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7 relatives of eye-witnesses to Dillinger robbery to participate Saturday

Seven eye-witnesses of the 1933 John Dillinger robbery of Citizens National Bank, Bluffton, will be portrayed by family members during the Saturday, Aug. 12, retelling of the robbery in downtown Bluffton.

The event is part of Bluffton History Day, recalling the 90th anniversary of the Dillinger robbery that took place Aug. 14, 1933, when Dillinger escaped with $2,100.

Family participants are:

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July 2023 Bluffton Police Docket

The following July 2023 docket was provided by Sergeant Tyler Hochstetler of the Bluffton Police Department.

TOTALS:

Calls for Service– 570

Reportable Offenses – 6

Traffic Crashes – 0

Traffic Citations Issued – 4

Traffic Warnings Issued – 34

JULY 8
Officers responded to the 200 block of West Elm Street for a missing juvenile complaint.

JULY 15
Officers responded to the 300 block of South Main Street for a Domestic Violence complaint.

JULY 19
Officers responded to the 600 block of West Riley Street for a report of a deceased person.

Officers received a theft report from a resident in the 200 block of West Elm Street.

Officers received a complaint of a nuisance animal in the 200 block of Cherry Street.

JULY 22
Officers arrested a Bluffton juvenile on an outstanding warrant issued by the Allen County Juvenile Court.

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2023 National Night Out explodes with family fun

The August 1 Bluffton-Pandora celebration of National Night Out (NNO) had an excellent turnout for an evening of free summer fun. In and around the Bluffton Community Pool, 205 Snider Rd., the Bluffton and Pandora police departments coordinated a bounty of food, drinks and activities. The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce coordinated fireworks and their funding by member donors.

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Chamber fires up post-NNO display

The sights and sounds of Bluffton's fireworks display following the 2023 Bluffton-Pandora National Night Out are fleeting. Here's a snapshot of some of the special effects that lit the sky over Bluffton on August 1--and the final 5:00 of the spectacle.

Bluffton radio “Ham” traps voice of Russian Sputnik on tape recorder

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

Remember Sputnik? Only if you were alive in October 1957.

Three stories in the Bluffton News that year reveal local fascination and questions about this first-ever successful artificial satellite.

Dr. Grace Eberly joins Pediatric Associates of Northwest Ohio

Blanchard Valley Health System has announced that Dr. Grace Eberly has joined the teams at Caughman Health Center and Pediatric Associates of Northwest Ohio, divisions of the health system.

Dr. Eberly is welcoming new patients at 122 North Jackson Street, Bluffton and at 1800 North Blanchard Street, Suite 121, Findlay.

Dr. Eberly earned a bachelor of science degree in world religions, with a minor in biological sciences, from Ohio University, followed by a medical degree from Ohio University Heritage College of Osteopathic Medicine. She completed her residency in pediatrics at Nationwide Children’s Hospital (Columbus, Ohio).

“I am honored to be joining the extraordinary providers and associates at Caughman Health Center, who make a difference in the lives of their patients each and every day,” Dr. Eberly said. “I am looking forward to providing care for area children and their families.”

Caughman Health Center provides both family practice and pediatric care to area residents, regardless of ability to pay.

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