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Russ Gregory was a music teacher

Posted by Staff on June 28, 2023 - 5:32pm

Russ Gregory, 81, died unexpectedly on May 9, 2023 in Denver, Colorado due to complications following successful open-heart surgery.

Russ was born on January 8, 1942 in Wooster, Ohio.  After graduating from Dalton High School in 1960 he attended Bluffton College (now University), majoring in Music Education and Piano, later earning a Master’s Degree in Music History from Ohio State University in 1972.

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Obituaries
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June 2023 Discovery Days drawing results

Posted by Staff on June 28, 2023 - 10:06am

The Bluffton Area Chamber of Commerce has announced the following winning numbers for the June 2023 Discovery Days prize drawing:

First Place - $100 Bluffton Bucks - 830946

Second Place - $50 Bluffton Bucks - 831000

Third Place - $25 Bluffton Bucks - 831242 

Prizes can be picked up at the Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main, after 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 28, 2023.  Prizes must be picked up before July 21, 2023.

For your reference, these numbers are also listed on our Classifieds page.

 

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Business
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BPL noon book group to discuss Ordinary Grace

Posted by Staff on June 28, 2023 - 8:23am

On July 5, the Noon Book Group will talk about the book 'Ordinary Grace' by William Kent Krueger. The novel is set in a small town and is about a murder in 1961.

As the name suggests, the Noon Book Group meets every noon on the first Wednesday of each month at the Bluffton Public Library, 145 S. Main.

The full list of 2023 Noon Book Group titles can be found at the library and at www.blufftonpubliclibrary.org/

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Bluffton Public Library
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Elks Invitational Swim Meet and WOAL Championships, July 7-8

Posted by Paula Scott on June 28, 2023 - 8:11am

More than 500 swimmers and their families will descend on Kenton on July 7-8, for the 41st annual Elks Invitational Swim Meet and Western Ohio Aquatics League (WOAL) Championship. The WOAL meet is for swimmers aged 5-18 who are members of a league team.

The Kenton Municipal Swimming pool is the host site for the even, which will host teams from Ada, Bluffton, Findlay, Kenton, Shawnee Country Club, Wapakoneta, Westside and Van Wert. These eight teams will compete for the 2023 league title.  

Events start at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, July 7 and will conclude around 2:00 p.m. Day two will start at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, July 8 and conclude around 3:00 p.m. The league champs will be crowned at the end of day two.  

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Sports
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Holidays impacted by 2022 Ohio fireworks law change

Posted by Staff on June 28, 2023 - 7:29am

By Paula Scott

Want to know when you or your neighbors can discharge fireworks? Ohio law regarding fireworks changed on July 1, 2022. It is now legal to discharge 1.4G consumer fireworks on specified dates. A white paper from the state fire marshal is summarized below. The full document is HERE.

Discharge is permitted on specific days and at specific times if not banned or further restricted by a local political subdivision. Ohioans may discharge 1.4G consumer fireworks only from 4 p.m. until 11 p.m. (with specified variations) on the following dates: 

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Police/Fire/EMS
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Obituary for Ronald John Williams

Posted by Staff on June 27, 2023 - 2:12pm

On Sunday, June 25, beloved husband, father, brother, pastor, and friend, Ronald John Williams, age 66, entered Glory after a period of declining health.

Ron was born on January 29, 1957, in Reno, Nevada, to the late Richard and Dorothy (Locher) Williams. He graduated from Bluffton High School in 1975, and Bluffton College in 1980.

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