis 106
Molly McCracken 103

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Sports
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1-14-10 A horse in winter

Posted by Fred Steiner on January 14, 2010 - 8:22pm
1-14-10 A horse in winter

RIDE A BLACK HORSE

A black horse on a winter run stands out in the brightness of the white winter landscape. The horse was in a field on the north side of Augsburger Road near the Tim and Dawn King farm.

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