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Foodie Tuesday will include '60s Survivors Band

Posted by Staff on July 9, 2022 - 7:33am

Foodie Tuesday will be held at the Centre at Bluffton (601 N. Main Street Bluffton) from 4:00 to 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday July 12.

The event includes local food trucks and cold beverages inside the Centre with live entertainment from the '60s Survivors Band.

 

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Events
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Beaverdam Bunch: 4-H judging reminder

Posted by Staff on July 9, 2022 - 7:26am

By Matthew Piehl

Reporter for he Beaverdam Bunch 4-H Club

Club reminder: Be sure to sign up and attend your judging dates for special interest and livestock projects. The next meeting will be held July 11 at Bluffton Middle School at 7:00 p.m.

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People
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Bluffton University named a 2022-23 College of Distinction

Posted by Staff on July 8, 2022 - 6:59am

Bluffton University has been recognized for excelling in the areas of student engagement, teaching, community and successful outcomes by Colleges of Distinction, a guide for college-bound students. Recognitions include being named a 2022-23 College of Distinction, Ohio College of Distinction and Christian College of Distinction. Bluffton’s business and education departments have also been recognized as leading programs of distinction.

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Bluffton University
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Man enters guilty plea in Medina; charged in pursuit that killed Bluffton officer

Posted by Paula Scott on July 8, 2022 - 6:56am

MEDINA, Ohio—On Wednesday, July 6 a change of plea was filed for Dante D. Tate in Medina County Common Pleas Court; he has pleaded guilty to charges of failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer and receiving stolen property.

Tate was taken into custody in Elyria on March 31 after Officer Dominic Francis was struck and killed at Bluffton while attempting to deploy stop sticks on I-75.

Tate is scheduled to be sentenced on Aug. 8.

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Police/Fire/EMS
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Camp Lakota and Camp Berry earn 2022 accreditation

Posted by Staff on July 8, 2022 - 6:00am

In June, two Boy Scout camps in the Black Swamp Area Council recieved annual accreditation for 2022: Camp Lakota, located in Defiance, and Camp Berry in Findlay.

Hardin County is in the Great Oaks District of the Black Swamp Council area.

The Boy Scouts of America National Camp Accreditation Process (NCAP) is designed to help local councils elevate their camps to new levels of excellence. A rigorous review of camps and properties includes 136 different standards that cover everything from program design, staff qualifications, health and safety to facilities.

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Regional news
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Reminder: Bluffton Community Pool closed on July 8-9

Posted by Staff on July 8, 2022 - 5:57am

The Bluffton Community Pool will be closed on July 8-9 because of the WOAL swim championships in Vart Wert.

Go Sardines! 

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Regional news
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