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PHOTO Soup for Shelter bowls

Posted by Paula Scott on November 29, 2023 - 7:01am

T.R. Steiner and his Bluffton University ceramics students display the bowls created for the upcoming"Soup for Shelter" benefit for Putnam County Habitat for Humanity. Additional bowls were donated by students and faculty from Ohio Northern University, University of Findlay, Miller City-New Cleveland and Jennings Local School District. The event will be December 1, 4:00-7:30 p.m. at the Schroeder Center for the Arts, Ottawa, with tickets at the door.

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Wade L. Oberly served in the U.S. Army

Posted by Paula Scott on November 29, 2023 - 6:00am

Wade L. Oberly, 93, passed away on November 27, 2023 at the Mennonite Memorial Home, Bluffton. Wade was born September 20, 1930 in Putnam County, Ohio to the late Reno and Bertha (Hochstettler) Oberly. On December 29, 1950 he married Carolyn Matter Oberly who preceded him in death on August 1, 2018. 

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Obituaries
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Nature Pals: Lost In Space

Posted by Staff on November 29, 2023 - 6:00am

The Johnny Appleseed Park District is happy to announce that we will be offering additional days and different times for this popular program! The Park  District will offer Nature Pals: Lost In Space on: 

Thurs., Dec. 7 at 11:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m. 

Fri., Dec. 8 at 11:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m.  

Sat., Dec. 9 at 11:00 a.m. or 1:00 p.m.  

We will still meet at the Mcelroy Environmental Education Center, 2355 Ada Rd., Lima.

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Events
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Cost of buying water from Ottawa to increase in 2024

Posted by Staff on November 29, 2023 - 6:00am

Work to limit in-Bluffton leaks has resulted in cost savings

By Andy Chappell-Dick

At a regular meeting on Monday, November 27, the Bluffton Council was informed that buying water from Ottawa will be more expensive in 2024. No immediate decision was made on whether or when to pass on the increase to Bluffton customers.

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Public Meetings
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Bluffton University sports recap, Nov. 19-26

Posted by Staff on November 28, 2023 - 8:07am

Full stories:
www.BlufftonBeavers.com/

Women’s Basketball downs Heidelberg 78-70 for first win
(November 21) TIFFIN__The Bluffton University women's basketball team found its groove while taking down Heidelberg University 78-70 for its first win of the season on Tuesday, November 21, 2023. Bluffton improved to 1-3 as the Student Princes slipped to 2-2.

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Sports
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Ohio Highway Patrol releases Thanksgiving Holiday report

Posted by Staff on November 28, 2023 - 6:00am

COLUMBUS__According to provisional statistics, eight people were killed in seven crashes on Ohio roadways during the 2023 Thanksgiving holiday period, resulting in the fewest deaths since 2018. The five-day Thanksgiving reporting period began on Wednesday, November 22 at midnight and ran through 11:59 p.m. on Sunday, November 26,

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Regional news
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