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BHS boys soccer edged late, takes home loss in district finals

Posted by Staff on October 30, 2022 - 7:57am

By Cort Reynolds

In the final minutes of a scoreless Div. III district final battle Saturday night, the Bluffton High School boys soccer team gave up a penalty kick goal and lost 1-0 to visiting Mansfield Christian under the lights on a cool but wind-less Saturday evening, October 29, at Steinmetz Field.

The Pirate season finished at 10-7-2 after the difficult defeat. The third-seeded Flames improved to 15-6-1 following the hard-fought road win.

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A Halloween story with a Bluffton twist

Posted by Staff on October 30, 2022 - 7:46am

By Fred Steiner
www.BlufftonForever.com

Want to hear a good Halloween story? Here’s one. And, it’s true.

Most of us have forgotten that the bend in the road on State Route 235 north of Ada was originally laid out as a 90-degree angle. If you head north, you can see a remnant of that angle – but look closely.

Most of us have also forgotten that the 90-degree angle once had a name: Dead Man’s Jog. 

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Trick or Treat 2022

Posted by Paula Scott on October 29, 2022 - 9:29am

Costumes sweet and scary were all over Bluffton--but especially thick on Main St--on October 27, the designated Trick or Treat night for 2022. With a blanket of leaves on many yards, the scene was picture perfect.

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Zoning Board of Appeals public hearing on November 8

Posted by Staff on October 29, 2022 - 9:15am

A public hearing will be held before the Bluffton Board of Zoning and Building Appeals on Tuesday November 8, 2022, at 7:00 pm.

The owners of 320 S. Main Street are requesting a variance from Chapter 153.082 Conditional use, section (D) Home occupation: The owners are asking for approval to convert the residential home into an office(s) for a small tax business.

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Letter: Bells ring again at Trinity, Jenera

Posted by Staff on October 29, 2022 - 8:56am

We live in an era when many churches have elected to remove their bells due to the expense of maintaining them.  Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church's bells at 301 North Main Street, Jenera, have sadly been silent for almost a year because they, too, needed serious repair.  The church council chose to restore them and they rang on Sunday to announce the beginning of the church services as they have for 133 years. 

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Letters
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Rockets overwhelm Rams in regional football match

Posted by Staff on October 29, 2022 - 8:30am

By Matt M. Stutz

The #9 seeded Pandora-Gilboa High School football team opened their 2022 playoff run on the road, overwhelming their hosts, the #8 seeded Upper Scioto Valley Rams (8-3), through the air and on the ground.  Following a low scoring first half, the Rockets flew away, winning by a final of 42-8 in OHSAA Division VII Region 26 football action. 

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