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School pickup/drop off traffic will see increased police presence

The following announcement was made by the Bluffton Police Department on Facebook:

The Bluffton Police Department has received several complaints recently regarding school bus and school zone safety. Our officers will be taking a proactive approach to these complaints and you will see an increased police presence around the schools to help keep our youth safe. 

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March 2023 local weather observations

Glad to see March 2023 and its weather in the rear view mirror? Here is the month's weather summary from NWS weather observer Guy Verhoff of Pandora.

March Weather Observations Chart

MARCH 2023 - PANDORA OBSERVATIONS

Avg. Temp. 39.0

Normal Avg. Temp 37.5

Normal Avg. Prec 2.58

Max Temp 65 on March 1

Min Temp 17 on March 19

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Area swimmers compete in YMCA national competition

Eleven local high schools swimmers will represent the Lima YMCA this week for the YMCA National Competition April 3-7 in Greensboro, North Carolina. Swimmers are from Ada, Bath, Bluffton, Elida, Shawnee, Van Wert and Wapakoneta high school swim teams and will represent the Lima area.

All swimmers had to qualify with top time cuts to be invited to Nationals. The competition will include more than 325 teams with more than 1000 swimmers from YMCA teams across the United States.
This year is the 100th year of this competition and past Olympic swimmers and other professional swimmers will be in attendance. Swimmers are coached by head coach April Dorman of Bluffton and assistant coaches Jeff Bowlus, Lima; Luke Kleman, Glandorf and Scott Newman, Lima.

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Pirate softball loses heartbreaker to Elida in extras

By Cort Reynolds

ELIDA – Bluffton High School softball lost an extra-inning nailbiter at Elida 8-7 Monday evening, April 3.

The Pirates dropped to 2-2 after the seesaw, non-league loss.

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Invitation to ApolloPalooza

Apollo Career Center superintendent Keith Horner has issued the following invitation to the communities served by the ACC high school:

Greetings from Apollo Career Center!

This is your official invitation to one of our biggest celebrations. We are always excited this time of year because of the great events ahead: Signing Day, National Honor Society Induction and Senior Honors Night.

One that may be of particular interest to you is ApolloPalooza, Thursday, April 13, 5:30-7:00 p.m. ApolloPalooza is a campus-wide, community celebration of partnerships, programs, students, alumni, community members and career tech education. Apollo Career Center, unlike most public schools, does not have the traditional extracurricular activities that allow us to open the building to the public. Furthermore, high school and adult classes are happening day and night so the campus is always in use. For ApolloPalooza, all labs and classrooms, adult education and high school, will be open for tours, demos and hands-on activities.

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Easter services at Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 301 North Main Street, Jenera, will have two services on Sunday, April 9.  The Easter Dawn service will begin at 6:30 a.m. under the theme: He Lives to Dry Tears and Calm Fears. 

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