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Bluffton Farmers Market begins May 4

Posted by Paula Scott on April 30, 2024 - 6:00am

The Bluffton Farmers Market, a program of the Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce, is showing off its wares on Facebook. Pictured here are Anita Willow's pies. The market opens this Saturday, May 4, 2024 at 8:00 a.m. and will run every Saturday through October 26. The market is located in the Citizens National Bank parking lot, 102 S. Main St.

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The Big "80" Trout Derby at Buckeye Lake

Posted by Staff on April 30, 2024 - 6:00am

By Paula Pyzik Scott

The Bluffton Sportsmen’s Club will hold the 2024 Trout Derby on Sunday, May 5 at Buckeye Lake, accessible from Main St., Snyder Rd. and Spring St. The club member who catches Trout No. 1 on Derby Day between 2:00-4:00 p.m. will receive ½ of the jackpot plus $1,000. The prize is redeemable through the Sportsmen’s Club.

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BVHS announces educational partnership with Purdue Global

Posted by Staff on April 29, 2024 - 10:33am

Blanchard Valley Health System (BVHS) has a new educational partnership with Purdue Global, providing BVHS associates and their families tuition discounts on a variety of programs.

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Blanchard Valley Health System
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Bluffton Elementary squad wins Step It Up Challenge

Posted by Staff on April 29, 2024 - 9:25am

The Gingerbread Squad of Jaime Combs, Heidi Steiner, Ryan Dunlap, and Missy Smith won $1,500 for Bluffton Elementary School in the Health Action Council Healthy Kids Spring Step It Up Challenge. These top steppers averaged 809,363 steps.

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SCHS Spring Meeting is May 5

Posted by Staff on April 29, 2024 - 7:01am

The Swiss Community Historical Society will hold its Spring Meeting on Sunday, May 5 at 2:00 p.m. in the Patio Room at Maple Crest. Gary Wetherill will give a presentation on the native people who lived in Ohio prior to settlers arriving in in the late 1700s. 

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Students honored for academic excellence at Bluffton University

Posted by Staff on April 29, 2024 - 6:49am

Bluffton University recognized its top students for their academic achievements at the annual Academic Awards and Honors Forum on April 23.

Four seniors received departmental honors for independent-study projects: 

“Everyday Nutrition and its Effects on the Eyes,” by Brooke Barnes, a biology major from Shelby, Ohio

“Who Am I,” by art major Kelly Bilen of Archbold, Ohio

“Gerda and Kay,” by writing major Abby Bush from Marion, Ohio

“Earphone Epidemic?: Prevalence of Earphone Use and Listening Behaviors Among Students,” by MacKenzie Martin, a speech-language pathology and audiology major from Hartville, Ohio

Six seniors were recognized for completion of the Honors Program. 

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